Punjab
How Punjab earns, spends, works, borrows, learns, falls ill and warms, set against India and its neighbours, in 128 figures from 76 official tables. Each figure carries its own year: states publish on different timetables.
Where Punjab stands
Each row puts every state and union territory with a figure for the same period on one line, lowest on the left and highest on the right. Punjab is the blue dot; India, where the source gives an all-India figure for that period, is the gold tick. Rows read on their own scales: a dot near the right of one row and the left of another says where Punjab ranks, not how big the numbers are.
Punjab among the states and union territories
Income and growth
State domestic product is everything produced inside the state in a year. Divided by the people who live there, it is the nearest thing to an average income each state publishes, though it measures production, not what people take home. Every figure here is on MoSPI's 2011-12 base.
In Punjab, income per person was ₹2,16,592 in 2024-25, near the middle of the 32 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25 (19th counted from the highest). That is about ₹593 a day for each person, before anyone pays for food, rent or school, and before it is split, very unequally, between wages, profits and taxes.
In Punjab, the economy's real growth (GSDP at constant prices) was 6.3% in 2024-25, 26th of the 32 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 6.5%.
In Punjab, gross state domestic product (GSDP), the size of the economy was ₹8.26 lakh crore in 2024-25, near the middle of the 32 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25 (16th counted from the highest).
Income per person in Punjab, each year
How fast Punjab's economy grew, after inflation
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income per person, 2011-12 prices | ₹1,37,092 | 2024-25 | near the middle, 18th of 32 counted from the highest | no figure | Row |
| Real growth of income per person | 5.0% | 2024-25 | 27th of 32, counted from the highest | no figure | Row |
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What the economy runs on
What the state's output is made of: farms, forests and fishing; industry, which is mining, manufacturing, power and water, and construction; and services, from shops and transport to banks, schools, hospitals and government.
In Punjab, services' share was 47.5% in 2024-25, near the middle of the 32 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25 (19th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 54.9%.
In Punjab, farming's share of the state's output (GSVA) was 24.0% in 2024-25, 7th of the 32 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 17.9%.
What Punjab's output is made of, against India
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry's share of output | 28.6% | 2024-25 | near the middle, 13th of 32 counted from the highest | 27.1% | Row |
| Manufacturing's share of output | 16.6% | 2024-25 | near the middle, 11th of 32 counted from the highest | 13.9% | Row |
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Prices
Retail inflation on the 2024 base of the Consumer Price Index, which began in January 2026: how much more the same basket of goods and services cost than a year earlier. Each state has its own basket, so a state's index and the all-India index weigh items differently.
In Punjab, retail inflation (prices against a year earlier) was 4.5% in August 2026, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for August 2026 (19th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 4.8%. Something that cost ₹100 a year earlier cost about ₹104 in August 2026, on the average shopping basket of Punjab.
In Punjab, inflation in food and drink was 6.1% in August 2026, 12th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for August 2026, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 5.7%.
Prices in Punjab against a year earlier, on two rulers
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation for farm labourers (CPI-AL) | 3.3% | Aug 2026 | 24th of 32, counted from the highest | 5.2% | Row |
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Work and pay
From the Periodic Labour Force Survey's calendar-year estimates for 2025, the survey's new design. Usual status counts what a person did for most of the year. Wages are the Labour Bureau's daily rates for men in rural India, as the RBI's Handbook reprints them.
In Punjab, the unemployment rate (age 15 and above, usual status) was 5.3% in 2025, 9th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2025, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 3.1%.
In Punjab, the unemployment rate among graduates (usual status) was 11.6% in 2025, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2025 (19th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 11.2%.
In Punjab, the share of women working or looking for work was 30.2% in 2025, 31st of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2025, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 40.0%.
In Punjab, the daily wage of a man doing general farm work was ₹421 a day in 2024-25, near the middle of the 19 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25 (8th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was ₹398 a day.
