East Punjab used to be a region of India because it was separated from West Punjab, which became a part of Pakistan by the Radcliffe Line after India was divided in 1947. It is now known as Indian Punjab. It existed between 1947 and 1966, comprising the present-day states of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi. It had an area of 200,037 km² and today it would have had an combined population of 70,913,826.
Province of East Panjab ਚੜਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬ | |||||||||||||||
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Former State of India | |||||||||||||||
1947–1966 | |||||||||||||||
The Panjab state in India | |||||||||||||||
Capital | Shimla (1947–1953)[1] Chandigarh (1953–1966)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Demonym | Panjabis | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
• Established | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Chandigarh Haryana Himachal Pradesh Delhi Panjab |
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