Punjab

StateIN-PB

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

State of India.

AsiaCapital: ChandigarhSub-region: NorthernLanguage: Punjabi, Hindi
Population
30.7M
Metros tracked
6
12.5M in metros (41%)
Composite score
9.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: IN-PB
At a glance
Established
1956
Demonym
Punjabi
Area
50,362 km² (19,445 mi²)
Population density
610/km² (1,580/mi²)
Legislature
Punjab Legislative Assembly
Human Development Index
0.740 (2023)
Lok Sabha seats
13
Rank in India
14th of 36 by composite score
Area rank
20th of 36 by area
Largest tracked metro
Chandigarh

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Punjab metro footprint

6 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

6 tracked metros

#498Chandigarh★ Capital
2.1M · Emerging Metro
4.9
#997Amritsar
2.5M · Emerging Metro
1.7
#1250Ludhiana
3.5M · Emerging Metro
1.2
#1584Jalandhar
2.2M · Local Metro
0.7
#1827Gurdaspur
1.6M · Local Metro
0.5
#2921Rupnagar
677K · Local Metro
0.2