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State Profile · Administrative Code: IN-PB

Punjab

Capital: ChandigarhArea: 50,362 km²
75.8
LiteracyCensus %
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Gazetted & Survey Indicators Breakdown

21 Indicators
IndicatorReference YearClassificationPunjab ValueNational BenchmarkState Rank
Projected Population (Real-Time 2026)
MoHFW Projections 2011-2036
Real-Timeprojection3,13,70,0001,43,19,00,000#17 / 36
Total Population (Census 2011)
Census 2011
2011observed2,77,43,3381,21,08,54,977#16 / 36
Sex Ratio (Females per 1,000 Males)
Census 2011
2011observed895 / 1,000943 / 1,000#28 / 36
Urban Population Proportion (%)
Census 2011
2011observed37.5%31.2%#15 / 36
Overall Literacy Rate (%)
Census 2011
2011observed75.8%73.0%#21 / 36
Women with 10+ Years of Schooling (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate55.1%41.0%#11 / 36
Per Capita Net State Domestic Product (INR at Current Prices)
MoSPI GSDP / NSDP
2022-23survey_estimate₹1,81,828₹1,72,000#21 / 36
Worker Population Ratio (WPR) - Usual Status (%)
PLFS 2022-23
2022-23survey_estimate49.3%56.0%#27 / 36
Unemployment Rate (UR) - Usual Status (%)
PLFS 2022-23
2022-23survey_estimate6.1%3.2%#30 / 36
Institutional Births (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate94.3%88.6%#18 / 36
Children (12-23 months) Fully Immunized (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate76.0%76.4%#24 / 36
Annual Per Capita Electricity Consumption (kWh)
CEA Power 2023
2022-23observed2,2901,255#4 / 36
Households with Clean Cooking Fuel (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate84.8%58.6%#8 / 36
Annual Average PM2.5 Concentration (µg/m³)
CPCB Air Quality 2023
2023observed71.454#31 / 36
Lok Sabha 2024 Voter Turnout (%)
ECI Lok Sabha 2024
2024observed62.80%65.79%#26 / 36
Teledensity (Telephone Subscriptions per 100 Population)
TRAI Telecom 2024
2024observed121.285.7#6 / 36
Cropping Intensity (% of Net Sown Area)
MoA&FW Agri 2023
2022-23observed192.5%142.0%#1 / 36
Foodgrain Productivity (kg per Hectare)
MoA&FW Agri 2023
2022-23observed4,6802,419#1 / 36
Rural Households with Tap Water Connections (%)
Jal Jeevan Mission 2024
2024observed100.0%76.5%#5 / 36
Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)
SRS Vital Stats 2020
2020observed1828#17 / 36
Renewable Power Share (% of Total Grid Capacity)
CEA Power 2023
2023observed26.8%43.1%#19 / 36
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Demographic & Economic Context for Punjab

According to official Census of India 2011 records, Punjab had an enumerated population of 2,77,43,338 persons with an urban proportion of 37.5% and a sex ratio of 895 females per 1,000 males.

On economic output, the Directorate of Economics and Statistics and MoSPI report a per-capita Net State Domestic Product of ₹1,81,828 per resident for FY 2022-23. The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS 2022-23) records an unemployment rate of 6.1% with a worker-population ratio of 49.3%.

In healthcare access, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5, 2019-21) measured an institutional delivery rate of 94.3% and a full child immunization coverage of 76%.