Indian Village Directory

Punjab

The capital of Punjab is Chandigarh, Its population is as per the 2011 census. The state covers an area of 50,362 sq km, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gurmukhi and English are the main languages of Punjab.

List of Districts in Punjab
District Total Population(2011) Total Village
Amritsar 2490656 739
Barnala 595527 128
Bathinda 1388525 281
Faridkot 617508 171
Fatehgarh Sahib 600163 446
Firozpur 2029074 1000
Gurdaspur 2298323 1595
Hoshiarpur 1586625 1416
Jalandhar 2193590 941
Kapurthala 815168 688
Ludhiana 3498739 907
Mansa 769751 240
Moga 995746 325
Muktsar 901896 234
Patiala 1895686 912
Rupnagar 684627 611
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 994628 419
Sangrur 1655169 571
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 612310 468
Tarn Taran 1119627 489
Fact of Punjab
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

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