Punjab: Religious Composition by District (Census 2011)
Punjab has 2,77,43,338 people in Census 2011 religion records. Sikh is the largest community with 1,60,04,754 people (57.69%).
Punjab is one of the states/union territories of India. This page provides a complete district-wise religion breakdown from Census 2011.
Sikh: 1,60,04,754 people (57.69%). Hindu: 1,06,78,138 people (38.49%). Muslim: 5,35,489 people (1.93%). Christian: 3,48,230 people (1.26%). NotStated: 87,564 people (0.32%). Jain: 45,040 people (0.16%).
Punjab has 20 districts covered in this data. Click any district to view its subdistrict-level religion profile.
Key Facts
- Sikh: 1,60,04,754 (57.69%)
- Hindu: 1,06,78,138 (38.49%)
- Muslim: 5,35,489 (1.93%)
- Christian: 3,48,230 (1.26%)
- NotStated: 87,564 (0.32%)
- Jain: 45,040 (0.16%)
- Buddhist: 33,237 (0.12%)
- Other: 10,886 (0.04%)
Punjab District-Wise Religion Population
| District | Total Population | Largest Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Amritsar | 24,90,656 | Sikh (68.94%) |
| Barnala | 5,95,527 | Sikh (78.54%) |
| Bathinda | 13,88,525 | Sikh (70.89%) |
| Faridkot | 6,17,508 | Sikh (76.08%) |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 6,00,163 | Sikh (71.23%) |
| Firozpur | 20,29,074 | Sikh (53.76%) |
| Gurdaspur | 22,98,323 | Hindu (46.74%) |
| Hoshiarpur | 15,86,625 | Hindu (63.07%) |
| Jalandhar | 21,93,590 | Hindu (63.56%) |
| Kapurthala | 8,15,168 | Sikh (55.66%) |
| Ludhiana | 34,98,739 | Sikh (53.26%) |
| Mansa | 7,69,751 | Sikh (77.75%) |
| Moga | 9,95,746 | Sikh (82.24%) |
| Muktsar | 9,01,896 | Sikh (70.81%) |
| Patiala | 18,95,686 | Sikh (55.91%) |
| Rupnagar | 6,84,627 | Sikh (52.74%) |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | 9,94,628 | Sikh (48.15%) |
| Sangrur | 16,55,169 | Sikh (65.10%) |
| Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 6,12,310 | Hindu (65.55%) |
| Tarn Taran | 11,19,627 | Sikh (93.33%) |