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Part I :
General Statistics
This section contains relevant data on the overview of the state including structural trends in the
state’s economy, district-wise data on socio economic parameters and indicators for development
infrastructure.
Punjabhasbeenapioneer inagrarianeconomy.The statehasmadenoteworthyprogress inconsolidation
of land holding, land reclamation for agriculture, development of irrigation, usage of high yielding seed
varieties, chemical fertilizers, insecticides and mechanical inputs.
As per Census 2011, Punjab’s human population was 27.7 million and more than half of the population
resided in six districts viz. Ludhiana, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Firozpur, Patiala and the balance
resided in the remaining districts. About 37 per cent of state’s population resided in urban areas which
was higher than national average of 32 per cent. Similarly, the per capita SDP in the state is higher than
the GDP of the country.
The share of agriculture and allied activities in the net state domestic product has declined from 34 per
cent in 2004-05 to 22 per cent in 2012-13 at constant (real) price. However, contribution of agriculture
in state SDP is one of the highest in India. The share of livestock in NSDP has also declined but not as
steep as the share of agriculture sector. Milk is the main product of livestock sector accounting for nearly
80 per cent of the total value of output of livestock.
The state of Punjab reported sex ratio of 893 females per 1,000 males as against national average of 940
females. The state’s sex ratio in urban area is lower than that of rural area.