List of cities in the Punjab region by population

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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

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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 N/a 420,419[1]
(2017)
18 Jhang Province of Punjab  Pakistan 414,131[1]
(2017)
19 Dera Ghāzi Khān Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 399,064[1]
(2017)
20 Gujrat Province of Punjab  Pakistan 390,533[1]
(2017)
21 Sahiwal Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 389,605[1]
(2017)
22 Wah Cantonment Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 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 N/a 286,964[8]
(2011)
30 Bathinda State of Punjab  India 285,813[8]
(2011)
31 Chiniot Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 278,747[1]
(2017)
32 Sonipat State of Haryana  India 277,053[8]
(2011)
33 Kāmoke Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 249,767[1]
(2017)
34 Hafizabad Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 245,784[1]
(2017)
35 Sadiqabad Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 239,677[1]
(2017)
36 Burewala Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 231,797[1]
(2017)
37 Khanewal Province of Punjab  Pakistan 227,059[1]
(2017)
38 Yamunanagar State of Haryana  India N/a 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 N/a 198,609[1]
(2017)
42 Bhiwani State of Haryana  India N/a 197,662[8]
(2011)
43 Jhelum Province of Punjab  Pakistan 190,425[1]
(2017)
44 Khanpur Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 184,793[1]
(2017)
45 Sirsa State of Haryana  India N/a 183,282[8]
(2011)
46 Pakpattan Province of Punjab  Pakistan 176,693[1]
(2017)
47 Daska Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 175,170[1]
(2017)
48 Gojra Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/a 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 N/a 166,652[1]
(2017)
53 Jind State of Haryana  India N/a 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 N/a 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 N/a 127,931[8]
(2011)
65 Jagadhari State of Haryana  India N/a 124,915[8]
(2011)
66 Muktsar State of Punjab  India 117,085[8]
(2011)
67 Barnala State of Punjab  India N/a 116,454[8]
(2011)
68 Firozpur State of Punjab  India 110,091[8]
(2011)
69 Kapurthala State of Punjab  India 101,654[8]
(2011)
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