Women and men at work in Punjab, against India
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment, age 15 to 29 | 17.0% | 2025 | 11th of 36, counted from the highest | 9.9% | Row |
| Unemployment, women | 7.3% | 2025 | joint 8th of 36, counted from the highest | 3.1% | Row |
| Unemployment, men | 4.6% | 2025 | joint 10th of 36, counted from the highest | 3.1% | Row |
| Men in the labour force | 79.2% | 2025 | near the middle, 15th of 36 counted from the highest | 79.1% | Row |
| Women in work | 28.0% | 2025 | 31st of 36, counted from the highest | 38.8% | Row |
| Men in work | 75.6% | 2025 | near the middle, 18th of 36 counted from the highest | 76.6% | Row |
| Daily wage, non-farm labour (men) | ₹407 a day | 2024-25 | near the middle, 7th of 19 counted from the highest | ₹396 a day | Row |
| Daily wage, construction (men) | ₹438 a day | 2024-25 | near the middle, 9th of 20 counted from the highest | ₹441 a day | Row |
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How households live
Spending from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24; poverty from NITI Aayog's multidimensional index; homes, women's lives and families from the sixth National Family Health Survey (2023-24), with the fifth round (2019-21) beside each figure as the NFHS-6 fact sheets print it. Toilets and cooking fuel are not in the NFHS-6 fact sheets, so they come from NFHS-5.
In Punjab, monthly spending per person in villages was ₹5,817 in 2023-24, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24 (13th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was ₹4,122. A month's ₹5,817 is about ₹194 a day for each person in the household, for food, fuel, rent, travel, school and everything else.
In Punjab, monthly spending per person in towns and cities was ₹7,359 in 2023-24, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24 (21st counted from the highest). The all-India figure was ₹6,996. A month's ₹7,359 is about ₹245 a day for each person in the household, for food, fuel, rent, travel, school and everything else.
In Punjab, monthly spending per person of the poorest 5% of village households was ₹2,900 in 2023-24, 7th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was ₹1,677.
In Punjab, food's share of what village households spend was 42.4% in 2023-24, 4th lowest of 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24. The all-India figure was 47.0%.
In Punjab, the monthly income of an agricultural household, from all sources (NSS 77, agricultural year July 2018 to June 2019, paid-out costs) was ₹26,701 in NSS 77, 2019, 2nd highest of 27 states and union territories with figures for NSS 77, 2019. The all-India figure was ₹10,218.
In Punjab, the average cash loan outstanding per rural household, counting those with none (AIDIS, 30 June 2018) was ₹97,891 in NSS 77 (AIDIS), 2019, 6th of the 33 states and union territories with figures for NSS 77 (AIDIS), 2019, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was ₹59,748.
In Punjab, the share of people who are multidimensionally poor (NITI Aayog) was 4.8% in 2019-21, 26th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2019-21, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 15.0%.
In Punjab, the share of people in homes with an improved toilet was 86.6% in NFHS-5, 2019-21, 8th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2019-21, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 70.2%. In the previous round, NFHS-4, 2015-16, it was 81.5%.
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food's share of spending, urban | 41.3% | 2023-24 | near the middle, 17th of 36 counted from the highest | 39.7% | Row |
| Spending of the richest 5%, rural | ₹12,382 | 2023-24 | near the middle, 14th of 36 counted from the highest | ₹10,137 | Row |
| Inequality of spending (Gini), rural | 0.190 | 2023-24 | joint 27th of 36, counted from the highest | 0.237 | Row |
| Inequality of spending (Gini), urban | 0.218 | 2023-24 | 30th of 36, counted from the highest | 0.284 | Row |
| Monthly spending per person, Scheduled Caste households, rural | ₹5,136 | 2023-24 | near the middle, 16th of 35 counted from the highest | ₹3,878 | Row |
| Assets of a rural household | ₹39,48,465 | NSS 77 (AIDIS), 2019 | 4th highest of 33 | ₹15,92,379 | no row |
| Rural households in debt | 351 per 1,000 | NSS 77 (AIDIS), 2019 | 10th of 33, counted from the highest | 350 per 1,000 | no row |
| Adults with a bank account | 93.5% | NSS 79, 2022-23 | 25th of 36, counted from the highest | 94.6% | no row |
| Homes with broadband | 56.6% | NSS 78, 2020-21 | 11th of 36, counted from the highest | 41.8% | no row |
| People with a disability | 2.7% | NSS 76, July to December 2018 | joint 4th highest of 33 | 2.2% | no row |
| Clean cooking fuel | 76.7%NFHS-4, 2015-16: 65.9% | NFHS-5, 2019-21 | near the middle, 14th of 36 counted from the highest | 58.6% | Row |
| Improved drinking water | 99.4%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 98.8% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 5th highest of 35 | 96.5% | Row |
| Electricity at home | 99.7%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 99.7% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | joint 5th highest of 35 | 98.3% | Row |
| Health insurance | 49.2%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 25.2% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 26th of 35, counted from the highest | 60.2% | Row |
| Women with a bank account | 87.9%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 81.6% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 27th of 35, counted from the highest | 89.0% | Row |
| Women with a mobile phone | 72.6%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 61.2% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | near the middle, 17th of 35 counted from the highest | 63.6% | Row |
