Punjab Particulars Description Area 50,362 sq. km Population 2,43,58,999 Capital Chandigarh Principal Languages Punjabi State Government Portal (External website that opens in a new window) District WebSite View exhaustive collection of pictures on India History and Geography Ancient Punjab formed part of the vast Indo-Iranian region. In later years it saw the rise and fall of the Mauryas, Bactrians, Greeks, Sakas, ...