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The following is a list of the largest cities in the Punjab region by population located in modern divisions which were part of the British Punjab Province as at 1947 when the modern countries of India and Pakistan were created. Accordingly, the Punjab is a geographical region in South Asia now divided politically by Pakistan and India and is also administratively divided into provinces, states, and territories within both countries. The former province is today part of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh states and Chandigarh union territory in India, and Punjab province and Islamabad Capital Territory in Pakistan. This list deals with the areas within city administrative boundaries (city propers), urban areas, and metropolitan areas.

List of the Cities

Rank City Administrative subdivision Sovereign state Image City proper population Urban area population Metropolitan area population
1 Lahore   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 11,126,285 [1]
(2017) 		11,545,000 [2]
(2016)
2 Faisalabad   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 3,203,846 [3]
(2017) 		3,675,000 [2]
(2016)
3 Gurgaon State of Haryana   India 2,982,928 [4]
(2021)
4 Rawalpindi   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 2,098,231 [1]
(2017)
5 Gujranwala   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 2,027,001 [1]
(2017) 		2,705,000 [5](2016)
6 Ludhiana State of Punjab   India 1,885,456 [6]
(2021 estimate) 		1,740,000 [2]
(2016)
7 Multan   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 1,871,843 [1]
(2017) 		3,100,000 [7](2016)
8 Faridabad State of Haryana   India 1,404,653 [8]
(2011)
9 Amritsar State of Punjab   India 1,400,311 [9]
(2021 estimate) 		1,285,000 [2]
(2016)
10 Chandigarh Union territory of Chandigarh   India 1,055,880 [8]
(2011) 		1,150,000 [2]
(2016)
11 Jalandhar State of Punjab   India 862,196 [8]
(2011) 		970,000 [2]
(2016)
12 Bahawalpur   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 762,111 [1]
(2017) 		930,000 [2]
(2016)
13 Sargodha   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 659,862 [1]
(2017) 		1,550,000 [2]
(2016)
14 Sialkot   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 655,852 [1]
(2017) 		580,000 [2]
(2016)
15 Sheikhupura   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 473,129 [1]
(2017) 		540,000 [2]
(2016)
16 Patiala State of Punjab   India 446,246 [8]
(2011) 		803,242 [2]
(2016)
17 Rahim Yar Khan   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 420,419 [1]
(2017)
18 Jhang   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 414,131 [1]
(2017)
19 Dera Ghāzi Khān   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 399,064 [1]
(2017)
20 Gujrat   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 390,533 [1]
(2017)
21 Sahiwal   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 389,605 [1]
(2017)
22 Wah Cantonment   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 380,103 [1]
(2017)
23 Rohtak State of Haryana   India 374,292 [8]
(2011)
24 Kasur   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 358,409 [1]
(2017)
25 Okara   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 357,935 [1]
(2017)
26 Hisar State of Haryana   India 301,249 [8]
(2011)
27 Ambala State of Haryana   India 300,484 [8]
(2011)
28 Panipat State of Haryana   India 294,150 [8]
(2011)
29 Karnal State of Haryana   India — 286,964 [8]
(2011)
30 Bathinda State of Punjab   India 285,813 [8]
(2011)
31 Chiniot   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 278,747 [1]
(2017)
32 Sonipat State of Haryana   India 277,053 [8]
(2011)
33 Kāmoke   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 249,767 [1]
(2017)
34 Hafizabad   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 245,784 [1]
(2017)
35 Sadiqabad   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 239,677 [1]
(2017)
36 Burewala   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 231,797 [1]
(2017)
37 Khanewal   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 227,059 [1]
(2017)
38 Yamunanagar State of Haryana   India — 216,628 [8]
(2011)
39 Panchkula State of Haryana   India 211,355 [8]
(2011)
40 Muzaffargarh   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 209,604 [1]
(2017)
41 Mandi Bahauddin   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 198,609 [1]
(2017)
42 Bhiwani State of Haryana   India — 197,662 [8]
(2011)
43 Jhelum   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 190,425 [1]
(2017)
44 Khanpur   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 184,793 [1]
(2017)
45 Sirsa State of Haryana   India — 183,282 [8]
(2011)
46 Pakpattan   Province of Punjab   Pakistan 176,693 [1]
(2017)
47 Daska   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 175,170 [1]
(2017)
48 Gojra   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 174,860 [1]
(2017)
49 Bahadurgarh State of Haryana   India 170,426 [8]
(2011)
50 Shimla State of Himachal Pradesh   India 169,758 [8]
(2011)
51 Hoshiarpur State of Punjab   India 168,443 [8]
(2011)
52 Muridke   Province of Punjab   Pakistan — 166,652 [1]
(2017)
53 Jind State of Haryana   India — 166,225 [8]
(2011)
54 Batala State of Punjab   India 156,400 [8]
(2011)
55 Thanesar State of Haryana   India 154,962 [8]
(2011)
56 Moga State of Punjab   India 150,432 [8]
(2011)
57 Pathankot State of Punjab   India 148,357 [8]
(2011)
58 Mohali State of Punjab   India 146,104 [8]
(2011)
59 Abohar State of Punjab   India — 145,238 [8]
(2011)
60 Kaithal State of Haryana   India 144,633 [8]
(2011)
61 Rewari State of Haryana   India 140,864 [8]
(2011)
62 Malerkotla State of Punjab   India 135,330 [8]
(2011)
63 Khanna State of Punjab   India 128,130 [8]
(2011)
64 Palwal State of Haryana   India — 127,931 [8]
(2011)
65 Jagadhari State of Haryana   India — 124,915 [8]
(2011)
66 Muktsar State of Punjab   India 117,085 [8]
(2011)
67 Barnala State of Punjab   India — 116,454 [8]
(2011)
68 Firozpur State of Punjab   India 110,091 [8]
(2011)
69 Kapurthala State of Punjab   India 101,654 [8]
(2011)

See also

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