This page features list of 20 most populated cities in the state of Punjab. Explore details about populated urban agglomerations in Punjab, India.

List of Cities in Punjab by Population

The state of Punjab has witnessed a decent growth in its population over the last decade. Ludhiana with a population of 2,568,800 is the most populous city in Punjab followed by Amrtisar. Jalandhar and Patiala stands at 3rd and 4th spot. Bathinda, Hoshiarpur and Mohali are next three cities at 5th, 6th and 7th spot. These cities in the state of Punjab are major economic hub and administrative center of respective districts. The city of Patiala has shown major signs of growth in population between 2011 to 2021. Explore list of cities in Punjab by population.

Cities in Punjab by Population (2011-2020)

Rank	Name	District	Type	Population 2020	Population 2011	Male	Female
1	Ludhiana	Ludhiana	UA	2,568,800	1,613,878	874,773	739,105
2	Amritsar	Amritsar	UA	1,461,578	1,183,705	630,114	553,591
3	Jalandhar	Jalandhar	UA	1,098,895	873,725	463,975	409,970
4	Patiala	Patiala	UA	780,930	446,246	236,198	210,048
5	Bathinda	Bathinda	City	495,518	285,813	151,782	134,031
6	Hoshiarpur	Hoshiarpur	City	206,973	168,443	88,290	80,153
7	Mohali	Mohali	UA	646,651	166,864	87,380	79,484
8	Batala	Gurdaspur	UA	198,481	158,404	83,536	74,868
9	Pathankot	Pathankot	UA	195,365	147,875	79,145	68,730
10	Moga	Moga	UA	181,456	146,897	79,808	67,089
11	Abohar	Fazilka	City	175,988	145,238	76,840	68,398
12	Malerkotla	Sangrur	UA	169,578	135,238	71,401	63,929
13	Khanna	Ludhiana	City	168,876	128,130	67,811	60,319
14	Phagwara	Kapurthala	City	167,785	117,954	62,171	55,783
15	Muktasar	Muktsar	City	147,679	117,085	62,005	55,080
16	Barnala	Barnala	City	136,874	116,454	62,302	54,152
17	Rajpura	Patiala	City	162,644	112,193	57,803	54,390
18	Firozpur	Firozpur	City	156,987	110,091	58,401	51,690
19	Kapurthala	Kapurthala	City	164,745	101,654	55,485	46,169
20	Sunam	Sangrur	City	128,876	88,043	46,931	41,112