| Women who have used the internet | 74.5%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 54.8% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | near the middle, 13th of 35 counted from the highest | 64.3% | Row |
| Women with 10 years of school | 60.6%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 56.0% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 10th of 35, counted from the highest | 46.4% | Row |
| Women married before 18 | 10.2%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 8.7% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | near the middle, joint 21st of 35 counted from the highest | 20.1% | Row |
| Sex ratio at birth | 904NFHS-4, 2015-16: 860 | NFHS-5, 2019-21 | 26th of 36, counted from the highest | 929 | Row |
| Households with a bank account | 96.8%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 95.5% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | joint 4th lowest of 35 | 98.2% | Row |
| Women who own a house or land | 13.4%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 9.3% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 27th of 35, counted from the highest | 18.8% | Row |
| Children aged 2 to 4 in pre-school | 57.6%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 40.3% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 11th of 35, counted from the highest | 47.0% | Row |
| Women who faced spousal violence | 8.7%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 11.6% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 28th of 35, counted from the highest | 22.3% | Row |
| Women among MLAs | 11.1% | 2022 | 3rd highest of 7 | no figure | Row |
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Health
Nutrition, births, vaccination, blood pressure and blood sugar from the sixth National Family Health Survey (2023-24); anaemia, which its fact sheets do not print, from the fifth (2019-21); infant deaths and life expectancy from the Sample Registration System; government hospital beds from the Ministry of Health, as the RBI's Handbook reprints them.
In Punjab, the share of children under five who are too short for their age was 20.4% in NFHS-6, 2023-24, 29th of the 35 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 29.3%. In the previous round, NFHS-5, 2019-21, it was 24.5%. That is about 20 in every 100 children under five, a sign of poor nutrition in the years when it matters most.
In Punjab, the share of births in a hospital or health centre was 96.1% in NFHS-6, 2023-24, near the middle of the 35 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24 (16th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 90.6%. In the previous round, NFHS-5, 2019-21, it was 94.3%.
In Punjab, the share of women aged 15 and above with high blood pressure, or on medicine for it was 24.5% in NFHS-6, 2023-24, 8th of the 35 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 19.4%. In the previous round, NFHS-5, 2019-21, it was 31.2%.
In Punjab, the share of women aged 15 to 49 who are anaemic was 58.6% in NFHS-5, 2019-21, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2019-21 (15th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 57.0%. In the previous round, NFHS-4, 2015-16, it was 53.5%.
In Punjab, the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births (Sample Registration System) was 17 in 2022-23, near the middle of the 34 states and union territories with figures for 2022-23 (joint 16th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 25.
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children wasted | 18.0%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 10.6% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | near the middle, 16th of 35 counted from the highest | 19.0% | Row |
| Children anaemic | 71.1%NFHS-4, 2015-16: 56.6% | NFHS-5, 2019-21 | 7th of 36, counted from the highest | 67.1% | Row |
| Children fully vaccinated | 77.7%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 76.2% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 29th of 35, counted from the highest | 82.6% | Row |
| Children per woman | 1.6NFHS-5, 2019-21: 1.6 | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | joint 4th lowest of 35 | 2.0 | Row |
| Women overweight or obese | 44.7%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 40.8% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 7th of 35, counted from the highest | 30.7% | Row |
| Men with high blood pressure | 26.3%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 37.7% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | near the middle, 15th of 35 counted from the highest | 22.1% | Row |
| Women with high blood sugar | 21.3%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 14.7% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 10th of 35, counted from the highest | 17.8% | Row |
| Men with high blood sugar | 22.3%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 14.1% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | near the middle, 12th of 35 counted from the highest | 20.9% | Row |
| Men who use tobacco | 13.9%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 12.8% | NFHS-6, 2023-24 | 2nd lowest of 35 | 36.3% | Row |
| Life expectancy at birth | 70.8 years | 2022-23 | near the middle, joint 9th of 22 counted from the highest | 70.3 years | Row |
| Government hospital beds | 19,020 | 2022-23 | near the middle, 16th of 36 counted from the highest | 8,40,455 | Row |
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Money
Bank deposits and credit booked at branches in the state, from the RBI's quarterly statistics, and the number of bank branches. Credit is counted where a loan is sanctioned, which is not always where the money is spent.
