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🌾Fun factPunjab has among India's highest wheat yields per hectare — the country's 'granary'.

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SDG India Index
76
#7 of 36India: 71
NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP
₹1.82 L
#19 of 33
MoSPI· 2022-23
Unemployment Rate
5.5%
#26 of 36India: 3.2%
PLFS· 2023-24
Labour Force Participation
55.7%
#28 of 36India: 60.1%
PLFS· 2023-24

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate
18 per 1,000
#7 of 22India: 28 per 1,000
SRS· 2020
Life Expectancy at Birth
72.7 yrs
#5 of 21India: 70.0 yrs
SRS· 2016-20
Total Fertility Rate
1.6
#26 of 35India: 2.0
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Institutional Births
94.9%
#12 of 35India: 88.6%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Child Stunting (under 5)
24.5%
#6 of 35India: 35.5%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)
89.9%
#2 of 31India: 76.4%
NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate
75.8%
#20 of 35India: 74.0%
Census 2011· 2011
Female Literacy Rate
70.7%
#16 of 34India: 65.5%
Census 2011· 2011
Higher Education GER
27.4%
#20 of 36India: 28.4%
AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate
142.9 per lakh
#10 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh
NCRB· 2022
Crimes Against Women Rate
38.4 per lakh
#12 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh
NCRB· 2022

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio
46.5%
#29 of 31India: 28.1%
RBI· 2023-24

Demographics

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Population
2,77,43,338
#16 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977
Census 2011· 2011
Sex Ratio
895 per 1,000 men
#28 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men
Census 2011· 2011
Urban Population Share
37.5%
#15 of 35India: 31.2%
Census 2011· 2011
Decadal Population Growth
13.9%
#24 of 34India: 17.7%
Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access
99.9%
#2 of 31India: 96.8%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Improved Sanitation
92.9%
#7 of 31India: 70.2%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Clean Cooking Fuel
88.6%
#6 of 31India: 58.6%
NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA
27.1%
#6 of 33
MoSPI· 2022-23
Foodgrain Yield
4,470 kg/ha
#2 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha
DA&FW· 2022-23
Net Irrigated Area
99.3%
#1 of 30India: 56.4%
DA&FW· 2022-23
Average Landholding Size
3.62 ha
#2 of 34India: 1.08 ha
Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals
44
#8 of 33
Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits
3,57,08,000
#15 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000
Ministry of Tourism· 2023
Foreign Tourist Visits
7,42,000
#8 of 36India: 1,92,46,000
Ministry of Tourism· 2023