The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 Punjabi subjects (200 females and 200 males) of 20- 25 years of age to assess the principal components of physique of young adults. Height, weight, circumferences of the waist and hip, skinfolds of the biceps, triceps and subscapular, biacromial diameter and bi-iliocristal diameter were the anthropometric measurements taken on each subject. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure was also measured for each individual. Principal component analysis was applied on 12 variables to extract the components of physique. The principal component analysis extracted 5 major components of physique in adults of Punjab and these factors explained 74.20% and 80% variance in females and males respectively. Factor 1 in both sexes had high loading of adiposity. Factor 2 in females was representing masculinity, whereas factor 2 in males represented obesity or bulkiness like traits. Factor 3 in females was reflecting android (abdominal) body fat, whereas in males it had shown characteristics of masculinity related traits. Factor 4 in females had indicated a high load score of blood pressure characteristics, whereas in males it represented android (abdominal) body fat. The factor 5 was showing the high load score of blood pressure in the males