Punjab GK-1

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

State Bird Of Punjab – Gowshak (Baaz)

State Animal Of Punjab – Black Buck (Kala Hiran)

State Tree Of Punjab – Shesham (Tahli)– Shesham (Tahli)

Administrative Divisions of Punjab – 5

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

Forest Area – 6.12% of Punjab

• Largest Forest Area – Hoshiarpur
• 2nd Largest Forest Area – RunNagar
• 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 Decade Growth of Punjab – Mohali (Another Name – SAS Nagar)
• Minimum Decade Growth of Punjab – Nawanshahr (Another Name – SBS Nagar)

Punjab Politics

• 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

Total Wetland Of Punjab – 3

Harike Wetland (Tarantaran), Ropar Wetland, 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. Deer 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

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

• Majha Region (Between Ravi and Beas River)
• Doaba Region (Between Beas and Sutlej River)
• Malwa Region – Southern Part of Punjab (Below Sutlej Rever)

• Majha Area – 4 District (Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarantaran)
• Doaba Area – 4 District (Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr)
• 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

Sutlej River Cross 9 District Of Punjab

• Hari ke Patan – Confluence of Beas And Sutlej
• Bakhra Dam – On Sutlej River (Distt. Bilaspur, HP)
• Nangal Dam – On Sutlej River (Ropar)
• Pong Dam – On Beas River (Lake- Maharana Partap, HP)

Important Museums in Punjab

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

Important Forts in Punjab

• Gobindgarh Fort- Amritsar
• Bathinda Fort – Bathinda
• Qila Mubark – Faridkot
• Fort Qila Mubark – Patiala
• Anandpur Sahib Fort – Rupnagar
• Shahpur Kandi Fort – Pathankot.

Archaeological Sites in Punjab

• Evidence of Harappan Culture – Ropar
• Dholbaha – Hoshiarpur
• Sanghol – Fatehgarh Sahib

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