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, practiced by 16 million people representing 57.69% of the population of Punjab population. Around 38.49% of the population i.e. 10.67 million practice Hinduism.[3] Other faiths include Islam, Buddhism, Christianity and Jainism.[4]
| Population Growth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Population | %± | |
| 1951 | 9,161,000 | — | |
| 1961 | 11,135,001 | 21.5% | |
| 1971 | 13,551,000 | 21.7% | |
| 1981 | 16,788,915 | 23.9% | |
| 1991 | 20,281,969 | 20.8% | |
| 2001 | 24,289,296 | 19.8% | |
| 2011 | 27,743,338 | 14.2% | |
| source:Census of India [1][2] | |||
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.[5] Muslims form slight majority in the Malerkotla town and use Urdu for communication purpose. 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.[6]
Caste population
| Caste Population data of Punjab | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constitutional categories | Population (%) | Castes |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 31.3%[7] | includes Sikh Rajputs, Sunar, Kamboj, Labana, Tarkhan/Ramgarhia, Kumhar/Prajapati, Arain, Gurjar, Teli, Banjara, Lohar, Bhat,[8] Others |
| Scheduled Castes (Dalits) | 31.9%[9] | includes Mazhabi Sikh - 10%, Ramdasia Sikh/Ravidassia (Chamar)/Ad-Dharmi - 13.1%, Balmiki/Bhanghi - 3.5%, Bazigar - 1.05%, Others -4%[10] |
| Unreserved (mostly Upper castes) | 33% | includes Jat Sikh - 21%, (Brahmin, Rajput, Bania, Khatri Sikh, Hindu Khatri-Arora-Sood[11]) - 12% |
| Others (religious minorities) | 3.8%[12] | includes Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains |
Religious population
| # | District | Sikh | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Jain | Buddhist | Other religions | Religion not stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amritsar | 1,716,935 | 690,939 | 12,502 | 54,344 | 3,152 | 876 | 5,488 | 1,0864 |
| 2 | Barnala | 467,751 | 112,859 | 13,100 | 622 | 246 | 108 | 481 | 360 |
| 3 | Bathinda | 984,286 | 380,569 | 16,299 | 2,474 | 1,266 | 246 | 559 | 2,826 |
| 4 | Faridkot | 469,789 | 141,363 | 3,125 | 1,227 | 1,109 | 155 | 103 | 637 |
| 5 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 427,521 | 152,851 | 16,808 | 1,698 | 178 | 48 | 251 | 808 |
| 6 | Firozpur | 1,090,815 | 906,408 | 6,844 | 19,358 | 1,143 | 454 | 278 | 3,774 |
| 7 | Gurdaspur | 1,002,874 | 1,074,332 | 27,667 | 176,587 | 580 | 405 | 812 | 15,066 |
| 8 | Hoshiarpur | 538,208 | 1,000,743 | 23,089 | 14,968 | 2034 | 3,476 | 531 | 3,576 |
| 9 | Jalandhar | 718,363 | 1,394,329 | 30,233 | 26,016 | 4,011 | 11,385 | 805 | 8,448 |
| 10 | Kapurthala | 453,692 | 336,124 | 10,190 | 5,445 | 553 | 6,662 | 334 | 2,168 |
| 11 | Ludhiana | 1,863,408 | 1,502,403 | 77,713 | 16,517 | 19,620 | 2,007 | 1,254 | 15,817 |
| 12 | Mansa | 598,443 | 156,539 | 10,375 | 917 | 1,577 | 123 | 493 | 1,284 |
| 13 | Moga | 818,921 | 158,414 | 9,388 | 3,277 | 436 | 178 | 365 | 4,767 |
| 14 | Muktsar | 638,625 | 254,920 | 4,333 | 1,681 | 744 | 240 | 433 | 920 |
| 15 | Patiala | 1,059,944 | 783,306 | 40,043 | 5,683 | 1,914 | 245 | 1,410 | 3,141 |
| 16 | Rupnagar | 361,045 | 304,481 | 14,492 | 2,094 | 653 | 118 | 143 | 1,601 |
| 17 | Mohali | 478,908 | 476,276 | 29,488 | 5,342 | 1,257 | 257 | 239 | 2,861 |
| 18 | Sangrur | 1,077,438 | 389,410 | 179,116 | 2,406 | 3,222 | 268 | 1,038 | 2,271 |
| 19 | Nawanshehar | 192,885 | 401,368 | 6,829 | 1,479 | 695 | 5,885 | 266 | 2,903 |
| 20 | Tarn Taran | 1,044,903 | 60,504 | 3,855 | 6,095 | 650 | 101 | 47 | 3,472 |
Punjab (Total) | 16,004,754 | 10,678,138 | 535,489 | 348,230 | 45,040 | 33,237 | 10,886 | 87,564 | |
| # | District | Sikh | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Jain | Buddhist | Other religions | Religion not stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amritsar | 68.94% | 27.74% | 0.50% | 2.18% | 0.13% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.44% |
| 2 | Barnala | 78.54% | 18.95% | 2.20% | 0.10% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.08% | 0.06% |
| 3 | Bathinda | 70.89% | 27.41% | 1.17% | 0.18% | 0.09% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.20% |
| 4 | Faridkot | 76.08% | 22.89% | 0.51% | 0.20% | 0.18% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.10% |
| 5 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 71.23% | 25.47% | 2.80% | 0.28% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| 6 | Firozpur | 53.76% | 44.67% | 0.34% | 0.95% | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.19% |
| 7 | Gurdaspur | 43.64% | 46.74% | 1.20% | 7.68% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.66% |
| 8 | Hoshiarpur | 33.92% | 63.07% | 1.46% | 0.94% | 0.13% | 0.22% | 0.03% | 0.23% |
| 9 | Jalandhar | 32.75% | 63.56% | 1.38% | 1.19% | 0.18% | 0.52% | 0.04% | 0.39% |
| 10 | Kapurthala | 55.66% | 41.23% | 1.25% | 0.67% | 0.07% | 0.82% | 0.04% | 0.27% |
| 11 | Ludhiana | 53.26% | 42.94% | 2.22% | 0.47% | 0.56% | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.45% |
| 12 | Mansa | 77.75% | 20.34% | 1.35% | 0.12% | 0.20% | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.17% |
| 13 | Moga | 82.24% | 15.91% | 0.94% | 0.33% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.48% |
| 14 | Muktsar | 70.81% | 28.26% | 0.48% | 0.19% | 0.08% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.10% |
| 15 | Patiala | 55.91% | 41.32% | 2.11% | 0.30% | 0.10% | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.17% |
| 16 | Rupnagar | 52.74% | 44.47% | 2.12% | 0.31% | 0.10% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.23% |
| 17 | Mohali | 48.15% | 47.88% | 2.96% | 0.54% | 0.13% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.29% |
| 18 | Sangrur | 65.10% | 23.53% | 10.82% | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.14% |
| 19 | Nawanshehar | 31.50% | 65.55% | 1.12% | 0.24% | 0.11% | 0.96% | 0.04% | 0.47% |
| 20 | Tarn Taran | 93.33% | 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% | |
See also
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