A district of thePunjab state ofIndia is an administrative geographical unit, headed by aDistrict Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner, an officer belonging to theIndian Administrative Service. The District Magistrate or the Deputy Commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging toPunjab Civil Service and other state services. There are 23 Districts in Punjab, afterMalerkotla district bifurcated fromSangrur district as the 23rd district on 14 May 2021.[1]
Senior Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to theIndian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues in the districts of the state. He is assisted by the officers of thePunjab Police and other services.
Division Forest Officer, an officer belonging to theIndian Forest Service is responsible for managing the forests, environment and wildlife related issues of the districts. He is assisted by the officers of theDepartment of Forest and Wildlife.
Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development sector such as Irrigation, PwD (Public works department), Agriculture, Health, Education, Animal husbandry, etc. These offices belong to various state services.
| S. No. | Code[2] | District | Headquarters | Population (2011) | Area (km2)[3] | Density (/km2) | Highlighted Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AM | Amritsar | Amritsar | 2,490,891 | 2,647 | 932 | .svg) |
| 2 | BNL | Barnala | Barnala | 596,294 | 1,410 | 419 | .svg) |
| 3 | BA | Bathinda | Bathinda | 1,388,859 | 3,385 | 414 | .svg) |
| 4 | FR | Faridkot | Faridkot | 618,008 | 1,469 | 424 | .svg) |
| 5 | FT | Fatehgarh Sahib | Fatehgarh Sahib | 599,814 | 1,180 | 508 | .svg) |
| 6 | FI | Firozpur | Firozpur | 965,337 | 2,190 | 440 | .svg) |
| 7 | FA | Fazilka[4] | Fazilka | 1,180,483 | 3,113 | 379 | .svg) |
| 8 | GU | Gurdaspur | Gurdaspur | 2,299,026 | 2,635 | 649 | .svg) |
| 9 | HO | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | 1,582,793 | 3,365 | 466 | .svg) |
| 10 | JA | Jalandhar | Jalandhar | 2,181,753 | 2,632 | 831 | .svg) |
| 11 | KA | Kapurthala | Kapurthala | 817,668 | 1,632 | 501 | .svg) |
| 12 | LU | Ludhiana | Ludhiana | 3,487,882 | 3,767 | 975 | .svg) |
| 13 | ML | Malerkotla | Malerkotla | 452,016 | 837 | 540 | .svg) |
| 14 | MA | Mansa | Mansa | 768,808 | 2,171 | 350 | .svg) |
| 15 | MO | Moga | Moga | 992,289 | 2,216 | 444 | .svg) |
| 16 | MU | Sri Muktsar Sahib | Sri Muktsar Sahib | 902,702 | 2,615 | 348 | .svg) |
| 17 | PA | Pathankot | Pathankot | 676,598 | 929 | 728 | .svg) |
| 18 | PA | Patiala | Patiala | 1,892,282 | 3,218 | 596 | .svg) |
| 19 | RU | Rupnagar | Rupnagar | 683,349 | 1,369 | 488 | .svg) |
| 20 | SAS | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | Mohali | 986,147 | 1,093 | 830 | .svg) |
| 21 | SA | Sangrur | Sangrur | 1,203,153 | 2,848 | 422 | .svg) |
| 22 | NS | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar | Nawanshahr | 614,362 | 1,267 | 478 | .svg) |
| 23 | TT | Tarn Taran | Tarn Taran Sahib | 1,120,070 | 2,449 | 464 | .svg) |
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