The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Punjab:
Punjab ā state in North India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. The state capital is located in Chandigarh, a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana. 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 alongside the current state of Punjab. Punjab is the only Sikh majority state in India.
General reference[edit | edit source]
Names[edit | edit source]
- Common English name: Punjab
- Official English name(s): Punjab
- Nickname(s):
- Adjectival(s): Punjabi
- Demonym(s): Punjabis
Rankings (amongst India's states)[edit | edit source]
- by population: 16th
- by area (2011 census): 20th
- by crime rate (2015): 24th
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 14th
- by Human Development Index (HDI):
- by life expectancy at birth:
- by literacy rate:
Geography of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Punjab is: an Indian state
- Population of Punjab, India:
- Area of Punjab, India:
- Atlas of Punjab
Location of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Punjab is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
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Environment of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Natural geographic features of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Lakes in Punjab, India
Regions of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Ecoregions of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Administrative divisions of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Districts of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Amritsar district
- Barnala district
- Bathinda district
- Faridkot district
- Fatehgarh Sahib district
- Fazilka district
- Firozpur district
- Gurdaspur district
- Hoshiarpur district
- Jalandhar district
- Kapurthala district
- Ludhiana district
- Mansa district
- Moga district
- Mohali district
- Pathankot district
- Patiala district
- Rupnagar district
- Sangrur district
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district
- Sri Muktsar Sahib district
- Tarn Taran district
Municipalities of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Capital of Punjab: Chandigarh ā Union Territory, and not part of Punjab. It also serves as the capital of Haryana.
- Cities of Punjab, India
Demography of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Government and politics of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
- Capital of Punjab: Chandigarh acts as the shared capital of the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab
- Elections in Punjab, India
- Political issues in Punjab, India
Union government in Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Rajya Sabha members from Punjab
- Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
- Indian general election, 2009 (Punjab)
- Indian general election, 2014 (Punjab)
Branches of the government of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Executive branch of the government of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Head of state: Governor of Punjab, India,
- Head of government: Chief Minister of Punjab, India
- Council of Ministers of Punjab, India: For a list, see the article about the government of Punjab, India
Legislative branch of the government of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Judicial branch of the government of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Chief Justice of Punjab, India: For a list, see the article about the High Court
Law and order in Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
History of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
History of Punjab, by period[edit | edit source]
Prehistoric Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Ancient Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Medieval Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Pre-Ghaznavid history of Punjab
Colonial Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Contemporary Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
History of Punjab, by region[edit | edit source]
History of Punjab, by subject[edit | edit source]
Culture of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Aawat pauni
- Architecture of Punjab, India
- Calendars in Punjab, India
- Monuments in Punjab
- Punjabi wedding traditions
- World Heritage Sites in Punjab
Art in Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Art in Punjab, India
- Cinema of Punjab, India
- Dance of Punjab, India
- Literature of Punjab, India
- Music of Punjab
- Television in Punjab, India
- Theatre in Punjab, India
Cuisine of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Cuisine of Punjab, India
- Punjabi cuisine
- Punjabi bhathi
- Punjabi dhaba ā roadside restaurant or cafe featuring Punjabi cuisine
- Punjabi tandoor
- Sattu
- Punjabi cuisine
Dress in Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Fairs and festivals in Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Fairs and festivals in Punjab, India
- Punjabi festivals
- Religious festivals
Languages in Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Punjabi language
- Alphabets used to write Punjabi
- Shahmukhi alphabet (used mostly by Muslims)
- Gurmukhī alphabet (used mostly by Sikhs and Hindus)
- Punjabi dialects
- Punjabi grammar
- History of the Punjabi language
- Alphabets used to write Punjabi
People of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Religion in Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Buddhism in Punjab, India
- Christianity in Punjab, India
- Hinduism in Punjab, India
- Islam in Punjab, India
- Punjabi folk religion
- Sikhism in Punjab, India
Sports in Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
Symbols of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- State animal:
- State bird:
- State flower:
- State seal: Seal of Punjab, India
- State tree:
Economy and infrastructure of Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Agriculture in Punjab, India
- Banking in Punjab, India
- Communications in Punjab, India
- Companies of Punjab, India
- Currency of Punjab:
- Economic history of Punjab, India
- Health care in Punjab, India
- Mining in Punjab, India
- Punjab Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Punjab, India
- Water supply and sanitation in Punjab, India
- Canals in Punjab, India
Energy in Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Hydro-electric power stations in Punjab, India
- Thermal power stations in Punjab, India
Transport in Punjab, India[edit | edit source]
- Airports in Punjab, India
- Rail transport in Punjab, India
- Railways in Punjab, India
- Vehicular transport in Punjab, India
- State highways in Punjab, India
- Bridges in Punjab, India
- Ravi bridge (Pathankot & Jammu): Length: 2,800 feet.
- Alegjandria bridge (Chenab river): Length: 9,088 feet.
- Sutlej bridge (Sutlej river): Length: 4,210 feet.
