All About Punjab ,India

Punjab, a state bordering Pakistan, is the heart of India’s Sikh community. The city of Amritsar, founded in the 1570s by Sikh Guru Ram Das, is the site of Harmandir Sahib, the holiest gurdwara (Sikh place of worship). Known in English as the Golden Temple, and surrounded by the Pool of Nectar, it's a major pilgrimage site. Also in Amritsar is Durgiana Temple, a Hindu shrine famed for its engraved silver doors.

Capital:Chandigarh
Population:27.98 million (2012)
Land area:50,362 km²

 

Code	District	Headquarters	Pincode	Area code	Latitude & Longitude	Population (2001)	Area (/km²)	Density (/km²)
AM	Amrtsar	Amritsar	143104	183	31° 37' N & 74° 55' E	3,074,207	5,075	606
BA	Bathinda	Bathinda	151001	164	30° 11' N & 75° 00' E	1,181,236	3,377	350
FI	Firozpur	Firozpur	152001	1632	30° 55' N & 74° 40' E	1,744,753	5,865	297
FR	Faridkot	Faridkot	151203	1639	30° 40' N & 74° 45' E	552,466	1,472	375
FT	Fatehgarh Sahib	Fatehgarh Sahib	140407		30° 31' N & 75° 43' E	539,751	1,180	457
GU	Gurdaspur	Gurdaspur	143521	1874	32° 03' N & 75° 27' E	2,096,889	3,570	587
HO	Hoshiarpur	Hoshiarpur	146001	1882	31° 32' N & 75° 57' E	1,478,045	3,310	447
JA	Jalandhar	Jalandhar	144001	181	31° 19' N & 35 ° 18' E	1,953,508	2,658	735
KA	Kapurthala	Kapurthala	144601	1822	31° 23' N & 75° 25' E	752,287	1,646	457
LU	Ludhiana	Ludhiana	141001	161	30° 55' N & 75° 54' E	3,030,352	3,744	809
MA	Mansa	Mansa	151505	1652	29° 58' N & 75° 22' E	688,630	2,174	317
MO	Moga	Moga	142001	1636	30° 48' N & 75° 10' E	886,313	1,672	530
MU	Mukatsar	Mukatsar	152026	1633	30° 30' N & 74° 43' E	776,702	2,596	299
NS	Nawan Shehar	Nawan Shehar	144514	1823	31° 06' N & 76° 09' E	586,637	1,258	466
PA	Patiala	Patiala	147001	175	30° 02' N & 76° 25' E	1,839,056	3,627	507
RU	Rupnagar	Rupnagar	140001		30° 57' N & 76° 32' E	1,110,000	21,117	524
SA	Sangrur	Sangrur	148001	1672	30° 12' N & 75° 53' E	1,998,464	5,021	398