The Punjab (/pʌndʒˈɑːb/, /ˈpʌndʒɑːb/, /pʌndʒˈæb/, /ˈpʌndʒæb/), also spelled Panjab, panj-āb, "five rivers" (Punjabi: پنجاب (Shahmukhi), ਪੰਜਾਬ (Gurumukhi), Hindi: पंजाब (Devanagari)), is a geographical region in one of the northernmost parts of the Indian subcontinent or South Asia, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India.
It has been inhabited by Indus Valley Civilisation, Indo-Aryan peoples and has seen numerous invasions by the Achaemenid Empire, Greeks, Kushan Empire, Ghaznavids, Timurids, Mughals, Afghans, British and others. The people of the Punjab today are called Punjabis and their principal language is called Punjabi. The main religions of the Punjab region are Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Other religious groups are Christianity, Jainism and Buddhism.
In 1947, with the dissolution of British India, the region was partitioned between India and Pakistan.
In Pakistan, it includes the Punjab province, Islamabad, parts of Azad Kashmir (namely Bhimber and Mirpur) and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (namely Peshawar known in the Punjab region as Pishore).
In India, it includes Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Division, Punjab and parts of Rajasthan in particular the Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts.
Below is the list of 24 districts in Punjab with pincode range and total unique pincodes per district.
| District | Minimum Pincode | Maximum Pincode | Number of Pincodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amritsar | 143001 | 143606 | 52 |
| Barnala | 148024 | 148109 | 12 |
| Bathinda | 151001 | 151510 | 21 |
| Chandigarh | 160022 | 160022 | 1 |
| Faridkot | 151202 | 152025 | 10 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 140405 | 147301 | 12 |
| Fazilka | 152118 | 152118 | 1 |
| Firozpur | 142041 | 152132 | 26 |
| Gurdaspur | 143505 | 145101 | 36 |
| Hoshiarpur | 144105 | 146116 | 55 |
| Jalandhar | 144001 | 144806 | 70 |
| Kapurthala | 144032 | 144819 | 27 |
| Ludhiana | 141001 | 148107 | 74 |
| Mansa | 151501 | 151510 | 10 |
| Moga | 142001 | 152028 | 22 |
| Mohali | 140103 | 160104 | 17 |
| Muktsar | 151202 | 152115 | 14 |
| Nawanshahr | 144029 | 146115 | 33 |
| Pathankot | 143533 | 145101 | 10 |
| Patiala | 140201 | 147203 | 32 |
| Ropar | 140101 | 140133 | 10 |
| Rupnagar | 140001 | 160071 | 29 |
| Sangrur | 148001 | 148108 | 23 |
| Tarn Taran | 143009 | 143601 | 31 |