East Punjab facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Province of East Punjab (1947-1950)State of Punjab (1950-1966) |
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| Capital city | Shimla (1947–1953) Chandigarh (1953–1966) |
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| - | Established | 1947 | |||
| - | Disestablished | 1966 | |||
| Today part of | Chandigarh Haryana Himachal Pradesh Punjab |
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East Punjab was a region of India. It was separated from West Punjab, which became a part of Pakistan by the Radcliffe Line after India was divided in 1947. It existed between 1947-1966 and it comprised the present-day states of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Doab (India), itself re-named as Indian Punjab. It had an area of 150,037 km2 and today it would have had an combined population of 59,913,826 (2011 est).
Images for kids
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A map of the distribution of native Punjabi speakers in India and Pakistan
See also
In Spanish: Punyab Oriental para niños
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