Official Website |
www.punjabgovt.gov.in |
Date of Formation |
1966-11-01 |
Area |
50,362 sq km |
Density |
550/Km2 |
Total Population (2011) |
27704236 |
Males Population (2011) |
14634819 |
Females Population (2011) |
13069417 |
No. of District |
22 |
Capital |
Chandigarh |
Rivers |
Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Govind Sagar |
Forests & National Park |
Bir Moti Bagh WS, Harike WS, Bir Dosanjh WS |
Languages |
Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gurmukhi and English |
Neighbours State |
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan |
State Animal |
Black Buck |
State Bird |
Northern Goshawk |
State Tree |
Shisham |
Net State Domestic Product (2011) |
69737 |
Literacy Rate (2011) |
0.822 |
Females per 1000 males |
893 |
Assembly constituency |
119 |
Parliamentary constituency |
13 |