The Geographical Structure of Punjab

By

The meaning of Punjab is the Land of five rivers - Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab, and Jhelum but after the partition, there are only three rivers in Punjab - Sutlej, Ravi, and Beas. Punjab lies in the northwestern corner of the country. Punjab shares its border with the Indian union territories of Jammu & Kashmir to the north, Chandigarh to the east, Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest. It touches an international border by Punjab, a province of Pakistan in the west. The city of Chandigarh is the administrative capital of Punjab. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people, and it is the backbone of the state economy. The state of Punjab has as many as 23 districts. 


  • Punjab is spread over an area of 50,363 square kilometers and It's ranked 16th by population and 19th by area.
  • Punjab shares its borders with Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, & Jammu Kashmir.
  • Chandigarh a union territory is the capital of Punjab.
  • As per the 2011 census, Punjab has a population of approximately 27 million people.
  • The largest city in Punjab is Ludhiana.
  • Mr. Bhagwant Mann from AAP is the chief minister of Punjab.
  • Punjab is famous for Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, and Wagah Border.
  • The official language of Punjab is Punjabi.
  • Punjab is famous for Makke di roti and Sarso da sag, Lassi, Chhole Bhature, Pinni, and Tandoori Chicken.

Comments

Post a Comment

The Land of Five Rivers - PUNJAB 🚩

Three regions of Eastern Punjab- Majha, Malwa, Doaba

By
Image
  Punjab is divided into Three regions according to flow of rivers. These are Majha, Malwa and Doaba. The region lying between Ravi and Beas is called Majha. Same as lying between Beas and Sutlej is called Doaba. The region lying in the South of Sutlej river is called Malwa. MAJHA Region- It means 'middle' or 'center', which historically is the name given to undivided Punjab before 1947. After the division in 1947, comprising only two districts- Amritsar and Gurdaspur . Tarn-tarn district was formed in 2006. It was carved out of Amritsar. Pathankot has been carved out from Gurdaspur and declared a district on July 2011. There is a confluence of Beas and Sutlej  at Herkie  in the Tarn-tarn district. DOABA Region-                                                           The word 'DOABA' itself defines its meaning. The word 'DO' means Two and 'AB' means Water. So Doaba means 'Land between two rivers. There are 4 districts in the Doaba
Read more

District- SANGRUR, Its PB-13

By
Image
Sangrur  is a famous district of Punjab. It is believed that this district was established centuries ago. It is believed that a  rich Jatt named Sanghu founded  this district. Before independence, Sangrur was not a district in itself. Until the independence of India, Sangrur was part of the Jind state. The birth of Shaheed-e-Azam Udham Singh and the famous revolutionary Gadar movement made Sangrur famous all over the world. Excavations in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur have claimed that the area of Sangrur may be even older than the Harappan civilization. The settlements in the Sangrur area may have come from the Sindh and Balochistan areas of Pakistan around  2300 BC , thanks to which the art of pottery was  developed in the area and their attraction towards the fertile soil of the area led to great progress in agriculture. Sangrur used to be a part of Patiala State but after that Sangrur has also been a part of Pepsu State due to which Sangrur district has developed a lot. Sangrur is f
Read more

Land of Five Rivers - PUNJAB 🚩

By
Image
  Land of Five Rivers - PUNJAB 🚩 The word Punjab means the land of five rivers. These are the names of five rivers - Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab, and Jhelum . Call Punjab the Food Giver of India and it will not be a surprise. It is also India's Dairy Farm because milk production is high in Punjab. Harappan civilization is one of the oldest and richest civilizations in the world and was discovered in Punjab. History has shown that the land of Punjab was under the influence of a powerful empire, which is why the personality of Punjab is characterized by these empires. One empire after another was established like Mauryan , Afghans, Mughals, Sikhs, British, etc. which made Punjab a repository of different religions, Punjab became the leading state in becoming a rich and unique heritage due to its influence. The partition of 194 7 had a profound effect on the geographical size of Punjab. The resulting partition divided Punjab into two parts - West Punjab (In Pakistan) and East Punjab
Read more