Basic General Knowledge of Punjab

1. Punjab - Land of Five Rivers (Beas, Satluj, Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab)

2. Ancient Name of Punjab - Sapta Sindhu

3. Punjab is also called - "Food Basket and Granary of India"

4. Creation of current Punjab - 01 Nov, 1966

5. Capital of Punjab - Chandigarh (U.T.)

6. Present Governor - Shivraj Patil

7. First Governor - Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi

8. Present Chief Minister - Parkash Singh Badal

9. First Chief Minister - Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargava

10. Present Deputy Chief Minister - Sukhbir Singh Badal

11. Area of Punjab - 50,362 Km²

12. Total Districts - 22

(1. Amritsar, 2. Barnala, 3. Bathinda, 4. Fatehgarh Sahib, 5. Fardikot, 6. Fazilika, 7. Ferozepur, 8. Gurdaspur, 9. Hoshiarpur, 10. Jalandhar, 11. Kapurthala, 12. Ludhiana, 13. Mansa, 14. Moga, 15. Mohali (Ajitgarh), 16. Muktsar, 17. Nawanshahr (Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar), 18. Pathankot, 19. Patiala, 20. Ropar (Roopnagar), 21. Sangrur, 22. Tarn Taran )

13. Largest City (Population Wise)- Ludhiana

14. Largest District (Area Wise)- Ferozepur ( 5,305 km²) ( Prior to split of Ferozepur district with the addition of Fazilka district, it comprised an area of 11,142 km²)

15. Area of Punjab is divided into 3 regions:

• Malwa is a region lies between river Satluj in the north and river Ghaggar in the south. The region spreads over 14 districts: Ferozepur, Faridkot, Fazilka, Bathinda, Barnala, Sangrur, Mansa, Patiala, Mohali, Moga, Muktsar, Ludhiana, Ropar and Fatehgarh Sahib. Malwa is also famous for cotton farming.

• Majha(Upper Bari Doab) is a historical region of the Indian Punjab comprising the modern 4 districts of Amritsar, Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran. It is bounded by River Ravi in the west and River Beas in the east and Satluj in the south.

• Doaba (Bist Jalandhar Doab) is the region of Indian Punjab between the rivers Beas and Sutlej. The name "Doaba" literally translates to "land between two rivers" ("Do" two, "Ab" river; Punjabi).The 4 cities in Doaba are Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr and Kapurthala.

16. Total Population (as per 2011 census) - 2,77,04,236

17. Total Density (as per 2011 census) - 550 / Km²

18. Literacy Rate (as per 2011 census) - 76.68%

19. Sex Ratio (as per 2011 census) - 893 / 1000

20. Official Language - Punjabi

21. Borders - International (1): Pakistan ; National (4): Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pardesh, Haryana and Rajasthan

22. Area under Forest - 3055 Km²

23. Latitude - 29.30° North to 32.32° North

24. Longitude - 73.55° East to 76.50° East

25. Lok Sabha Seats - 13

26. Rajya Sabha Seats - 7

27. Vidhan Sabha Seats - 117

28. Present Speaker of Vidhan Sabha - Charanjit Singh Atwal

29. First Speaker of Vidhan Sabha - Kapur Singh

30. State Legislature - Unicameral

31. State Animal - Black Buck

32. State Bird - Baaz (Eastern Goshawk)

33. State Tree - Shisham (Dalbergia Sissoo)

34. Administrative Divisions - 5 (Patiala, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Jalandhar and Ropar)   Ropar Division - Newly created on 31st Dec, 2010

35. Districts - 22

36. Sub Divisions / Tehsils - 81

37. Sub Tehsils - 86

38. Blocks - 145

39. Towns (as per 2011 census) - 143

40. Cities (as per 2011 census) - 74

41. Inhabited Villages (as per 2011 census) - 12581 

42. Municipal Corporations - 9 (Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Mohali, Jalandhar, Phagwara, Pathankot and Moga)

43. Zila Parishads (2010-11) - 20

44. Municipal Committees (2010-11) - 139

45. Improvement Trusts (2010-11) - 23

46. International Airport - Raja Sansi International Airport-Amritsar

47. Rivers flow in current Punjab - 3 (Ravi, Satluj and Beas)

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