Three regions of Eastern Punjab- Majha, Malwa, Doaba

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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 region in which Jalandhar is famous for sports goods.
  • Name of Nawanshahr was changed in Sep.2008 to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar(SBS Nagar) as martyr Bhagat Singh's ancestral village Khatkar Kalan is in this district.
  • Kapurthala district consists of two parts of the territory, the main Kapurthala-Sultanpur Lodhi and the second Phagwara tehsil.
  • Hoshiarpur is the most literate district of Punjab.

MALWA Region-

  • Malwa region is the largest region of Punjab. It comprises total 14 districts of Punjab.
  • Ludhiana is the most populous city of Punjab and is the hub of industry.
  • Mansa is a small district in terms of population and area. It was formed on April.1992 from Bathinda district.
  • Moga & Mukatsar were declared as districts on Nov.1995 before this both districts were part of Faridkot district.
  • Mohali (SAS Nagar) was carved out of Ropar (rup Nagar) on April 2006. The new name of the Mohali district is Ajitgarh.
  • Barnala became a district on Nov.2006, prior to this it was a part of Sangrur District.
  • Fazilka was announced on July 2011 as the district of Punjab and was carved out of the Ferozpur district.
  • Malerkotla is the 23rd district of Punjab, declared in May 2021. It is carved out of the Sangrur district.
                                           

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