In Punjab, the credit-deposit ratio (bank loans booked in the state for every ₹100 deposited there) was 61.9% at the end of June 2026, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for the end of June 2026 (18th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 83.0%. For every ₹100 deposited with banks in Punjab, they have lent about ₹62 in Punjab. The rest is lent elsewhere.
In Punjab, the total of bank deposits was ₹7.46 lakh crore at the end of June 2026, 12th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for the end of June 2026, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was ₹256.52 lakh crore.
In Punjab, farm loans' share of bank credit booked in the state was 16.5% at the end of June 2026, 9th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for the end of June 2026, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 11.2%.
| District | Deposits | Credit | Credit-deposit ratio | Women's share of loans to individuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludhiana | ₹1.22 lakh crore | ₹2.39 lakh crore | 196.8% | 18.1% |
| Jalandhar | ₹1.09 lakh crore | ₹58,810 crore | 54.1% | 22.0% |
| Amritsar | ₹70,099 crore | ₹54,332 crore | 77.5% | 18.9% |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | ₹68,116 crore | ₹1.73 lakh crore | 254.4% | 21.0% |
| Patiala | ₹52,778 crore | ₹48,358 crore | 91.6% | 20.0% |
| Hoshiarpur | ₹50,497 crore | ₹18,948 crore | 37.5% | 23.4% |
| Kapurthala | ₹36,112 crore | ₹15,070 crore | 41.7% | 21.0% |
| Gurdaspur | ₹30,850 crore | ₹16,017 crore | 51.9% | 16.9% |
| Bathinda | ₹24,631 crore | ₹33,449 crore | 135.8% | 19.2% |
| Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | ₹19,294 crore | ₹5,761 crore | 29.9% | 23.3% |
The other 13 districts
| District | Deposits | Credit | Credit-deposit ratio | Women's share of loans to individuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangrur | ₹18,138 crore | ₹18,594 crore | 102.5% | 16.9% |
| Moga | ₹17,709 crore | ₹13,544 crore | 76.5% | 16.0% |
| Rupnagar | ₹16,598 crore | ₹8,303 crore | 50.0% | 22.6% |
| Pathankot | ₹15,891 crore | ₹9,212 crore | 58.0% | 16.9% |
| Ferozpur | ₹12,751 crore | ₹15,800 crore | 123.9% | 14.6% |
| Tarn Taran | ₹12,424 crore | ₹9,399 crore | 75.6% | 14.0% |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | ₹12,115 crore | ₹16,171 crore | 133.5% | 18.9% |
| Fazilka | ₹10,432 crore | ₹14,354 crore | 137.6% | 17.9% |
| Faridkot | ₹10,351 crore | ₹9,272 crore | 89.6% | 16.9% |
| Muktsar | ₹9,483 crore | ₹13,184 crore | 139.0% | 17.4% |
| Barnala | ₹8,569 crore | ₹8,458 crore | 98.7% | 16.4% |
| Malerkotla | ₹6,985 crore | ₹4,886 crore | 69.9% | 17.1% |
| Mansa | ₹6,379 crore | ₹9,901 crore | 155.2% | 16.0% |
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank credit | ₹4.61 lakh crore | end Jun 2026 | near the middle, 14th of 36 counted from the highest | ₹212.88 lakh crore | Row |
| Personal loans, share of bank credit | 31.9% | end Jun 2026 | 29th of 36, counted from the highest | 30.9% | Row |
| Urban co-operative banks | 3 | end Mar 2026 | joint 20th of 29, counted from the highest | no figure | Row |
| Deposits in urban co-operative banks | ₹958 crore | end Mar 2024 | near the middle, 18th of 29 counted from the highest | no figure | Row |
| Bank branches | 6,940 | end Jun 2026 | 12th of 36, counted from the highest | no figure | Row |
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Industry, energy and exports
Registered factories from the Annual Survey of Industries; small unincorporated businesses outside farming, from the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises; renewable power from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; electricity supply from the Central Electricity Authority and goods exports by state of origin from the commerce ministry, as the RBI's Handbook reprints them.
