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° CRainy (July - September) - Avg. anual rain in semi-hilly areas 96 CM and in plane areas 46 CMWinter (October - March) - Min. Temp. 0° C |
Administrative Structure: Divisions: 4Districts: 20Sub-Divisions/Tehsil: 76Sub-Tehsil: 77Blocks: 141Villages: 12278Towns: 143Cities: 14 |
Educational Institutions: Universities: 6Colleges: 232High/Sr. Sec. Schools: 4043Middle/Elementary Schools: 2481Primary Schools: 13291 |
Misc: Post-Office: 3952Police Stations: 456Punjab Legislative Assembly Seats: 117Lok Sabha Seats (Punjab): 13Raj Sabha Seats (Punjab): 7 |