Punjab

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Introduction
Chandigarh Ludhiana 22 Shivraj Patil

Capital : Largest city : Districts : Governor :

Chief Minister : Parkash SinghBadal (SAD) Legislature : Unicameral (117 seats) Parliamentary constituency : 13

Area :

Total 50,362 km (19,445 sq mi)

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History
1966-11-01
Guru Gobind Singh

Established :

Punjab during Mahabharata times was known as Panchanada. The Sikh Empire (18011849) was formed on the foundations of the Punjabi Army by Maharaja Ranjit Singh On 1 November 1966, the Hindi-speaking southern half of Punjab became a separate state,Haryana, and the Pahari speaking hilly areas in north east were given to Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh was on the border between the two states

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Present GDP (%)

54.1 50.3 42.2 37.9 37.8 28.0 24.5 21.5

The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Punjab was US$ 54.1 billion in 2011-12. The average GSDP growth rate between 2004-05 to 2011-12, was about 14.0 per cent. 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07

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Various industries

Agriculture Industry Power Business and infrastructure Companies Education

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Demography Population: 2,77,04,236

Population (%)

37.48% 62.52%

Urban Rural

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Contd.
Rural
551

Description

Urban
484

Density/km2

Sex Ratio

907

875

Average Literacy

71.42 %

83.18 %

Male Literacy

76.62 %

86.67 %

Female Literacy

58.99 %

68.29 %

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Political scenario
Chief Minister Dy.Chief Minister

Governor

Shri Shivraj V.Patil

Sardar Parkash Singh Badal

Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal

Break up of Outstanding LAND OF FIVE RIVERS Investments by Sector (2011-12)

Punjab

According to the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, the cumulative FDI inflows from April 2000 to January 2012 amounted to US$ 1,068 million*.

In 2011-12, outstanding investments in the state were US$ 190.9 billion.

In 2011-12, the services sector had the highest share of outstanding investments, accounting for about 44.0 per cent. It was followed by the electricity sector with a share of about 34.6 per cent and real estate

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Break up of Outstanding Investments by Sector (2011-12)

4.7% 2.2%

Services
14.5% 44.0%

Electricity
Real Estate
Manufacturing

34.6%
Irrigation

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Cultural

Official languages :Punjabi Festival: Lohri, Basant, Baisakhi and Teej,

Food hobbit:
Chicken Curry with Tomatoes (Murgha Kari) Butter Chicken Chicken Biryani Chicken Tikkas Fried Garlic Pepper Chicken

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Religion
% of total
1.20% 0.17% % of total 0.16% 0.04% 1.60%

Religion

No. of people

Sikhs
Hindus Muslims

Total 24,272,486 100% population Sikhs Hindus Muslims 14,592,387 60% 8,997,942 382,045 37% 1.6%
37%

Christians Buddhists

Christians 292,800
Buddhists 41,487 Jains Others 39,276 8,594

1.2%
0.17% 0.16% 0.04%

60%

Jains Others

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Market

Rural market Urban market

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Tourism

Patiala- Palace and Museum, National Institute of Sports Amritsar-Sacred city of the Sikhs, The Golden Temple, Gardens, Fort, Museums.

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conclusion