| Capital |
Chandigarh |
| C.M |
Captain Amarinder Singh |
| Governor |
V P Singh Badnore |
| Formation |
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| Total Area |
50,362 km2 (19,445 sq mi) |
| Area Rank |
20th |
| Population |
27,704,236 |
| Population rank |
16th |
| Density |
550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Literacy Rate |
75.84% |
| Sex Ratio |
895(F)/1000(M) |
Legislative Assembly
|
117 Seats |
| Lower House |
13 Seats |
| Upper House |
7 Seats |
| Number of Districts |
22 |
| High Court |
Punjab and Haryana High Court(Chief of Justice Mr. Ravi shankar jha) |
| Language |
Punjabi and Hindi |
| Lake |
Harike Lake, Kanjli Lake, Ropar Lake |
| River |
Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum |
| Dam |
RanjitSagar Dam (Ravi River) |
| Stadium |
Gandhi Stadium, Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Guru Nanak Stadium, PCA IS BINDRA STADIUM |
| Festival |
Baisakhi, Lohri |
| Folk Dance |
Bhangra, Giddha, Karthi, Kikkli, Sammi |
| Wildlife Sanctuary |
Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary, Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary, BirBhadson Wildlife Sanctuary, BirDosanjh wildlife sanctuary, BirGurdialpura Wildlife Sanctuary, BirMehaswala Wildlife Sanctuary, BirMotiBagh Wildlife Sanctuary
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