• Population – Census 2011 – 2.77 crore.
  • Ludhiana: district with highest population – 16.21 lakh
  • Barnala: district with lowest population – 2.78 lakh
  • Scheduled caste population Census 2001 – 70,28,723 (28.85%)
  • Scheduled caste population – Census 2011 – 88,60,179 (31.94%)

Punjab’s religious population

Census 2001

  • Total population – 2,43,58,999
  • Sikh – 1,45,92,387 (59.9%)
  • Hindu – 89,97,942 (36.94%)
  • Muslim – 3,82,047 (1.57%)
  • Christian – 2,92,800 (1.2%)

Census 2011

  • Total population – 2,77,43,338
  • Sikh – 1,60,04,754 (57.69%)
  • Hindu – 1,06,78,138 (38.49%)
  • Muslim – 5,35,489 (1.93%)
  • Christian – 3,48,230 (1.25%)

Sikh scheduled caste population in Punjab – how Census 2011 categorizes them.

  • 26,33,921: Mazhabi Sikh – 26,33,921
  • 20,78,132: ‘Chamar, Jatia Chamar, Rehgar,  Raigar,  Ramdasi,  Ravidasi, Ramdasia, Ramdasia Sikh,  Ravidasia,  Ravidasia Sikh  
  • 5,16,695: Mahatam, Rai Sikh

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