PB-GK-I

  • Established – 1 Nov, 1966
  • Area – 50362 km2 (1.54% of India)- Northwest of republic of India
  • Population – 2,77,04,236 (2.28% of India)
  • Latitude – 29’30”N To 32’32”N
  • Longitude – 73’55”E To 76’50”E
  • Forest Area – 6.12% of Punjab
  • Largest Forest Area – Hoshiarpur
  • 2nd Largest Forest Area– RupNagar
  • 3rd Largest Forest Area – Gurdaspur
  • Population Density – 550 per sq KM
  • Largest Population Density – Ludhiana
  • Smallest Population Density – Muktsar
  • Literacy Rate – 76.7%
  • Largest Literacy Rate – Hoshiarpur (86%)
  • Smallest Literacy Rate –Mansa (62.8%)
  • Sex Ratio – 893
  • Sex Ratio (for 0-6 age group) – 846
  • Largest Sex Ratio – Hoshiarpur
  • Smallest Sex Ratio – Bathinda
  • Largest District (According to Population)  –  Ludhiana
  • Smallest District(According to Population) – Barnala
  • Largest District (According to Area) – Ludhiana
  • Smallest District(According to Area) – Mohali
  • Maximum Daecade Growth of Punjab – Mohali (Another Name – SAS Nagar)
  • Minimum Decade Growth of Punjab – Nawanshahr (Another Name – SBS Nagar)
  • Lok Shaba Seat – 13
  • Rajya Shaba Seat – 7
  • Vidhan Shaba Seat – 117
  • First Speaker of Vidhan Shaba – Kapoor Singh
  • First CM of Punjab – Gopi Chand Bhargav
  • First Governor of Punjab – Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
  • First Speaker of Vidhan Shaba (New Punjab*) – Harbans Singh
  • First CM of (New Punjab*) – Giani Gurmukh Singh
  • First Governor of (New Punjab*) – Dharmvira
  • Note: – (New Punjab*)– Punjab After 1966
  • Shortest Time period of Governor of Punjab – Hokeshe Seema
  • During Operation of Blue Star Governor of Punjab – Bhairab Dutt Pande
  • State Bird Of Punjab – Gushak (Baaz)
  • State Animal Of Punjab – Black Buck (Kala Hiran)
  • State Tree Of Punjab – Shesham (Tahli)

 Total Wetland Of Punjab – 3

  1. Harike Wetland (Tarantaran),
  2. Ropar Wetland,
  3. Kanjali (Near Kapurthala)

Zoological Park in Punjab – 5

  1. Mahindra Choudhary Zoological Park – District Mohali (Also Known as Chattbir Zoo)
  2. Tigar Safari – Ludhiana
  3. Deer Park Bir Moti Bagh – Patiala
  4. Deear Park – Neelon(Ludhiana)
  5. Deer Park Bir Talab – Bathinda

Botanical Garden of Punjab – 5

  1. Baradari Garden – Patiala
  2. Aam Khas Bagh – Sirhind (Fatehgarh Sahib)
  3. Kaima Botanic Garden –  Kapurthala
  4. Shalimar Botanic Garden – Kapurthala
  5. Ram Bagh Botanic Garden – Amritsar

Fair and Festival of Punjab

  1. Maghi Mela – Muktsar
  2. Fair of Light – Jagraon, Ludhiana
  3. Jarag Mela – Pail Village, Ludhiana
  4. Kisan Mela – PAU, Ludhiana
  5. Rural Olympic – Kila Raipur, Ludhiana
  6. Chhapar Mela – Jalandhar
  7. Mela Gadri Babian Da – Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall, Jalandhar
  8. Baba Sodal Mela – Jalandhar Harballabh
  9. Classical Music Fest – Devi Talab Temple, Jalandhar
  10. Hola Mohalla – Shri Anandpur Sahib
  11. Urs of Sheikh Ahmed, Rauza Sarif – Sirhind
  12. Shaheedi Jor Mela – Sirhind
  13. Shaikh Farid Fair – Faridkot
  14. Vaisakhi Fair – Talwandi Sabo, Amritsar

Municipal Corporation of Punjab –10

  1. Ludhiana
  2. Patiala
  3. Amritsar
  4. Jalandhar
  5. Bhathinda
  6. Mohali
  7. Pathankot
  8. Moga
  9. Phagwara
  10. Hoshiarpur

Administrative Divisions of Punjab – 5

  1. Faridkot
  2. Ferozepur
  3. Jalandhar
  4. Patiala
  5. Ropar

Punjab is divided into three regions namely Malwa, Majha and Doaba Majha

  1. Majha Region (Between Ravi and Beas River)
  2. Doaba Region (Between Beas and Sutlej River)
  3. Malwa Region – Southern Part of Punjab (Below Sutlej Rever)
  4. Majha Area – 4 District (Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarantaran)
  5. Doaba Area – 4 District (Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr)
  6. Malwa Area -14 District ( Remaining District of Punjab )

Ravi River Cross 3 District of Punjab

  1. Pathankot
  2. Gurdaspur
  3. Amritsar

Beas River Cross 6 District of Punjab

  1. Pathankot
  2. Gurdaspur
  3. Amritsar
  4. Hoshiarpur
  5. Kapurthala
  6. Tarantaran

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  1. Hari ke Patan – Confluence of Beas and Sutlej
  2. Bakhra Dam – On Sutlej River (Disst Bilaspur, HP)
  3. Nangal Dam – On Sutlej River (Ropar)
  4. Pong Dam – On Beas River (Lake- Maharana Partap, HP)

Important National Highway:

  1. NH 95 – Kharar To Ferozpur (Via Morinda, Ludhiana, Moga)
  2. NH 64 – Chandigarh To Dabwali (Via Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda)
  3. NH 15 – Pathankot To Samakhiali(Gujrat)(Via Ganganagar)
  4. NH 1 – Delhi To Amritsar
  5. NH 1A – Jalandhar To Srinagar
  6. NH 70 – Jalandhar To Mandi (Via Hoshiarpur)
  7. NH 10 – Fazilka To Delhi

Important Museums in Punjab                                                               

  1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum – Amritsar.
  2. Anglo Sikh War Memorial – Ferozepur
  3. Sanghol Museum – Fatehgarh Sahib
  4. Rural Museum – Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
  5. Govt. Museum – Hoshiarpur
  6. Guru Teg Bahadur Museum – Anandpur Sahib
  7. Museum of Armory & Chandeliers, Qila Mubarak – Patiala
  8. Sports Museum – National Institute of Sports Patiala
  9. Art Gallery – Shish Mahal, Patiala

Important Forts in Punjab

  1. Gobindgarh Fort- Amritsar
  2. Bathinda Fort – Bathinda
  3. Qila Mubark – Faridkot Fort
  4. Qila Mubark – Patiala
  5. Anandpur Sahib Fort – Rupnagar
  6. Phillaur Fort – Ludhiana
  7. Shahpur Kandi Fort – Pathankot.

Archaeological Sites in Punjab

  1. Evidence of Harappan Culture – Ropar
  2. Dholbaha – Hoshiarpur
  3. Sanghol – Fatehgarh Sahib

Father of Punjabi Literature

Khwaja Fariduddin Masud Ganjshakar (Also Known as Baba Farid)

Punjabi Qisse

  1. Heer Ranjha – Waris Shah
  2. Sohani Mahiwal – Fazal Shah
  3. Mirza Sahiba – Hafiz Barkhurdar
  4. Sashi Punnu – Shah Hussian
  5. Pooran Bhagat – Qadarya