Outline_of_Punjab,_India
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Punjab:
Punjab – 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.
Names
Rankings (amongst India's states)
- 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:
- Punjab is: an Indian state
- Population of Punjab, India:
- Area of Punjab, India:
- Atlas of Punjab
Location of Punjab, India
- Punjab is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Environment of Punjab, India
Natural geographic features of Punjab, India
- Lakes in Punjab, India
Regions of Punjab, India
Ecoregions of Punjab, India
Administrative divisions of Punjab, India
Districts of Punjab, India
- 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
- Capital of Punjab: Chandigarh – Union Territory, and not part of Punjab. It also serves as the capital of Haryana.
- Cities of Punjab, India
Demography of Punjab, India
- Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
- Capital of Punjab: Capital of Punjab
- Elections in Punjab, India
- Political issues in Punjab, India
Union government in Punjab, India
Branches of the government of Punjab, India
Executive branch of the government of Punjab, India
- Head of state: Governor of Punjab, India,
- Head of government: Chief Minister of Punjab, India,
- Council of Ministers of Punjab, India
Legislative branch of the government of Punjab, India
Judicial branch of the government of Punjab, India
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Chief Justice of Punjab, India
Law and order in Punjab, India
- Human rights in Punjab, India
- Law enforcement in Punjab, India
History of Punjab, by period
Prehistoric Punjab, India
Ancient Punjab, India
Medieval Punjab, India
- Pre-Ghaznavid history of Punjab
Colonial Punjab, India
Contemporary Punjab, India
History of Punjab, by region
History of Punjab, by subject
- 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
- 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
- Cuisine of Punjab, India
- Punjabi cuisine
- Punjabi bhathi
- Punjabi dhaba – roadside restaurant or cafe featuring Punjabi cuisine
- Punjabi tandoor
- Sattu
- Punjabi cuisine
Dress in Punjab, India
Fairs and festivals in Punjab, India
Languages in Punjab, India
- 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
Religion in Punjab, India
- 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
- Cricket in Punjab, India
- Football in Punjab, India
- Kila Raipur Sports Festival
- Punjabi Kabaddi
Symbols of Punjab, India
- State animal:
- State bird:
- State flower:
- State seal: Seal of Punjab, India
- State tree:
- Agriculture in Punjab, India
- Banking in Punjab, India
- Communications in Punjab, India
- Internet in Punjab, India
- Punjabi-language newspapers
- 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
- Hydro-electric power stations in Punjab, India
- Bhakra Hydro-electric power station
- Shanan Hydro-electric power station
- Shang Hydro-electric power station
- Thermal power stations in Punjab, India
- Bhatinda thermal power station
- Rover thermal power station
- Dehar thermal power station
- Gurunanak thermal project
Transport in Punjab, India
- 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): Length:9,088 feet.
- Sutlej bridge : Length:4,210 feet.
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