Basic Punjab GK Part I

 The total number of Districts are 22

 The total number of Divisions is 05
 The total number of Tehsils are 81
 The total number of Sub-Tehsils are 86
 The total number of Blocks are 145
 The total number of Towns (Census 2011) are 143
 The Sex Ratio (Female per 1000 males)
(i)Lowest (Rupnagar) 813
(ii)Highest (Hoshiarpur) 962
 The total number of Inhabited Villages (Census 2011) are 12581
 The total number of Cities (Census 2011) are 74
 The total number of Zila Parishads are 20
 The total number of Municipal Committees are 139
 The total number of Improvement Trusts are 23
 The District with lowest Population Barnala 2.78 Lakh
 The total number of District with Highest Population are Ludhiana 16.21 Lakh
 The Population Density is 550 Per sq. km (550 persons per sq.km)
 The Lowest Density Population ( Mansa ) Per sq. km. 348
 The Highest Density Population ( Ludhiana ) Per sq. km. 975
 Punjab constitutes 2.29% of total population of India.
 The Overall Literacy rate in Punjab is 76.68 %
 The Total Area of the state is 50,362 square kilometers.
 Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargava was the first Chief Minister of Punjab
 Parkash Singh Badal is Punjab CM for record 5th time
 Chandigarh is the Capital of Punjab
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Basic Punjab GK Part II
 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal is the first and only lady CM of Punjab
 The only Stock Exchange of Punjab is located in Ludhiana
 The Khanna City known as largest grain market of Asia
 Ludhiana is the main industrial hub of Punjab, also known as the Manchester of India
 Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki is the 34th Governor of Punjab
 There are total 117 seats in Punjab Vidhan Sabha
 The Punjab Vidhan Sabha also known as Punjab Legislative Assembly, Punjab Assembly
 Sukhbir Singh Badal is Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab
 Ferozepur is the biggest district of Punjab state
 Fatehgarh Sahib is the smallest District in Punjab
 Sr. Gurdial Singh is first Punjabi novelist to get Jnanpith Award
 Chandu Lal Trivedi was the first Governor of Punjab
 Master Tara Singh , is known as pioneer of Punjabi Suba
 Sapta Sindhu is old name of Punjab
 There are four (04) Border States of Punjab
 There are Seven (07) Rajya sabha Seats in Punjab
 Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the first Sikh Ruler of Punjab
Basic Punjab GK Part III
 The Shape of the Punjab State is Triangular
 Punjab Situated is in North West of India
 The largest Railway Junction in Asia is Bathinda , Punjab
 Shisham is State Tree of Punjab
 The State Bird of Punjab is Baz
 Patiala is known as ‘City of Garden’ of Punjab
 The Punjab state has 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab
 Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Khadoor Sahib, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Anandpur Sahib, Ludhiana,
Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Ferozpur, Bhatinda, Sangrur and Patiala
 What is Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Scheme – This scheme will provide free pilgrimage to
Sacred cities
 Name of Sacred cities under Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Scheme , Punjab
 Takht Sri Hazur Sahib – Nanded , Mumbai
 Mata Vaishno Devi – Katra , Jammu
 Kashi – Varanasi, UP
 Ajmer Sarif Dargarh – Ajmer , Rajasthan