Punjab, India

This article details the Indian state of Punjab. For other meanings see Punjab (Disambiguation)

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Punjab (ਪੰਜਾਬ, पंजाब) is a state in northwest India, part of the larger Punjab region, which includes Punjab, Pakistan. Neighbouring regions are Punjab, Pakistan to the west, Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, the Union Territory of Chandigarh to the southwest and Rajasthan to the southwest. The total area of the state is 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 square miles). The population is 24,289,296 (2000). Punjab's capital is Chandigarh which lies outside the state limits. Other major cities include Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala.

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State - India - Punjab - Punjab, Pakistan - Jammu and Kashmir - Himachal Pradesh - Haryana - Union Territory - Chandigarh - Rajasthan - Ludhiana - Jalandhar - Patiala

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The word "Punjab" is a combination of the words 'Punj', meaning five and 'Aab', meaning water. Punjab is a region of five rivers: the Jhelum; the Chenab; the Ravi; the Beas and the Sutlej. In 1947, the region was partitioned between newly-independent India and Pakistan along religious lines, with the mostly Muslim western portion of the region going to Pakistan and the mostly Sikh and Hindu eastern portion to India. Punjab is a predominantly agricultural state, with land fertility unparalleled in the world. The largest grown crop is wheat. Other important crops are rice, cotton, sugarcane, millet, maize, barley and fruit. Textiles and flour milling are the major industries. Road, rail and river transport links are extensive throughout the region.

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Jhelum - Chenab - Ravi - Beas - Sutlej - 1947 - India - Pakistan - Muslim - Sikh - Hindu - Rice - Maize

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