In Punjab, the number of factories in operation was 11,316 in 2023-24, 7th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 2,12,990.
In Punjab, the number of unincorporated enterprises outside farming (ASUSE) was 18,71,246 in 2023-24, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24 (14th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 7,33,99,476.
In Punjab, the renewable power capacity installed was 3,458 MW in July 2026, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for July 2026 (15th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 2,91,726 MW.
| Industry (NIC 2008 division) | Value added | Share of the state's factory value added | People engaged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machinery and Equipment N.e.c | ₹7,947 crore | 13.2% | 56,278 |
| Food Products | ₹7,651 crore | 12.7% | 1,31,727 |
| Coke and Refined Petroleum Products | ₹7,330 crore | 12.1% | 6,104 |
| Textiles | ₹5,047 crore | 8.4% | 1,17,488 |
| Wearing Apparel | ₹3,875 crore | 6.4% | 93,649 |
| Basic Metals | ₹3,816 crore | 6.3% | 43,273 |
| Motor Vehicles,trailers and Semi Trailers. | ₹2,896 crore | 4.8% | 33,070 |
| Beverages | ₹2,786 crore | 4.6% | 14,954 |
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People working in factories | 7,80,562 | 2023-24 | 8th of 36, counted from the highest | 1,95,89,131 | Row |
| Value added by factories | ₹60,366 crore | 2023-24 | near the middle, 14th of 36 counted from the highest | ₹24,58,336 crore | Row |
| Workers in informal enterprises | 31,49,055 | 2023-24 | near the middle, 14th of 36 counted from the highest | 12,05,99,815 | Row |
| Solar power capacity | 1,603 MW | Jul 2026 | near the middle, 13th of 36 counted from the highest | 1,64,595 MW | Row |
| Wind power capacity | 0 MW | Jul 2026 | not ranked | 58,137 MW | Row |
| Electricity available per person | 2,503 kWh | 2024-25 | 2nd highest of 34 | 1,208 kWh | Row |
| Power lost in transmission | 14.2% | 2022-23 | joint 27th of 34, counted from the highest | 17.7% | Row |
| Goods exported | US$1.84 billion | 2024-25 | near the middle, 19th of 36 counted from the highest | US$437.42 billion | Row |
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Farms
Crop output, yield, irrigation and milk from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Department of Animal Husbandry, as the RBI's Handbook of Statistics on Indian States reprints them; fertiliser use per hectare from the farms guide's state tables. The farms guide holds every crop for every state since 1980-81.
In Punjab, the foodgrain harvest was 328 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, 3rd highest of 31 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25. The all-India figure was 3,577 lakh tonnes.
In Punjab, the foodgrain yield was 4,761 kg a hectare in 2024-25, the highest of 31 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25. The all-India figure was 2,601 kg a hectare.
In Punjab, the rice harvest was 144 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, 4th highest of 31 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25. The all-India figure was 1,502 lakh tonnes.
In Punjab, the wheat harvest was 180 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, 3rd highest of 25 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25. The all-India figure was 1,179 lakh tonnes.
In Punjab, the fertiliser (nitrogen, phosphate and potash) used on each hectare was 247 kg a hectare in 2020-21, 2nd highest of 30 states and union territories with figures for 2020-21. The all-India figure was 137 kg a hectare.
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cropped area irrigated | 93.5% | 2023-24 | 2nd highest of 31 | 59.9% | Row |
| Cropping intensity | 201 | 2023-24 | the highest of 31 | 157 | Row |
| Pulses grown | 0.3 lakh tonnes | 2024-25 | near the middle, 20th of 31 counted from the highest | 257 lakh tonnes | Row |
| Oilseeds grown | 0.8 lakh tonnes | 2024-25 | near the middle, 16th of 31 counted from the highest | 430 lakh tonnes | Row |
| Sugarcane grown | 72.8 lakh tonnes | 2024-25 | 8th of 29, counted from the highest | 4,546 lakh tonnes | Row |
| Cotton grown | 4.1 lakh bales | 2024-25 | near the middle, 10th of 20 counted from the highest | 297 lakh bales | Row |
| Milk produced | 140 lakh tonnes | 2023-24 | 6th of 34, counted from the highest | 2,393 lakh tonnes | Row |
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Education
Schools from UDISE+, the Ministry of Education's census of every school, as MoSPI serves it (2018-19 to 2024-25); college enrolment from the All India Survey on Higher Education (2021-22). A gross enrolment ratio counts every enrolled student, of any age, against the population of the official age group, so it can pass 100.
