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Punjab Caste/Religion Wise population, Punjab Caste wise demographics, Demographics of Punjab, Punjab Religion wise population, Punjab Population, Punjab Population and Census, Religion in Punjab, Punjab Basic Information, Sikh population in Punjab, upper caste population in Punjab
Details about the population of Punjab based on India Census 2011. Punjab district wise population, population based on religion in Punjab. Get complete demographics about Punjab.
Religion Sikhism is most prominent with 58% - 57% practicing this relgion and then is Hinduism with 40% of the population following it.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Punjab, India has a population of around 27.7 million. Sikhism is the most practiced faith in Punjab, and roughly 58% of the population belongs to the Sikh faith. Around 38% of the population practices Hinduism. Other faiths include Islam, Buddhism, Christianity and Jainism.
Religious population by district (2011)
| Religious population by district (2011) | ||||||||
| District | Sikh | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Jain | Buddhist | Other religions | Religion not stated |
| Amritsar | 1716935 | 690939 | 12502 | 54344 | 3152 | 876 | 1044 | 10864 |
| Barnala | 467751 | 112859 | 13100 | 622 | 246 | 108 | 481 | 360 |
| Bathinda | 984286 | 380569 | 16299 | 2474 | 1266 | 246 | 559 | 2826 |
| Faridkot | 469789 | 141363 | 3125 | 1227 | 1109 | 155 | 103 | 637 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 427521 | 152851 | 16808 | 1698 | 178 | 48 | 251 | 808 |
| Firozpur | 1090815 | 906408 | 6844 | 19358 | 1143 | 454 | 278 | 3774 |
| Gurdaspur | 1002874 | 1074332 | 27667 | 176587 | 580 | 405 | 812 | 15066 |
| Hoshiarpur | 538208 | 1000743 | 23089 | 14968 | 2034 | 3476 | 531 | 3576 |
| Jalandhar | 718363 | 1394329 | 30233 | 26016 | 4011 | 11385 | 805 | 8448 |
| Kapurthala | 453692 | 336124 | 10190 | 5445 | 553 | 6662 | 334 | 2168 |
| Ludhiana | 1863408 | 1502403 | 77713 | 16517 | 19620 | 2007 | 1254 | 15817 |
| Mansa | 598443 | 156539 | 10375 | 917 | 1577 | 123 | 493 | 1284 |
| Moga | 818921 | 158414 | 9388 | 3277 | 436 | 178 | 365 | 4767 |
| Muktsar | 638625 | 254920 | 4333 | 1681 | 744 | 240 | 433 | 920 |
| Patiala | 1059944 | 783306 | 40043 | 5683 | 1914 | 245 | 1410 | 3141 |
| Rupnagar | 361045 | 304481 | 14492 | 2094 | 653 | 118 | 143 | 1601 |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | 478908 | 476276 | 29488 | 5342 | 1257 | 257 | 239 | 2861 |
| Sangrur | 1077438 | 389410 | 179116 | 2406 | 3222 | 268 | 1038 | 2271 |
| Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 192885 | 401368 | 6829 | 1479 | 695 | 5885 | 266 | 2903 |
| Tarn Taran | 1044903 | 60504 | 3855 | 6095 | 650 | 101 | 47 | 3472 |
| Punjab (Total) | 16004754 | 10678138 | 535489 | 348230 | 45040 | 33237 | 10886 | 87564 |
Religion Sikhism and Hinduism are the predominant faiths in Punjab, adhered by around 57% and 40% of the populace, respectively. Before the advent of Islam, and later birth of Sikhism, Hinduism was the main religion practised by the Punjabi people.
| Religion in Punjab, India 2011 | |
| Sikhism | 57.70% |
| Hinduism | 38.50% |
| Islam | 1.90% |
| Christianity | 1.30% |
| Other or not religious | 0.60% |
Other religions such as Christianity (1.3%) are also followed, as well as Buddhism (0.12%) and Jainism (0.16%).