Sada punjab Punjab, India This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. For other uses of the name, see Punjab (disambiguation). Punjab ਪੰਜਾਬ — State of India — Clockwise from top: Harmandir Sahib, Qila Mubarak, Gandhi Bhavan, Wagah Border, Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Seal Nickname(s): Land of Five Rivers (Farsi: punj=five; abb=water) Location of Punjab in India Map of Punjab Coordinates (chandigarh): 30.79°N 76.78°E Country India Established 1966-11-01 Capital Chandigarh Largest city Ludhiana Districts 22 Government • Governor Shivraj Patil[1] • Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal (SAD) • Legislature Unicameral (117 seats) • Parliamentary constituency 13 • High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court Area • Total 50,362 km2 (19,445 sq mi) Area rank 19th Population (2011)[2] • Total 27,704,236 • Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) ISO 3166 code IN-PB HDI 0.679 (medium) HDI rank 9th (2005) Literacy 76.68% Official languages Punjabi Website punjabgovt.gov.in/ Punjab (i/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/ Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ), also spelt Panjab, is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. It is also bounded to the north by the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The state capital is located in Chandigarh, which is a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana. Major cities of Punjab include Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Kapurthala Tarn Taran Sahib, Nawanshahr, Firozpur, Bathinda, Anandpur Sahib, Hoshiarpur and Ajitgarh (Mohali) After the partition of India in 1947, the Punjab province of British India was divided between India and Pakistan. The Indian Punjab was divided in 1966 with the formation of the new states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, as well as the current state of Punjab. Punjab is the only state in India with a majority Sikh population.[3] The Greeks referred to Punjab as Pentapotamia, an inland delta of five converging rivers.[4] In Avesta, the sacred text of Zoroastrians, the Punjab region is associated with the ancient hapta həndu or Sapta Sindhu, the Land of Seven Rivers.[5] Historically, the Punjab region has been the gateway to the Indian Subcontinent for people from Greece, Central Asia, Iran, and Afghanistan and vice versa.[4] Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab; it is the largest single producer of wheat in India.[6] Other major industries include the manufacturing of scientific instruments, agricultural goods, electrical goods, financial services, machine tools, textiles, sewing machines, sports goods, starch, tourism, fertilisers, bicycles, garments, and the processing of pine oil and sugar. Punjab also has the largest number of steel rolling mill plants in India, which are located in Steel Town Mandi Gobindgarh, District Fatehgarh Sahib. Etymology History Geography Flora and fauna Government and politics Subdivisions Economy Transportation Demographics Religion Language Education Digital Library of Punjab Culture Drug addiction Tourism See also References Further reading External linksRead in another language Last modified 6 hours ago MobileDesktop Text is available under CC BY-SA 3.0; additional terms may apply. Terms of UsePrivacy
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