In Punjab, the gross enrolment ratio in higher education (18 to 23 year olds) was 27.4% in 2021-22, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2021-22 (20th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 28.4%.
In Punjab, the gross enrolment ratio in classes 11 and 12 was 79.5% in 2024-25, 10th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25, counted from the highest.
In Punjab, the pupil-teacher ratio in the state's schools was 22 pupils for each teacher in 2024-25, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25 (joint 13th counted from the highest).
In Punjab, the share of schools with an internet connection was 74.0% in 2023-24, 12th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24, counted from the highest.
In Punjab, the share of 15 to 29 year olds not in education, employment or training (NSS 79) was 28.5% in NSS 79, 2022-23, 7th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for NSS 79, 2022-23, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 25.6%.
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College enrolment ratio, women | 30.1% | 2021-22 | near the middle, 18th of 36 counted from the highest | 28.5% | Row |
| Young people who can use the internet | 90.7% | NSS 79, 2022-23 | near the middle, 19th of 36 counted from the highest | 84.2% | no row |
| Years of schooling, adults | 7.8 years | NSS 79, 2022-23 | near the middle, joint 19th of 36 counted from the highest | 7.5 years | no row |
| Schools with working electricity | 99.9% | 2024-25 | 8th of 36, counted from the highest | no figure | no row |
| Schools with a working girls' toilet | 98.0% | 2024-25 | 12th of 36, counted from the highest | no figure | no row |
| Single-teacher schools | 8.9% | 2024-25 | 10th of 36, counted from the highest | no figure | no row |
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Climate
Temperature and rain over the whole state, from ERA5, a reconstruction of past weather that the World Bank's Climate Change Knowledge Portal averages over each state's area. Each year is set against the state's own average for 1951 to 1980.
In Punjab, the average air temperature over the year was 24.2°C in 2025, 24th of the 33 states and union territories with figures for 2025, counted from the highest. Its average over 1951 to 1980 was 23.8°C.
In Punjab, the rain over the year was 1,004 mm in 2025, 28th of the 33 states and union territories with figures for 2025, counted from the highest. Its average over 1951 to 1980 was 831 mm.
In Punjab, the change in days of 35°C or more by 2040 to 2059 against 1995 to 2014, on a middle emissions path (SSP2-4.5, median of the models) was +25 days in 2040-2059, 4th highest of 33 states and union territories with figures for 2040-2059.
How warm Punjab's years have been since 1950
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days of 35°C or more | 93 days1951 to 1980 average: 102 days | 2025 | 2nd highest of 33 | no figure | Row |
| Extra hot days by 2040-59 (high path) | +33 days | 2040-2059 | 4th highest of 33 | no figure | Row |
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State finances
The state government's own accounts, from the RBI's Handbook, set against the state's GSDP as the states guide computes it, with what it pays to borrow and how often it ran short of cash with the RBI, from the RBI's weekly and monthly tables. Actual accounts run two years behind; budget and revised estimates are left out.
In Punjab, outstanding liabilities at the end of March, as a share of GSDP was 47.1% in 2022-23, 3rd highest of 31 states and union territories with figures for 2022-23.
In Punjab, the gross fiscal deficit, as a share of the state's GSDP was 5.0% in 2022-23, 5th highest of 31 states and union territories with figures for 2022-23.
In Punjab, interest payments as a share of revenue spending was 17.5% in 2022-23, 4th highest of 31 states and union territories with figures for 2022-23. The all-India figure was 12.3%.
In Punjab, the cut-off yield on the state's market loans, weighted by amount raised was 7.30% a year in 2025-26, near the middle of the 31 states and union territories with figures for 2025-26 (19th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 7.32% a year.
