Formidable Facts About Punjab That Make You Proud

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You might be living in Punjab, traveled all around the districts but you still never know enough, Deepest details of your beloved province and increases your general knowledge by presenting absolute formidable facts. We hope it’s a learning experience!

Punjab, meaning ‘five waters’, is the most populous province of Pakistan with approximately 56% of the country’s total population, it has an area of 79,284 square miles (205,345 square km) and a population of exceeding 82 million.
 

Punjab has the highest literacy rate in Pakistan – Parha likha Punjab
 

Punjab has an official count of 940 family welfare centers – The most in Pakistan
 

In Lahore, the population ratio of females is 10% more than males
 
Faisalabad has the maximum production of the Sugarcane crop (Ganna)
 
The center of the Gandhara Civilization was found in Taxila, Punjab
 
Punjab has 9 police ranges, 36 districts, 121 Tehsils & sub-divisions
 
89% of Punjab’s cultivated area is irrigated, making it a farmer’s paradise
 
Punjab caters to over 8 REGIONAL languages
 

Punjab handsomely contributes to 50-60% of Pakistan’s economy
 

The home of Sufism – Punjab gave birth to the best Sufi poets
 

The pictured wall of Lahore Fort is the last line of tile-work in the world
 
Punjabi is spoken as a first language by 44% of Pakistanis
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