Basic Information of Punjab 2011
Governer : Shree Shiv Raj V Patil
Chief Minister: Parkash Singh Badal
Area:
50,362 square kilometers (Punjab occupies 1.54 % of the country’s total geographical area.)
Location:
Punjab is situated in the northwest of India, it is bordered by Pakistan on the west, the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Himachal Pradesh on its northeast and Haryana and Rajasthan to its south.
Capital: Chandigarh
Population: 243.59 Lakh for the year 2001 Rural: 160.96 Lakh Urban: 82.63 Lakh
Languages: Punjabi and Hindi.
State Animal: Black Buck - Locally called kala hiran, the Black Buck is a graceful antelope is blessed with a striking colour and spiraled horns.
State Bird: Baz (Eastern Goshawk)
State Tree: Shisham
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