In Punjab, the days in the last twelve months the state was in overdraft with the RBI, having spent past its advances was 31 days in the year to Jul 2026, 5th highest of 29 states and union territories with figures for the year to Jul 2026.
| Measure | Punjab | Period | Rank | All India | Every cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own tax revenue, % of GSDP | 6.2% | 2022-23 | near the middle, 13th of 31 counted from the highest | no figure | Row |
| Days on ways and means advances, last 12 months | 240 days | the year to Jul 2026 | the highest of 29 | no figure | Row |
| Consolidated sinking fund | ₹11,154 crore | end Jul 2026 | 8th of 28, counted from the highest | no figure | Row |
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Neighbours and peers
Punjab beside the units it shares a land border with, and the three nearest to it in income per person (marked †). Each figure carries its own period; where two periods differ, the figures are not a like-for-like comparison.
| State or UT | Income per person | Real growth of GSDP | Retail inflation (CPI) | Unemployment rate | Monthly spending per person, rural | Credit-deposit ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | ₹2,16,5922024-25 | 6.3%2024-25 | 4.5%Aug 2026 | 5.3%2025 | ₹5,8172023-24 | 61.9%end Jun 2026 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | ₹1,55,3982024-25 | 6.1%2024-25 | 4.1%Aug 2026 | 4.9%2025 | ₹4,7742023-24 | 58.5%end Jun 2026 |
| Himachal Pradesh | ₹2,58,1962024-25 | 6.4%2024-25 | 3.8%Aug 2026 | 4.5%2025 | ₹5,8252023-24 | 40.3%end Jun 2026 |
| Haryana | ₹3,53,1822024-25 | 7.5%2024-25 | 3.9%Aug 2026 | 4.5%2025 | ₹5,3772023-24 | 75.9%end Jun 2026 |
| Rajasthan | ₹1,85,0952024-25 | 8.8%2024-25 | 5.2%Aug 2026 | 4.3%2025 | ₹4,5102023-24 | 98.9%end Jun 2026 |
| Chandigarh | ₹4,89,1732024-25 | 6.1%2024-25 | 4.0%Aug 2026 | 5.7%2025 | ₹8,8572023-24 | 86.8%end Jun 2026 |
| Tripura † | ₹1,87,0492024-25 | 9.0%2024-25 | 3.5%Aug 2026 | 2.7%2025 | ₹6,2592023-24 | 48.2%end Jun 2026 |
| Arunachal Pradesh † | ₹2,49,0752024-25 | 13.8%2024-25 | 3.1%Aug 2026 | 6.6%2025 | ₹5,9952023-24 | 38.5%end Jun 2026 |
| Uttarakhand † | ₹2,50,7362024-25 | 6.4%2024-25 | 4.7%Aug 2026 | 5.1%2025 | ₹5,0032023-24 | 45.0%end Jun 2026 |
Go deeper
12,150 series across 16 guides name Punjab. Each guide explains its measure in full, and its every-cut table holds every series. The figures above link to their own rows. The whole list, with each series' latest value and a link to its row, is one download: punjab.csv.
How to read this profile
Every number on this page is copied from an official table, or worked out from one in a way the page names (a share, a growth rate, an average). Nothing is estimated or filled in. Where a source has no figure for Punjab, the page says so.
States report at different lags. MoSPI's newest year of state accounts comes from a few states first, so each figure is ranked at its comparison period, the latest that at least three in four units have published, and the newer estimate is given beside it. A rank counts only the units with a figure for that period, and says how many.
Figures from different sources are different rulers. The 2012 and 2024 bases of the Consumer Price Index, the two designs of the labour force survey, and the rounds of the family health survey are never joined into one series. Boundaries change too: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana split in June 2014; Jammu and Kashmir became two union territories in October 2019; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu merged in January 2020. A figure for a unit before its change appears only under that unit's own name.
How to misread a state profile
- 1
"Income per person is what a typical person earns."
It is what is produced in the state, divided by everyone who lives there. Profits of companies based elsewhere count where the plant stands; money sent home by people working in other states counts where they work. Spending per person, from the household survey, is closer to how a household lives.
- 2
"It ranks 10th, so it is in the middle."
Check out of how many. Some tables cover 36 units, some 19. A rank says nothing about the distance to the next state; the row in the first chart shows it.
- 3
"This figure is from this year."
Each figure carries its own period, printed beside it. A family health survey figure, a college enrolment ratio and a state's accounts each come from a different year, and the newest of them can be years apart. Two figures side by side may not describe the same year.
- 4
"A low credit-deposit ratio means banks are not lending."
Loans are counted where they are sanctioned. A company with plants in one state may borrow in Mumbai; a farmer's crop loan stays local. A low ratio says that much of the money saved in the state is lent elsewhere.
- 5
"The state's weather station says otherwise."
The climate figures are averages over the whole area of the state, from a reconstruction of past weather, not readings at one station. A city can be warmer or wetter than its state's average.