Demographics of Punjab, India

According to the 2011 Census of India, Punjab, India has a population of around 27.7 million.

Population Growth 
CensusPopulation
19519,161,000
196111,135,00121.5%
197113,551,00021.7%
198116,788,91523.9%
199120,281,96920.8%
200124,289,29619.8%
201127,743,33814.2%
source:Census of India [1][2]

Religions in Punjab

Religions in Punjab, India (2011)

  Sikhism (57.69%)
  Hinduism (38.49%)
  Islam (1.93%)
  Christianity (1.26%)
  Jainism (0.16%)
  Others (0.36%)

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, while Islam is followed by 5.35 lakhs comprising 1.93% of the state population.[3] Other micro-faiths include Buddhism, Christianity and Jainism.[4]

Languages spoken

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 Shahmukhi for communication purpose. Punjabi is the sole official language of Punjab and is spoken by the majority of the population numbering around 24,919,067 constituting (89.82%) of the population as of 2011 census report. Hindi is second largest language, spoken by 2,177,853 constituting 7.85% of the population and rest 646,418 spoke's other Indian languages comprising 2.83% in other category.[6]

Languages of Punjab (2011)[6][7]

  Punjabi (official) (89.82%)
  Hindi (7.85%)
  Others (2.83%)

Caste population

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.[8]

Caste Population data of Punjab
Constitutional categoriesPopulation (%)Castes
Other Backward Classes (OBC) 31.3%[9] includes Sikh Rajput, Mair Rajput, Sunar, Kamboj, Labana, Tarkhan/Ramgarhia, Kumhar/Prajapati, Gurjar, Teli, Banjara, Lohar, Bhat,[10] Others
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]
Unreserved (mostly Upper castes) 33% includes Jat Sikh - 21%, (Brahmin, Rajput, Bania, Khatri Sikh, Hindu Khatri-Arora-Sood[13]) - 12%
Others (religious minorities) 3.8%[14] includes Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains

Religious population by districts

Religious population by district (2011)[4]
#DistrictSikhHinduMuslimChristianJainBuddhistOther religionsReligion not stated
1Amritsar1,716,935690,93912,50254,3443,1528765,4881,0864
2Barnala467,751112,85913,100622246108481360
3Bathinda984,286380,56916,2992,4741,2662465592,826
4Faridkot469,789141,3633,1251,2271,109155103637
5Fatehgarh Sahib427,521152,85116,8081,69817848251808
6Firozpur1,090,815906,4086,84419,3581,1434542783,774
7Gurdaspur1,002,8741,074,33227,667176,58758040581215,066
8Hoshiarpur538,2081,000,74323,08914,96820343,4765313,576
9Jalandhar718,3631,394,32930,23326,0164,01111,3858058,448
10Kapurthala453,692336,12410,1905,4455536,6623342,168
11Ludhiana1,863,4081,502,40377,71316,51719,6202,0071,25415,817
12Mansa598,443156,53910,3759171,5771234931,284
13Moga818,921158,4149,3883,2774361783654,767
14Muktsar638,625254,9204,3331,681744240433920
15Patiala1,059,944783,30640,0435,6831,9142451,4103,141
16Rupnagar361,045304,48114,4922,0946531181431,601
17Mohali478,908476,27629,4885,3421,2572572392,861
18Sangrur1,077,438389,410179,1162,4063,2222681,0382,271
19Nawanshehar192,885401,3686,8291,4796955,8852662,903
20Tarn Taran1,044,90360,5043,8556,095650101473,472
Punjab (Total)
16,004,75410,678,138535,489348,23045,04033,23710,88687,564
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%
17Mohali48.15%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%
19Nawanshehar31.50%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%

See also

References

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  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. "Population by religious community: Punjab". 2011 Census of India. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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  5. "Language – India, States and Union Territories" (PDF). Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
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  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
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