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Punjab (/ p ʌ n ˈ dʒ ɑː b /; Punjabi, Urdu: پنجاب, pronounced [pənˈd͡ʒɑːb] ⓘ) is a province of Pakistan.With a population of over 127 million, it is the most populous province in Pakistan and second most populous subnational polity in the world.
The following table lists the 81 cities in Punjab with a population of at least 100,000 on 1 March 2023, according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan. [1] [2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
The 2023 Census of Pakistan was the detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population and the seventh national census in the country. [1] [2] [3] It was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. [4] It was also the first ever digital census to be held in Pakistan, including the first in South Asian history. [5]
Pakistan had a population of 241,495,112 according to the final results of the 2023 Census. [3] [4] [5] This figure includes Pakistan's four provinces e.g. Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan and Islamabad Capital Territory. AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan's census data is yet to be approved by CCI Council of Pakistan.
As of the 1941 census, Punjab had a population that was 53.22% Muslim (mostly concentrated in the Western regions of the province), 29.11% Hindu (mostly concentrated in the Eastern regions of the province), and 14.91% Sikh (mostly concentrated in the center of the province, around Amritsar and Lahore). [12]
While the total population of Punjab is 110 million as noted in the 2017 Pakistan census, [53] ethnic Punjabis comprise approximately 44.7% of the national population. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] With an estimated national population of 252 million in 2024, [ 5 ] ethnic Punjabis thus number approximately 112.8 million in Pakistan; [ a ] [ 54 ] this makes ...
This is a list of populated places in the Pakistan province of Punjab. Place Type District A. Awan Sharif: Village: Gujrat Aaliwala: Town: Dera Ghazi Khan ...
The former province is today part of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh states and Chandigarh union territory in India, and Punjab province and Islamabad Capital Territory in Pakistan. This list deals with the areas within city administrative boundaries (city propers), urban areas, and metropolitan areas.