List of cities in the Punjab region by population

The following is a list of the largest cities in the Punjab region by population located in modern divisions which were part of the British Punjab Province as at 1947 when the modern countries of India and Pakistan were created. Accordingly, the Punjab is a geographical region in South Asia now divided politically by Pakistan and India and is also administratively divided into provinces, states, and territories within both countries. 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.

List of the Cities edit

Rank City Administrative subdivision Sovereign state Image City proper population Urban area population Metropolitan area population
1 Lahore   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   11,126,285[1]
(2017)
11,545,000[2]
(2016)
2 Faisalabad   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   3,203,846[3]
(2017)
3,675,000[2]
(2016)
3 Gurgaon State of Haryana   India   2,982,928[4]
(2021)
4 Rawalpindi   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   2,098,231[1]
(2017)
5 Gujranwala   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   2,027,001[1]
(2017)
2,705,000[5](2016)
6 Ludhiana State of Punjab   India 1,885,456[6]
(2021 estimate)
1,740,000[2]
(2016)
7 Multan   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   1,871,843[1]
(2017)
3,100,000[7](2016)
8 Faridabad State of Haryana   India   1,404,653[8]
(2011)
9 Amritsar State of Punjab   India   1,400,311[9]
(2021 estimate)
1,285,000[2]
(2016)
10 Chandigarh Union territory of Chandigarh   India   1,055,880[8]
(2011)
1,150,000[2]
(2016)
11 Jalandhar State of Punjab   India   862,196[8]
(2011)
970,000[2]
(2016)
12 Bahawalpur   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   762,111[1]
(2017)
930,000[2]
(2016)
13 Sargodha   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   659,862[1]
(2017)
1,550,000[2]
(2016)
14 Sialkot   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   655,852[1]
(2017)
580,000[2]
(2016)
15 Sheikhupura   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   473,129[1]
(2017)
540,000[2]
(2016)
16 Patiala State of Punjab   India   446,246[8]
(2011)
803,242[2]
(2016)
17 Rahim Yar Khan   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 420,419[1]
(2017)
18 Jhang   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   414,131[1]
(2017)
19 Dera Ghāzi Khān   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 399,064[1]
(2017)
20 Gujrat   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   390,533[1]
(2017)
21 Sahiwal   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 389,605[1]
(2017)
22 Wah Cantonment   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 380,103[1]
(2017)
23 Rohtak State of Haryana   India   374,292[8]
(2011)
24 Kasur   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   358,409[1]
(2017)
25 Okara   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   357,935[1]
(2017)
26 Hisar State of Haryana   India   301,249[8]
(2011)
27 Ambala State of Haryana   India   300,484[8]
(2011)
28 Panipat State of Haryana   India   294,150[8]
(2011)
29 Karnal State of Haryana   India 286,964[8]
(2011)
30 Bathinda State of Punjab   India   285,813[8]
(2011)
31 Chiniot   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 278,747[1]
(2017)
32 Sonipat State of Haryana   India   277,053[8]
(2011)
33 Kāmoke   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 249,767[1]
(2017)
34 Hafizabad   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 245,784[1]
(2017)
35 Sadiqabad   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 239,677[1]
(2017)
36 Burewala   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 231,797[1]
(2017)
37 Khanewal   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   227,059[1]
(2017)
38 Yamunanagar State of Haryana   India 216,628[8]
(2011)
39 Panchkula State of Haryana   India   211,355[8]
(2011)
40 Muzaffargarh   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   209,604[1]
(2017)
41 Mandi Bahauddin   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 198,609[1]
(2017)
42 Bhiwani State of Haryana   India 197,662[8]
(2011)
43 Jhelum   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   190,425[1]
(2017)
44 Khanpur   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 184,793[1]
(2017)
45 Sirsa State of Haryana   India 183,282[8]
(2011)
46 Pakpattan   Province of Punjab   Pakistan   176,693[1]
(2017)
47 Daska   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 175,170[1]
(2017)
48 Gojra   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 174,860[1]
(2017)
49 Bahadurgarh State of Haryana   India   170,426[8]
(2011)
50 Shimla State of Himachal Pradesh   India   169,758[8]
(2011)
51 Hoshiarpur State of Punjab   India   168,443[8]
(2011)
52 Muridke   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 166,652[1]
(2017)
53 Jind State of Haryana   India 166,225[8]
(2011)
54 Batala State of Punjab   India   156,400[8]
(2011)
55 Thanesar State of Haryana   India   154,962[8]
(2011)
56 Moga State of Punjab   India   150,432[8]
(2011)
57 Pathankot State of Punjab   India   148,357[8]
(2011)
58 Mohali State of Punjab   India   146,104[8]
(2011)
59 Abohar State of Punjab   India 145,238[8]
(2011)
60 Kaithal State of Haryana   India   144,633[8]
(2011)
61 Rewari State of Haryana   India   140,864[8]
(2011)
62 Malerkotla State of Punjab   India   135,330[8]
(2011)
63 Khanna State of Punjab   India   128,130[8]
(2011)
64 Palwal State of Haryana   India 127,931[8]
(2011)
65 Jagadhari State of Haryana   India 124,915[8]
(2011)
66 Muktsar State of Punjab   India   117,085[8]
(2011)
67 Barnala State of Punjab   India 116,454[8]
(2011)
68 Firozpur State of Punjab   India   110,091[8]
(2011)
69 Kapurthala State of Punjab   India   101,654[8]
(2011)

See also edit

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