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The Indian State of Punjab was created in 1947, when the Partition of India split the former British Indian province of Punjab between India and Pakistan. Muslims moved to the western part of the province became Pakistan's Punjab Province; Sikh and Hindu moved to the eastern part became India's Punjab state. Many Hindus and Sikhs lived in the west, and many Muslims lived in the east, Because of this Punjab Suffered more violence then the majority of the two new nations. Today both governments are working closely with each other so the traditions, and culture of these two Punjab's stays unified.
On November 1, 1966, the mostly Hindu southeastern half of Punjab became a separate state, Haryana . Chandigarh was on the border between the two states, and became a union territory which serves as the capital of both Punjab and Haryana.

Talk

The Punjabi language, written in the Gurmukhi script is the prevalent language in the state. But most people are fluent in English and Hindi as well because it is taught along side Punjabi In schools in the state. Urdu is still used in the minority areas in which the majority of people are Muslim, Malerkotla for example has a 70% Muslim population and Urdu has been taught here since before Partition of India.

Religion

Sikhism is the main religion of Indian Punjab and is practiced by majority of the population, The holiest of Sikh shrines, the Golden Temple is located here.. Hinduism is also very common here and many temples can be found in almost every city and town. There is a small Muslim minority left (most of the Muslim population migrated to the Pakistani side after Partition). Still to this day there are many Mosques though out the state, Jain's and Christians also are here but form a minority

Regions

Chandigarh is the capital city of Punjab. Chandigarh serves not only as the Capital of Punjab, but also the mainly Hindi speaking state of Haryana which formally part of Punjab as well.

Chandigarh however administratively is not under the jurisdiction of either state, it is administered by the Central government and hence classified as a union territory.
Punjab comprises 20 administrative districts:
Amritsar
Barnala
Bathinda district
Firozpur
Fatehgarh Sahib
Faridkot
Gurdaspur
Hoshiarpur
Jalandhar
Kapurthala
Ludhiana
Mansa
Moga
Mohali
Muktsar
Nawanshahr
Patiala
Rupnagar
Sangrur
Regionally Punjab is broken into 3 main parts:
Majha (Border Area which consist of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Ferozpur Districts)
Doaba (Area that lies between River Beas and Satluj)
Malwa (South Punjab)

By plane
To come to India the two main Airports are in Delhi & Mumbai, But these are not the only options available, there are there are more than 334 civilian airports in India 238 with paved runways and 108 with unpaved runways.
To get to Punjab the best options are these:
Delhi Is the main port when traveling into India by Air. Indira Gandhi International Airport [2] has been under heavy renovations, Now a stunning looking airport, is one of the nicest and most busiest airports in the world. Only a few hours drive or a few hours by Train.
Amritsar also has a International airport, it is one of the only ones in Punjab, The Raja Sansi International Airport [3] is open 24 hours, and is a closer drive to some parts of Punjab then New Delhi.

By train
India's rail network is the longest of any country. Trains run at an average of around 50-60 km/h, which means that it can take more than two days to get from one corner of the country to another. Rail operations throughout the country are run by the state-owned company, Indian Railways. The rail network traverses through the length and breadth of the country, covering a total length of around 63,000 km (39,000 miles). Out of this a total 16,693 km of track has been electrified till now and 12,617 km have double tracks.
Trains can be caught very easily through out India to get to Punjab, For very cheap. Trains are often the best way to experience India and Punjab.

Get around

Cars -In Punjab is One of the best ways to get around, You can either rent a car, Get a taxi for less. Taxi's usually don't have a problem driving to where ever you want within the district. It is very common to see the owner of the Car sitting in the back with a Driver driving the car.

Two-wheelers -Most popular mode of transport in terms of number of cars.
Autorickshaw -An auto rickshaw (auto or rickshaw or tempo in popular parlance) is a three wheeler vehicle for hire. They typically have no doors or seatbelts. They are generally yellow or green in colour and have a black or green canopy on the top. An auto rickshaw is generally characterized by a tin/iron body resting on three small wheels (one in front, two on the rear), a small cabin for the driver in the front and seating for three in the rear.Hiring an auto often involves bargaining with the driver.
Bus -You can get on a bus in most town in Punjab. They go all over the country.

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