- 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