|
Economic profile of Punjab
| Capital |
Chandigarh |
| Area |
50362
Sq. Km. |
| Population
(1997) |
20.282
mln. |
| Principal
Languages |
Punjabi
& Hindi |
| Urbanisation
Ratio (1991) |
29.55% |
| Literacy
Rate |
57.14% |
| Per
Capita State Income at Current Prices (Rs.) (1997-98) |
Rs.
19, 500 |
| Net
State domestic Product at current
Prices (1997-98) |
Rs.
447.89 billion |
| Index
of Developement of Infrastructure (1990-91) |
29.55% |
| Number
of Districts |
17 |
|
|
Name of the District
|
Area ( sq. km) |
Population( 000) |
District Headquarter |
|
Amritsar
|
5075 |
2503 |
Amritsar |
|
Bhathinda
|
3377 |
979 |
Bhathinda |
|
Faridkot
|
1472 |
451 |
Faridkot |
|
Fatehgarh Sahib
|
1180 |
462 |
Fatehgarh Sahib |
|
Ferozepur
|
5865 |
1606 |
Ferozepur |
|
Gurdaspur
|
3570 |
1757 |
Gurdaspur |
|
Hoshiarpur
|
3310 |
1298 |
Hoshiarpur |
|
Jalandhar
|
2658 |
1647 |
Jalandhar |
|
Kapurthala
|
1646 |
648 |
Kapurthala |
|
Ludhiana
|
3744 |
2426 |
Ludhiana |
|
Mansa
|
2174 |
580 |
Mansa |
|
Monga
|
1672 |
626 |
Monga |
|
Muktsar
|
2596 |
653 |
Muktsar |
|
Nawan Shehar
|
1258 |
531 |
Nawan Shehar |
|
Patiala
|
3627 |
1521 |
Patiala |
|
Rupnagar
|
2117 |
902 |
Rupnagar |
|
Sangrur
|
5021 |
1685 |
Sangrur |
|
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