Area:
50,362 square kilometers (Punjab occupies 1.54 % of the country’s
total geographical area.)
Location:
Punjab is situated in the northwest of India, it is bordered
by Pakistan on the west, the Indian states of Jammu and
Kashmir on the north, Himachal Pradesh on its northeast
and Haryana and Rajasthan to its south.
Capital:
Chandigarh
population: 9.5 lacs
Population:
243.59 Lakh for the year 2001
Rural: 160.96 Lakh
Urban: 82.63 Lakh
Languages:
Punjabi and Hindi.
Many people are fluent in English and Urdu
Currency:
Rupee (100 paise equals one rupee)
State
Animal:
Black Buck - Locally called kala hiran, the Black
Buck is a graceful antelope is blessed with a striking colour
and spiraled horns. The fawn’s coat is yellowish but
it becomes turns black at maturity. It is found in the plains
and avoid forests and hilly tracks. Mostly found in herds
of 20-30, large herds may number several hundreds. With
a keen eyesight and speed, it responds to alarm call by
leaps and bounds. 
State
Bird:
Baz (Eastern Goshawk)
State
Tree:
Shisham
Geography:
Find Punjab on the globe at 29’30’’
N to 32’32’’ N latitude and 73’55 E
to 76’50 E longitude,
Climate:
Climatically the state has three major seasons.
 |
Hot
weather (April to June) when temperature rises
as high as 110F. |
|
Rainy
season (July to September). Average rainfall annual
ranges between 96 cms sub-mountain region and
46 cms in the plains. |
|
Cold
weather (October to March). Temperature goes down
as low as 40F. |
Major
Land Features:
Most of Punjab is a fertile plain; toward the southeast
one finds semi-arid and desert landscape; a belt of undulating
hills extends along the northeast at the foot of the Himalayas.
Four rivers, the Ravi, Beas, Satluj and Ghaggar flow across
the state in a southwesterly direction. They have numerous
small and seasonal tributaries. In addition, Punjab is watered
by an extensive canal system.
