India Punjab

Punjab (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ; IPA: [pəɲdʒaːb]) is a country inside the northwestern part of The Republic of India. When India received Independence in 1947 it was divided, the location turned into divided alongside non secular grounds. Consequently, the western component became a province in Pakistan.

Located in Northern a part of India it borders Himachal Pradesh and the disputed territory of Indian-administered Kashmir to north-east and north and Chandigarh, Haryana and Rajasthan closer to south-east, south and south-wes
Religion.
Sikhism is the primary religion and is practiced by way of majority of the populace, The holiest of Sikh shrines, the Golden Temple is positioned here. Hinduism is also very common right here and many temples may be observed in almost each town and metropolis. There is a small Muslim minority left (most of the Muslim populace migrated to the Pakistani facet after Partition). Jain's and Christians shape a minority

Talk.

The most common language spoken is Punjabi(Gurumukhi script). Hindi and English are also spoken, mainly in major cities (Amritsar,Ludhiana,Chandigarh,Patiala, Jalandhar) . Get yourself acquainted with local Punjabi words, which can be very helpful in initiating a conversation for daily basis.

Regions

Chandigarh is the capital town. Chandigarh is also the capital of the state of Haryana which became formerly part of Punjab as properly. Chandigarh, however, isn't always administrativelyt underneath the jurisdiction of both country; it's far administered by way of the Central authorities, and subsequently classified as a union territory.

Punjab comprises 20 administrative districts, which regionally fall into 3 primary elements: