why punjab given this name
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Punjab is made up of two words - 'punj ' meaning five and ' Ab 'meaning water.
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After the partition of India in 1947, the Punjab province of British India was divided between India and Pakistan. The Indian Punjab was divided on the basis of language in 1966. It was divided into 3 parts. Haryanvi speaking areas (dialect of Hindi) were carved out as Haryana, Hilly regions and Pahari speaking areas formed Himachal Pradesh alongside the current state of Punjab.
Punjab is the only Sikh majority state in India with Sikhs comprising 57.7% of the population as of 2011.
Punjab is the only Sikh majority state in India with Sikhs comprising 57.7% of the population as of 2011.
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