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Basics of punjab
 State in the northwest of republic of India.
 Bordered by the Indian states of Himachal
Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south
and southeast and Rajasthan to the
southwest.
 Chandigarh, which is also a union territory, is
capital of Punjab and Haryana.
 Major dependence of people in punjab is
mainly on agriculture sector.
 located in northwestern India and has an
area of 50,362 km2.
 Extends from the latitudes 29.30° North to
32.32° North and longitudes 73.55° East to
76.50° East.
 Average elevation is 300 meters above sea
level, with a range from 180 meters in the
southwest to more than 500 meters around
the northeast border.
Current Population of Punjab
State /District
Total
Population
Sex Ratio Density
Literacy
Rate
Punjab 3,15,82,828 893 550 76.7
Gurdaspur 22,99,026 895 649 81.1
Kapurthala 8,17,668 912 501 80.2
Jalandhar 21,81,753 913 831 82.4
Hoshiarpur 15,82,793 962 466 85.4
Shahid Bhagat
Singh Nagar
6,14,362 954 479 80.3
Fatehgarh Sahib 5,99,814 871 508 80.3
Ludhiana 34,87,882 869 975 82.5
Moga 9,92,289 893 444 71.6
Firozpur 20,26,831 893 380 69.8
Muktsar 9,02,702 895 348 66.8
Current Population of Punjab
State /District
Total
Population
Sex Ratio Density
Literacy
Rate
Faridkot 6,18,008 889 424 70.6
Bathinda 13,88,859 865 414 69.6
Mansa 7,68,808 880 350 62.8
Patiala 18,92,282 888 596 76.3
Amritsar 24,90,891 884 932 77.2
Tarn-Taran 11,20,070 898 464 69.4
Rupnagar 6,83,349 913 488 83.3
Sahibzada Ajit
Singh Nagar
9,86,147 878 830 84.9
Sangrur 16,54,408 883 449 68.9
Barnala 5,96,294 876 419 68.9
Entire population of punjab in 2012 is
3,15,82,828 and having sex ratio of 893
females per 1,000 males Punjab is divided
into four natural regions:
 The Malwa
 The Doaba
 The Majha
 The Powadh
 THE MALWA :- Malwa (Punjabi: ਮਾਲਵਾ) is a region of Punjab and 
parts  of Haryana between  the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers.  It  makes 
up the majority of the Punjab region, consisting of 11 districts or 
parts  of  districts.,  and  the  language  of Punjabi spoken  is  called 
Malwai.  Malwa  includes  the  following  twelve  districts  including 
Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, parts of Fatehgarh Sahib,
Firozpur, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Patiala, Sangrur
and Fazilka
 THE DOABA:- Doaba is the region of Indian Punjab surrounded 
by the rivers Beas and Sutlej.The name "Doaba" literally translates 
to  "land  of  two  rivers“.  The  big  cities  in  Doaba  are Jalandhar
,Hoshiarpur ,Kapurthala ,Phagwara , Nakodar, Phillaur
and Goraya. It is one of the most fertile regions of the world, and 
was the centre of the Green Revolution in India.
 THE MAJHA :- Majha (Punjabi:  ਮਾਝਾ)  is  a  region  of 
the Punjab comprising  the  modern  districts  of Amritsar, 
Gurdaspur and Tarn  Taran in  the  Indian State  of Punjab.  The 
largest part of Majha called the Bari Doab. It lies between two of 
the five great rivers of the Punjab: the Ravi and the Beas.
 THE POWADH:- Powadh (or Puadh or Powadha) is a region 
of  Punjab  and  parts  of  Haryana  between 
the Satluj and Ghaggar rivers.  The  part  lying  south,  south-
east  and  east  of Rupnagar, Parts of Fatehgarh
Sahib district, and parts of Patiala districts like Rajpur ,
Kharar , Kurali , Ropar and Morinda are Powadhi.
Basics of punjab
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Basics of punjab

  • 2.  State in the northwest of republic of India.  Bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest.  Chandigarh, which is also a union territory, is capital of Punjab and Haryana.  Major dependence of people in punjab is mainly on agriculture sector.
  • 3.  located in northwestern India and has an area of 50,362 km2.  Extends from the latitudes 29.30° North to 32.32° North and longitudes 73.55° East to 76.50° East.  Average elevation is 300 meters above sea level, with a range from 180 meters in the southwest to more than 500 meters around the northeast border.
  • 4. Current Population of Punjab State /District Total Population Sex Ratio Density Literacy Rate Punjab 3,15,82,828 893 550 76.7 Gurdaspur 22,99,026 895 649 81.1 Kapurthala 8,17,668 912 501 80.2 Jalandhar 21,81,753 913 831 82.4 Hoshiarpur 15,82,793 962 466 85.4 Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 6,14,362 954 479 80.3 Fatehgarh Sahib 5,99,814 871 508 80.3 Ludhiana 34,87,882 869 975 82.5 Moga 9,92,289 893 444 71.6 Firozpur 20,26,831 893 380 69.8 Muktsar 9,02,702 895 348 66.8
  • 5. Current Population of Punjab State /District Total Population Sex Ratio Density Literacy Rate Faridkot 6,18,008 889 424 70.6 Bathinda 13,88,859 865 414 69.6 Mansa 7,68,808 880 350 62.8 Patiala 18,92,282 888 596 76.3 Amritsar 24,90,891 884 932 77.2 Tarn-Taran 11,20,070 898 464 69.4 Rupnagar 6,83,349 913 488 83.3 Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 9,86,147 878 830 84.9 Sangrur 16,54,408 883 449 68.9 Barnala 5,96,294 876 419 68.9
  • 6. Entire population of punjab in 2012 is 3,15,82,828 and having sex ratio of 893 females per 1,000 males Punjab is divided into four natural regions:  The Malwa  The Doaba  The Majha  The Powadh
  • 7.  THE MALWA :- Malwa (Punjabi: ਮਾਲਵਾ) is a region of Punjab and  parts  of Haryana between  the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers.  It  makes  up the majority of the Punjab region, consisting of 11 districts or  parts  of  districts.,  and  the  language  of Punjabi spoken  is  called  Malwai.  Malwa  includes  the  following  twelve  districts  including  Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, parts of Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Patiala, Sangrur and Fazilka  THE DOABA:- Doaba is the region of Indian Punjab surrounded  by the rivers Beas and Sutlej.The name "Doaba" literally translates  to  "land  of  two  rivers“.  The  big  cities  in  Doaba  are Jalandhar ,Hoshiarpur ,Kapurthala ,Phagwara , Nakodar, Phillaur and Goraya. It is one of the most fertile regions of the world, and  was the centre of the Green Revolution in India.
  • 8.  THE MAJHA :- Majha (Punjabi:  ਮਾਝਾ)  is  a  region  of  the Punjab comprising  the  modern  districts  of Amritsar,  Gurdaspur and Tarn  Taran in  the  Indian State  of Punjab.  The  largest part of Majha called the Bari Doab. It lies between two of  the five great rivers of the Punjab: the Ravi and the Beas.  THE POWADH:- Powadh (or Puadh or Powadha) is a region  of  Punjab  and  parts  of  Haryana  between  the Satluj and Ghaggar rivers.  The  part  lying  south,  south- east  and  east  of Rupnagar, Parts of Fatehgarh Sahib district, and parts of Patiala districts like Rajpur , Kharar , Kurali , Ropar and Morinda are Powadhi.