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Punjab is a state in northern India. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres, 1.53% of India's total geographical area. It is the 20th-largest Indian state by area. With 27,704,236 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Punjab is the 16th-largest state by population, comprising 22 districts. Punjabi is the most widely spoken and official language of the state. The main ethnic group are the Punjabis, with Sikhs (57.7%) forming the demographic majority, followed by Hindus (38.5%). The state capital is Chandigarh, a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighboring state of Haryana. The five rivers from which the region took its name were Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum; Sutlej, Ravi and Beas are part of the Indian Punjab. Punjab is primarily agriculture-based due to the presence of abundant water sources and fertile soils.

The current Government was elected in the 2017 Assembly elections as Congress won 77 out of 117 Assembly seats and Amarinder Singh is the current Chief Minister.

Culture

The culture of Punjab has many elements including music such as bhangra, an extensive religious and non-religious dance tradition

Sport

Kabbadi (Circle Style), a team contact sport originated in rural Punjab is recognised as the state game.

Tourism

Tourism in Indian Punjab centres around the historic palaces, battle sites, and the great Sikh architecture of the state and the surrounding region. The Golden Temple in Amritsaris one of the major tourist destinations of Punjab and indeed India, attracting more visitors than the Taj Mahal.

Punjab also has the world's first museum based on the Indian Partition of 1947, in Amritsar, called the Partition Museum.