List of districts of Punjab, IndiaA district of the Punjab state of India is the third-level administrative geographical unit, headed by a District Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The District Magistrate or the Deputy Commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Punjab Civil Service and other state services.
Ludhiana districtLudhiana district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Punjab. It is Punjab's largest district by both area and population. Ludhiana, the largest city in Punjab, is the district headquarters. The district falls in the Malwa region of Punjab, specifically the Tihara sub-region of Malwa. The district is part of the Patiala division. The main industries are bicycle parts and hosiery.
Punjab, IndiaPunjab ( pun-JAHB; Panjabi: pañjāba, pronounced [pəɲˈd͡ʒaːb] ) is a state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states and union territories of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, Jammu and Kashmir to the north.
AmritsarMetropolis in Punjab, IndiaMetropolis in Punjab, IndiaAmritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district. It is situated 217 km (135 mi) north-west of Chandigarh, and 455 km (283 mi) north-west of New Delhi.
MajhaMajha (romanized:Mājhā; Punjabi pronunciation:; from "mañjhlā" lit.'middle') is a region located in the central parts of the historical Punjab region, presently split between the republics of Pakistan and India. It extends north from the right banks of the river Beas, and reaches as far north as left bank of the river Ravi. The Majha region was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947.TehsilA tahsil or tehsil (Hindustani pronunciation:), also known as a taluk, taluq , or taluka (from Arabicتعلق), is a local administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as pargana (pergunnah) and thana.
Jalandhar divisionJalandhar division is one of the five administrative divisions of Punjab, India. It consists of seven districts, namely Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, and Hoshiarpur. The current Divisional Commissioner is Sh. Ramvir, IAS. The head office of the division is located at Office of Commissioner Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar, New Court Road, Adjoining NRI Sabha Punjab, Jalandhar 144001- Punjab.
Sex ratioA sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is usually about equal in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, either periodically or permanently. These include parthenogenetic and androgenetic species, cyclical parthenogens such as aphids, and some eusocialwasps, bees, ants, and termites.
IndiaCountry in South AsiaIndia, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
India–Pakistan borderThe India–Pakistan border is the international boundary that separates the nations of the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. At its northern end is the Line of Control, which separates Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir from Pakistani-administered Kashmir; and at its southern end is Sir Creek, a tidal estuary in the Rann of Kutch between the Indian state of Gujarat and the Pakistani province of Sindh.
Sikh ConfederacyToday part ofIndiaPakistan The Sikh Confederacy was a confederation of twelve sovereignSikh states (each known as a Misl, derived from the Arabic word مِثْل meaning 'equal'; sometimes spelt as Misal) which rose during the 18th century in the Punjab region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. The misls were sovereign Sikh principalities originally formulated to defend the Darbar Sahib complex of Amritsar.
Ranjit SinghSikh Maharaja from 1801 to 1839Ranjit Singh (Punjabi pronunciation:; c. 13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and the first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. Born to Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia Misl, Ranjit Singh survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye. At the age of ten, he fought his first battle alongside his father.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.