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PUNJAB

CAPITAL
Chandigarh
ESTABLISHED
November 1, 1956
CHIEF MINISTER
Amarinder Singh
GOVERNOR
V P Singh Bandore
RULING PARTY
Congress Party
HIGH COURT
Chandigarh, 1975
STATE ANIMAL
Blackbuck
STATE BIRD
Northern Goshawk
STATE TREE
Indian Rosewood
STATE FLOWER
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STATE FRUIT
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STATE EMBLEM
Lion Capital of Ashoka with Wheat stem (above) & crossed swords (below)
STATE SONG
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STATE SPORT
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STATE LANGUAGE(S)
Punjabi (State Language), Hindi, Urdu, Gurmukhi, English
STATE DANCE(S)
  1. 1Bhangra (State Dance)
  2. 2Gidda
  3. 3Thumar
  4. 4Gatka (folk dance)
  5. 5Dandas
  6. 6Lohri
  7. 7Dhaman (Folk Dance)
  8. 8Basant
  9. 9Teeyan
  10. 10Maghi
BOUNDARY STATES (4)
  1. 1Himachal Pradesh
  2. 2Haryana
  3. 3Jammu & Kasmir
  4. 4Rajasthan
AREA

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

POPULATION

2,77,43,338 (16th), Males = 1,46,39,465 & Females = 1,31,03,873] Male : Female = 1000 : 893

LITERACY

82.20%

ASSEMBLY

117

LOK SABHA

13

RAJYA SABHA

7

TRIBES

FESTIVALS
  1. 1Guru pournimi
  2. 2Dasara
  3. 3Holi
  4. 4Diwali
  5. 5Holamohola
  6. 6Lohri
  7. 7Maghi Mela
  8. 8Vaisakhi
  9. 9Basant
  10. 10Holla Mohalla
  11. 11Saboo
  12. 12Urs
  13. 13Rauza Sharif
  14. 14Chappar Mela
  15. 15Baisakhi
DISTRICTS (22)
  1. 1Fatehgarh Sahib
  2. 2Amritsar
  3. 3Barnala
  4. 4Bathinda
  5. 5Firozpur
  6. 6Sri Muktsar Sahib
  7. 7Faridkot
  8. 8Fazilka
  9. 9Gurdaspur
  10. 10Hoshiapur
  11. 11Jalandhar
  12. 12Kapurthala
  13. 13Ludhiana
  14. 14Pathankot
  15. 15Patiala
  16. 16Mansa
  17. 17Moga
  18. 18Rupnagar
  19. 19Tarn Taran
  20. 20Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
  21. 21Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
MAIN CITIES
  1. 1Jalianvalla bagh
  2. 2Amritsar
  3. 3Patiala
  4. 4Kapurtala
  5. 5Nangal
  6. 6Jalandhar
  7. 7Bathinda
  8. 8Pathankot
  9. 9Batala
  10. 10Firozpur
  11. 11Hoshiapur
  12. 12Muktsar
  13. 13Moga
  14. 14Mandi
  15. 15Barnala
  16. 16Gobindgarh
  17. 17Attari
  18. 18Ludhiana (Sutlej River)
  19. 19Firozabad (Sutlej River)

TEMPLES/CHURCH/MASJID:

#Temple/Church/MasjidLocation
1Golden TempleAmritsar
2Durgiana TempleAmritsar

INDUSTRIES:

#Industry/Company NameYearLocation
1-----------

POWER PLANTS:

#Power Plant NameYearLocation
1Nangal Heavy Water plant------
2Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant------
RIVERS
  1. 1Satlaj
  2. 2Ravi
  3. 3Beas
  4. 4Chenab
  5. 5Jhelum
  6. 6Sammi
  7. 7Giddha
  8. 8Jaago
  9. 9Kikli
  10. 10Luddi
  11. 11Bhangra
  12. 12Jhumar
  13. 13Karthi
  14. 14Jindua

LAKES:

