One of the 28 states in India was established in 1966, located in northeast India. It shares border with Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, and Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest. It is bordered by the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west.
The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres; it is 20th largest Indian state by area. With 27,704,236 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Punjab is the 16th largest state by population, comprising 22 districts. Administrative, Legislative, Judicial Capital of Punjab is Chandigarh.