List of cities in the Punjab region by population

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The following is a list of the largest cities in the Punjab region by population located in modern divisions which were part of the British Punjab Province as at 1947 when the modern countries of India and Pakistan were created. Accordingly, the Punjab is a geographical region in South Asia now divided politically by Pakistan and India and is also administratively divided into provinces, states, and territories within both countries. The former province is today part of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh states and Chandigarh union territory in India, and Punjab province and Islamabad Capital Territory in Pakistan. This list deals with the areas within city administrative boundaries (city propers), urban areas, and metropolitan areas.

List of the Cities[edit | edit source]

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Rank City Administrative subdivision Sovereign state Image City proper population Urban area population Metropolitan area population
1 Lahore Template:Country data Punjab, Pakistan  Pakistan 11,126,285[1]
(2017) 		11,545,000[2]
(2016)
2 Faisalabad Template:Country data Punjab, Pakistan  Pakistan 3,203,846[3]
(2017) 		3,675,000[2]
(2016)
3 Rawalpindi Template:Country data Punjab, Pakistan  Pakistan 2,098,231[1]
(2017)
4 Gujranwala Template:Country data Punjab, Pakistan  Pakistan 2,027,001[1]
(2017) 		2,705,000[4](2016)
5 Ludhiana State of Punjab  India File:Ansal Plaza by night, Ludhiana, Punjab (2005).jpg 1,885,456[5]
(2021 estimate) 		1,740,000[2]
(2016)
6 Multan Template:Country data Punjab, Pakistan  Pakistan 1,871,843[1]
(2017) 		3,100,000[6](2016)
7 Faridabad State of Haryana  India 1,404,653[7]
(2011)
8 Amritsar State of Punjab  India 1,400,311[8]
(2021 estimate) 		1,285,000[2]
(2016)
9 Chandigarh Union territory of Chandigarh  India 1,055,880[7]
(2011) 		1,150,000[2]
(2016)
10 Islamabad Template:Country data Punjab, Pakistan  Pakistan 1,014,825[1]
(2017)
11 Gurgaon State of Haryana  India 876,824[7]
(2011)
12 Jalandhar State of Punjab  India 862,196[7]
(2011) 		970,000[2]
(2016)
13 Bahawalpur Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 762,111[1]
(2017) 		930,000[2]
(2016)
14 Sargodha Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 659,862[1]
(2017) 		1,550,000[2]
(2016)
15 Sialkot Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 655,852[1]
(2017) 		580,000[2]
(2016)
16 Sheikhupura Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 473,129[1]
(2017) 		540,000[2]
(2016)
17 Patiala State of Punjab  India 446,246[7]
(2011) 		803,242[2]
(2016)
18 Rahim Yar Khan Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 420,419[1]
(2017)
19 Jhang Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 414,131[1]
(2017)
20 Dera Ghāzi Khān Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 399,064[1]
(2017)
21 Gujrat Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 390,533[1]
(2017)
22 Sahiwal Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 389,605[1]
(2017)
23 Wah Cantonment Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 380,103[1]
(2017)
24 Rohtak State of Haryana  India 374,292[7]
(2011)
25 Kasur Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 358,409[1]
(2017)
26 Okara Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 357,935[1]
(2017)
27 Hisar State of Haryana  India 301,249[7]
(2011)
28 Ambala State of Haryana  India 300,484[7]
(2011)
29 Panipat State of Haryana  India 294,150[7]
(2011)
30 Karnal State of Haryana  India N/A 286,964[7]
(2011)
31 Bathinda State of Punjab  India 285,813[7]
(2011)
32 Chiniot Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 278,747[1]
(2017)
33 Sonipat State of Haryana  India 277,053[7]
(2011)
34 Kāmoke Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 249,767[1]
(2017)
35 Hafizabad Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 245,784[1]
(2017)
36 Sadiqabad Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 239,677[1]
(2017)
37 Burewala Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 231,797[1]
(2017)
38 Khanewal Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 227,059[1]
(2017)
39 Yamunanagar State of Haryana  India N/A 216,628[7]
(2011)
40 Panchkula State of Haryana  India 211,355[7]
(2011)
41 Muzaffargarh Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 209,604[1]
(2017)
42 Mandi Bahauddin Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 198,609[1]
(2017)
43 Bhiwani State of Haryana  India N/A 197,662[7]
(2011)
44 Jhelum Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 190,425[1]
(2017)
45 Khanpur Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 184,793[1]
(2017)
46 Sirsa State of Haryana  India N/A 183,282[7]
(2011)
47 Pakpattan Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan 176,693[1]
(2017)
48 Daska Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 175,170[1]
(2017)
49 Gojra Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 174,860[1]
(2017)
50 Bahadurgarh State of Haryana  India 170,426[7]
(2011)
51 Shimla State of Himachal Pradesh  India 169,758[7]
(2011)
52 Hoshiarpur State of Punjab  India 168,443[7]
(2011)
53 Muridke Template:Country data Punjab  Pakistan N/A 166,652[1]
(2017)
54 Jind State of Haryana  India N/A 166,225[7]
(2011)
55 Batala State of Punjab  India 156,400[7]
(2011)
56 Thanesar State of Haryana  India 154,962[7]
(2011)
57 Moga State of Punjab  India 150,432[7]
(2011)
58 Pathankot State of Punjab  India 148,357[7]
(2011)
59 Mohali State of Punjab  India 146,104[7]
(2011)
60 Abohar State of Punjab  India N/A 145,238[7]
(2011)
61 Kaithal State of Haryana  India 144,633[7]
(2011)
62 Rewari State of Haryana  India 140,864[7]
(2011)
63 Malerkotla State of Punjab  India 135,330[7]
(2011)
64 Khanna State of Punjab  India 128,130[7]
(2011)
65 Palwal State of Haryana  India N/A 127,931[7]
(2011)
66 Jagadhari State of Haryana  India N/A 124,915[7]
(2011)
67 Muktsar State of Punjab  India 117,085[7]
(2011)
68 Barnala State of Punjab  India N/A 116,454[7]
(2011)
69 Firozpur State of Punjab  India 110,091[7]
(2011)
70 Kapurthala State of Punjab  India 101,654[7]
(2011)

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Demographia World Urban Areas (PDF) (11th ed.). January 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ten major cities' population up by 74pc". Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ↑ http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/csas/PDF/V_26_No_2_9Dr.%20Asad%20Ali%20Khan.pdf
  5. ↑ "Ludhiana Population". Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ↑ http://pcgip.urbanunit.gov.pk/docs/ADPDocumnets/ConsolidatedMultan_ADP.pdf
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 7.34 7.35 "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Amritsar Population". Worldpopulationreview.com.
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