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 /DistrictTotal

Population

Sex Ratio DensityLiteracy

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 /DistrictTotal

Population

Sex Ratio DensityLiteracy

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: ਮਾ�ਲਵਾ�) 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: ਮਾ�ਝਾ�) 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.