Ranks 2nd in the Production of Cereals in India

 Largest agricultural area under irrigation in India Punjab has an excellent network of imigation facilities with 99.9% of net area sown covered under irrigation. Punjab, called the “Granary of ‘ India”, is bounded on the west by Pakistan, on the north by Jammu and Kashmir, on the ‘ northeast by Himachal Pradesh and on the south by Haryana and Rajasthan.
 

The state has one of the highest road densities amongst Indian states at 133 km per 100sq km. It is well-connected to all major markets with
72212 km of total road network, 2,830 km of rail track network and 5 airports. It is a power surplus state with a total installed capacity of 14,246 MW. It also offers a strong logistics backbone with five container freight stations (CFSs) and four inland container depots (ICDs); there by easing exports and imports for the state. The state has a total cultivable area of 4.2 mn ha, which constitutes 3% of the net area sown in
India.
With this area Punjab produces 19% of wheat, 10% of rice, 10% of milk, 20% of honey, 48% of mushroom and 5% of cotton in the country. In terms of wheat production, it generates the third largest marketable surplus after Canada and Australia; while In case of rice, its market surplus is second only to Thailand. Major industries in Punjab include food processing, tractors and components, agro-based parts, bicycle and 
bicycle parts, sports goods,light engineering goods, metal and alloys, chemical products and textiles. The state has also emerged as a key hub for textile-based industries, including yarn, readymade garments and hosiery. The clusters around food and dairy products are the other major sectors of the state. ‘