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Know Your Punjab
पंजाब के सभी 23 जिलों की आसान जानकारी — परीक्षा में पूछे जाने वाले तथ्यों के साथ।
Quick facts
- Present state
- Formed on 1 November 1966 under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
- Capital
- Chandigarh, a Union Territory shared with Haryana.
- Districts
- 23 districts; the regions are Majha, Doaba and Malwa.
- Major rivers
- Satluj, Beas and Ravi.
- Official language
- Punjabi, written in Gurmukhi.
- State animal & bird
- Blackbuck and Baaz (Northern Goshawk).
All 23 districts
Amritsar
HQ: Amritsar
- Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)
- Jallianwala Bagh
- Attari–Wagah border
Barnala
HQ: Barnala
Bathinda
HQ: Bathinda
- Qila Mubarak
- Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo
Faridkot
HQ: Faridkot
- Named after Baba Sheikh Farid
Fatehgarh Sahib
HQ: Fatehgarh Sahib
- Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib
- Shaheedi Jor Mela
Fazilka
HQ: Fazilka
- Sadqi border post
Ferozepur
HQ: Ferozepur
- Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial
Gurdaspur
HQ: Gurdaspur
- Dera Baba Nanak
- Kartarpur corridor
Hoshiarpur
HQ: Hoshiarpur
Jalandhar
HQ: Jalandhar
- Sports goods industry
- Devi Talab Mandir
Kapurthala
HQ: Kapurthala
- Sultanpur Lodhi (Guru Nanak Dev)
- Rail Coach Factory
Ludhiana
HQ: Ludhiana
- Punjab Agricultural University
- Hosiery and cycle industry
Malerkotla
HQ: Malerkotla
- Punjab's 23rd district (2021)
Mansa
HQ: Mansa
Moga
HQ: Moga
Pathankot
HQ: Pathankot
- Meeting point of Punjab, Himachal and J&K
Patiala
HQ: Patiala
- Qila Mubarak
- NIS Patiala
- Punjabi University
Rupnagar
HQ: Rupnagar
- Anandpur Sahib (Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib)
- Hola Mohalla
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
HQ: Mohali
Sangrur
HQ: Sangrur
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
HQ: Nawanshahr
- Khatkar Kalan, Bhagat Singh's ancestral village
Sri Muktsar Sahib
HQ: Sri Muktsar Sahib
- Maghi Mela
Tarn Taran
HQ: Tarn Taran
- Goindwal Sahib
Summary for exam revision. Always confirm figures against the latest official sources.