Punjab is a state in northern India, with an area of 50,362 square kilometers and a population of more than 28 million people. With a population of 1,054,686, Chandigarh is Punjab’s capital city. The cities with the highest populations are Amritsar, Jalandhar, and Patiala. The cities and urban agglomerations listed below have a population of more than 100,000 people. Chandigarh, a union territory and city, is ranked third. Punjab has a literacy rate of 75% of the urban population in 2013.
| Rank | City Name | Population | Area (km²) | Density ( inhabitants/km²) | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludhiana | 1,618,879 | 159 | 10,158 | Ludhiana |
| 2 | Amritsar | 1,183,549 | 136 | 8,702 | Amritsar |
| 3 | Jalandhar | 874,412 | 102 | 8,572 | Jalandhar |
| 4 | Patiala | 446,246 | 65 | 6,865 | Patiala |
| 5 | Bathinda (Bhatinda) | 285,788 | 110 | 2,598 | Bathinda |
| 6 | Ajitgarh | 176,170 | 23 | 7,383 | Ajitgarh |
| 7 | Hoshiarpur | 168,653 | 35 | 4,818 | Hoshiarpur |
| 8 | Moga | 163,397 | 16 | 10,148 | Moga |
| 9 | Pathankot | 160,509 | 22 | 7,262 | Pathankot |
| 10 | Batala | 158,621 | 8 | 18,128 | Gurdaspur |
| 11 | Abohar | 145,302 | 23 | 6,298 | Fazilka |
| 12 | Maler Kotla | 135,424 | 21 | 6,412 | Sangrur |
| 13 | Khanna | 128,137 | 24 | 5,177 | Ludhiana |
| 14 | Phagwara | 117,966 | 16 | 7,372 | Kapurthala |
| 15 | Muktsar | 116,747 | 17 | 6,584 | Muktsar |
| 16 | Barnala | 116,449 | 26 | 4,478 | Barnala |
| 17 | Firozpur | 110,313 | 11 | 9,736 | Firozpur |
| 18 | Kapurthala | 98,916 | 56 | 1,766 | Kapurthala |
| 19 | Zirakpur | 95,553 | 8 | 11,175 | Ajitgarh |
| 20 | Rajpura | 92,301 | 25 | 3,692 | Patiala |
| 21 | Kot Kapura | 91,979 | 17 | 5,332 | Faridkot |
| 22 | Sangrur | 88,043 | 18 | 4,891 | Sangrur |
| 23 | Faridkot | 87,695 | 18 | 4,834 | Faridkot |
| 24 | Mansa | 82,956 | 21 | 3,828 | Mansa |
| 25 | Gobindgarh | 82,266 | 32 | 2,570 | Fatehgarh Sahib |
