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Area: 50,362 Sq. KiloMeter (Punjab is 1.54% of nations geographical area). Forest area is 3054 Sq. KM.

Geography: Punjab is located in northwestern India. It extends from the latitudes 29.30° North to 32.32° North and longitudes 73.55° East to 76.50° East. It is bounded on the west by Pakistan, on the north by Jammu and Kashmir, on the northeast by Himachal Pradesh and on the south by Haryana and Rajasthan.

Capital: Chandigarh (Population: 9.5 Lac)

Population: 243.59 Lac(as per Year 2001 Stats) Rural:160.96 Lac Urban:82.63 Lac Density(per Sq. KM): 484

Language: Punjabi & Hindi (A lot of people knows English and Urdu as well)

Currency: Rupee (100 Paise equals 1 Rupee)

State Animal: Black Buck

State Bird: Eastern Goshawk

State Tree: ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ਮ

Environment: Three main climates in the state: Summer (April - June) - Temp. reaches upto 48° C Rainy (July - September) - Avg. anual rain in semi-hilly areas 96 CM and in plane areas 46 CM Winter (October - March) - Min. Temp. 0° C

Administrative Structure: Divisions: 4 Districts: 20 Sub-Divisions/Tehsil: 76 Sub-Tehsil: 77 Blocks: 141 Villages: 12278 Towns: 143 Cities: 14

Educational Institutions: Universities: 6 Colleges: 232 High/Sr. Sec. Schools: 4043 Middle/Elementary Schools: 2481 Primary Schools: 13291

Misc: Post-Office: 3952 Police Stations: 456 Punjab Legislative Assembly Seats: 117 Lok Sabha Seats (Punjab): 13 Raj Sabha Seats (Punjab): 7

*All facts based on Punjab Govt. 2001 & 2005-06 statistics.

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