The Geographical Structure of Punjab

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 a...