#Lake NameRiverLocation
1Kaniji Lake------
2Harike Lake---Ferozpur
3Ropar Lake---Rupnagar

PROJECTS/DAMS:

#Project/Dam NameRiverLocation
1Bakranangal DamSatlj River---
2Thein Dam (Ranjit Sagar Dam)------

WATERFALLS/BEACH:

#NameLocation
1---------

PORTS:

#Port NameLocation
1---------

HILLS/VALLEY/CAVES:

#NameLocation
1---------

BIOSPHERE RESERVES:

Nil

TIGER RESERVES:

Nil

NATIONAL PARKS:

Nil

WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES:

#NameYearLocation
1Abohar W.L.S1988-
2Harike Lake W.L.S1982-
3Bir Aishvan W.L.S1952-
4Bir Bhadson W.L.S1952-
5Bir Bunerheri W.L.S1952-
6Bir Dosanjh W.L.S1952-
7Bir Gurdialpura W.L.S1977-
8Bir Mehaswala W.L.S1952-
9Bir Motibagh W.L.S1952-
10Jhajjar Bacholi W.L.S1998-
11Kathlaur Kushlian W.L.S2007-
12Takhni – Rehampur W.L.S1992-
13Nangal W.L.S2009-

ZOO PARKS:

#Zoo Park NameLocation
1Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park (Chhatbir Zoo)Zirakpur

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS:

#Airport NameCityCategory
1Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International AirportAmritsarInternational

AIRPORTS:

#Airport NameCityCategory
1Beas AirportAmritsarPrivate
2Jallowal AirportAmritsarDomestic
3Bathinda AirportBathindaDomestic
4Adampur (Sri Guru Ravidas Ji) AirportJalandharDomestic
5Sahnewal AirportLudhianaDomestic
6Halwara Air Force StationHalwaraDefense
7Pathankot AirportPathankotDomestic
8Patiala AirportPatialaDomestic

IIT/IIM/NIT/IIIT/AIIMS:

#NameLocation
1Indian Institute of Management (IIM)Amritsar
2All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIIMS)Bathinda
3Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Ropar
4Dr B R Ambedkar Nantional Institute of Technology (NIT)Jalandhar

UNIVERSITIES:

#University NameLocation
1Rajiv Gandhi National University of LawPatiala
2Rajiv Gandhi National University of LawPatiala
3Central University of PunjabBathinda
4Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences UniversityLudhiana

STADIUMS:

#Stadium NameLocation
1Gandhi Sports Complex Cricket StadiumAmritsar
2Guru Nanak Football StadiumLudhiana
FAMOUS PERSONS
  1. 1Lala Lajipti Roy – Lion of Punjab
  2. 2Manmohan singh Gurunanak
  3. 3Amrita Pritam
  4. 4Bhagat Singh
  5. 5Kiren Bedi
  6. 6Ranjith Singh – Sher – e – Punjab
  7. 7Milkha Singh – Flying Sikh

MISCELLANEOUS:

Jallianwallabagh Bagh – Amritsar (A public garden infamous for the massacre of hundreds of innocent Indians by the British on 13 April 1919), Rural Olympics – Kila Raipur Sports Festival, Gobindgarh (Steel Town of Punjab)

Punjab

  • 1Land of Five Rivers
  • 2Bread Basket of India
  • 3Granary of India

Wagah Border

  • 1Berlin Wall of Asia

Amritsar

  • 1Golden City

Patiala

  • 1Royal City of India

Ludhiana

  • 1Cycle City of India

Patiala

  • 1Subash Chandra Bose Institute of Sports
  • 2Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Sports

Mohali

  • 1Indian Institute of Science Education Research
  • 2Institute of Nano Science and Technology
  • 3National Institue of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER)
  • 4National Agri – Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI)

Amritsar

  • 1PG Institute of Horticulture

Kapurtala

  • 1Rail Coach Factory

Faridkot

  • 1Baba Farid University fof Health Sciences

Hussain Wala

  • 1National Maryrs Memorial