Facts about Punjab State

CAPITAL : Chandigarh

ESTABLISHED : November 1, 1956

CHIEF MINISTER : Amarinder Singh

GOVERNOR : V P Singh Bandore

RULING PARTY : Congress Party

HIGH COURT : Chandigarh, 1975

DISTRICTS : 22

LANGUAGES : Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gurmukhi, English,

POPULATION : 2, 77, 43, 338 (16th)

[Males = 1, 46, 39, 465 & Females = 1, 31, 03, 873]

M : F = 1000 : 893

AREA : 50, 362 sq km (20th) Density: 550 per sq km

LITERACY : 82. 20%

ASSEMBLY : 117

LOKSABHA : 13

RAJYASABHA : 7

BOUNDARY STATES : Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kasmir, Rajastan

STATE BIRD : Northern Goshawk

STATE TREE : Indian Rosewood

STATE DANCE : Bangra, Gidda, Thumar, Ludi sami, Gatka (folk dance), Dandas

FESTIVALS : Guru pournimi, Dasara, Holi, Diwali, Baisakhi, Holamohola, Johri, Maghi Mela, Basant, Holla Mohalla, Saboo, Urs, Rauza Sharif, Chappar Mela

TEMPLES : Golden Temple – Amritsar

RIVERS : Satlaj, Ravi, Beas, Chenab

POWER PLANTS : Nangal Heavy Water plant, Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant

PROJECTS/ DAMS : Bakranangal dam (Satlaz)

NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTUARIES 

Abohar Wild Life Sanctuary

Harika Lake Wild Life Sanctuary

Jhajjar Barcholi Wild Life Sanctuary

INDUSTRIES : Textiles, Sewing Machines, Sports Goods, Sugar, Starch, Fertilizers, Electrical Goods, Bicyles, Scientific Instrumens

MAIN CITIES  

Amritsar, Patiala, Jalianvalla bagh, Nangal, Kapurtala, Ludhiana (Sutlej River), Moga, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Pathankot, Batala, Firozpur, Hoshiapur, Muktsar, Barnala

AIRPORTS :

Rajaja Sansi International Airport – Amritsar, Chandigarh, Patiala, Ludhiana, Sahhewal,

Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport – Amritsar

IMPORTANT PERSONS : Lala Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh, Manmohan singh, Kiren Bedi, Gurunanak, Amrita Pritam, Balvanth Gargi

Other Informations

Jallianwallabagh Bagh – Amritsar (A public garden infamous for the massacre of hundreds of innocent Indians by the British on 13 April 1919)

Land of Five Rivers - Punjab

Granary of India - Punjab

Rail Coach Factory - Kapurtala

PG Institute of Horticulture - Amritsar

Indian Institute of Management ( IIM ) - Amritsar

Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Air port - Amritsar

Gandhi Sports Complex Cricket Stadium - Amritsar

Guru Nanak Football Stadium - Ludhiana

Districts in Punjab (22 Districts )

• Amritsar
• Barnala
• Bathinda
• Faridkot
• Fatehgarh Sahib
• Fazilka
• Firozepur
• Gurdaspur
• Hoshiarpur
• Jalandhar
• Kapurthala
• Ludhiana
• Mansa
• Moga
• Mohali
• Muktsar
• Pathankot
• Patiala
• Rupnagar
• Sangrur
• Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
• Tarn Taran