Geography of Punjab

 

Geography of Punjab

Total Area of Punjab– 50,362Km²

Total Forest Area of Punjab – 3011Km²(6%)

Rural – 48,265Km² (96%)

Urban – 2,097Km² (4%)

 

Divisions – 5

Districts – 23 (3 newly created) 

                Pathankot (Gurdaspur), 

                Fazilka (Ferozepur), 

                Malerkotla 14-May-2021 (Sangrur)

Sub-Division/Tehsils – 87  

(5 newly created) - Lehra(Sangrur)

                              - Dirbha(Sangrur)

                              - Majitha(Amritsar)

                        - Bhikhiwind(Tarn Taran)

                              - Morinda(Rupnagar)

Sub-Tehsils – 81

Zila Parishads – 22

Muncipal Committees – 164

Muncipal Corporation – 10

(Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Mohali, Phagwara, Pathankot, Moga & Hoshiarpur)

Lok Sabha Constituencies – 13

Rajya Sabha Constituencies – 7

Vidhan Sabha Constituencies – 117

 

Population Density  - 551/Km2

Sex Ratio – 895 : 1000

Child Sex Ratio – 846 : 1000

Literacy Rate – 75.8%

Male Literacy – 80.4%

Female Literacy  - 70.7%

 

Religion wise Population 

Sikh – 57.69%

Hindu – 38.49%

Muslim – 1.93%

Christians – 1.26%