Demographics of Punjab, India

According to the 2011 Census of India, Punjab has a population of around 27.7 million. Sikhism is the most practiced faith in Punjab, and 57.69% of the population belongs to the Sikh faith. Around 38.49% of the population practices Hinduism[3]. Other faiths include Islam, Buddhism, Christianity and Jainism.[4]

At least one Sikh Gurdwara can be found in every municipality (in various styles and sizes).

The Punjabi language, written in the Gurmukhi script is the official language of the state. Muslims form slight majority in the Malerkotla town. The Muslim population in Punjab has increased to 1.93% due to labourer workers from other Indian states, mainly Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. As of June 2018, the caste population data for each caste in Punjab collected in Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 has not been released to public by Government of India.[5]

Caste Population data of Punjab
CastePopulation (%)Notes
OBC 31.3% includes Saini - 9%[6], Sunar - 0.3%[7][8], and (Kamboj, Bhat, Labana, Tarkhan/Ramgarhia, Kumhar/Prajapati, Arain, Gurjar, Teli, Banjara, Lohar[9]) - 22%[3][10]
Scheduled Castes (Dalits) 31.9%[11] includes Mazhabi Sikh - 10%, Ramdasia Sikh/Ravidassia (Chamar)/Ad-Dharmi - 13.1%, Balmiki/Bhanghi - 3.5%, Bazigar - 1.05%, Others - 4%[12]
Forward caste 33% includes Jat Sikh - 21%[13], Sikh Rajputs[14], Brahmin, Rajput, Bania, Khatri-Arora-Sood[15]
Others 3.8%[16] includes Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains
Religious population by district (2011)[4]
#DistrictSikhHinduMuslim ChristianJainBuddhistOther religionsReligion not stated
1Amritsar171693569093912502 4444 543443152876104410864
2Barnala46775111285913100 622246108481360
3Bathinda98428638056916299 247412662465592826
4Faridkot4697891413633125 12271109155103637
5Fatehgarh Sahib42752115285116808 169817848251808
6Firozpur10908159064086844 1935811434542783774
7Gurdaspur1002874107433227667 17658758040581215066
8Hoshiarpur538208100074323089 14968203434765313576
9Jalandhar718363139432930233 260164011113858058448
10Kapurthala45369233612410190 544555366623342168
11Ludhiana1863408150240377713 16517196202007125415817
12Mansa59844315653910375 91715771234931284
13Moga8189211584149388 32774361783654767
14Muktsar6386252549204333 1681744240433920
15Patiala105994478330640043 5683191424514103141
16Rupnagar36104530448114492 20946531181431601
17Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar47890847627629488 534212572572392861
18Sangrur1077438389410179116 2406322226810382271
19Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar1928854013686829 147969558852662903
20Tarn Taran1044903605043855 6095650101473472
Punjab (Total)1600475410678138535489 34823045040332371088687564
Religious population proportion by district (2011)[4]
#DistrictSikhHinduMuslimChristianJainBuddhistOther religionsReligion not stated
1Amritsar68.94%27.74%0.50%2.18%0.13%0.04%0.04%0.44%
2Barnala78.54%18.95%2.20%0.10%0.04%0.02%0.08%0.06%
3Bathinda70.89%27.41%1.17%0.18%0.09%0.02%0.04%0.20%
4Faridkot76.08%22.89%0.51%0.20%0.18%0.03%0.02%0.10%
5Fatehgarh Sahib71.23%25.47%2.80%0.28%0.03%0.01%0.04%0.13%
6Firozpur53.76%44.67%0.34%0.95%0.06%0.02%0.01%0.19%
7Gurdaspur43.64%46.74%1.20%7.68%0.03%0.02%0.04%0.66%
8Hoshiarpur33.92%63.07%1.46%0.94%0.13%0.22%0.03%0.23%
9Jalandhar32.75%63.56%1.38%1.19%0.18%0.52%0.04%0.39%
10Kapurthala55.66%41.23%1.25%0.67%0.07%0.82%0.04%0.27%
11Ludhiana53.26%42.94%2.22%0.47%0.56%0.06%0.04%0.45%
12Mansa77.75%20.34%1.35%0.12%0.20%0.02%0.06%0.17%
13Moga82.24%15.91%0.94%0.33%0.04%0.02%0.04%0.48%
14Muktsar70.81%28.26%0.48%0.19%0.08%0.03%0.05%0.10%
15Patiala55.91%41.32%2.11%0.30%0.10%0.01%0.07%0.17%
16Rupnagar52.74%44.47%2.12%0.31%0.10%0.02%0.02%0.23%
17Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar48.15%47.88%2.96%0.54%0.13%0.03%0.02%0.29%
18Sangrur65.10%23.53%10.82%0.15%0.19%0.02%0.06%0.14%
19Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar31.50%65.55%1.12%0.24%0.11%0.96%0.04%0.47%
20Tarn Taran93.33%5.40%0.34%0.54%0.06%0.01%0.00%0.31%
Punjab (Total)57.69%38.49%1.93%1.26%0.16%0.12%0.04%0.32%

References

  1. ↑ "Census Population" (PDF). Census of India. Ministry of Finance India. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  2. 1 2 "Although the OBC share in the country's population is about 41 per cent, in states like Punjab, the concentration of the OBC population is less than 25 per cent". Hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Population by religious community: Punjab". 2011 Census of India. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  4. ↑ "'Caste Census-2011 not yet released'". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2018-06-27. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  5. ↑ "BC status for Swarankars, Sainis in Punjab". Tribune News Service. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  6. ↑ Project, Joshua. "Sonar (Hindu traditions) in India". Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  7. ↑ "Saini, Swarnkar/Sunar communities to be backward classes in Punjab". The Indian Express. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  8. ↑ "Common List of OBCs State PUNJAB". Punjabbackfinco.gov.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Congress takes on Punjab CM for not implementing reservation policy in state". Punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "SCs, STs form 25% of population, says Census 2011 data". The Indian Express. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2018. The highest SC population, 31.9 per cent of the state's total number, is in Punjab
  11. ↑ "PUNJAB DATA HIGHLIGHTS: THE SCHEDULED CASTES" (PDF). Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Jats in Punjab comprise 21 per cent population - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Punjab Cabinet to discuss rolling back backward status for Sikh Rajputs". The Indian Express. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  14. ↑ "History - Khatri Sabha NCR". www.khatrisabhancr.com. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  15. ↑ "Punjab Religion Data - Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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