East Punjab
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East Punjab used to be a region of India because it was separated from West Punjab, which became a part of Pakistan by the Radcliffe Line after India was divided in 1947. It is now known as Indian Punjab. It existed between 1947 and 1966, comprising the present-day states of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Chandigarh. It had an area of 200,037 km² and today it would have had an combined population of 70,913,826.
| Province of East Panjab ਚੜਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬ | |||||
| Former State of India | |||||
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| Capital city | Shimla (1947–1953)[1] Chandigarh (1953–1966)[1] | ||||
| History | |||||
| - | Established | 1947 | |||
| - | Disestablished | 1966 | |||
East Punjab Media
Administrative divisions of India in 1951
A map of the distribution of native Punjabi speakers in India and Pakistan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shimla Then & Now (1 January 1996)Indus Publishing. ISBN 9788173870460.
