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*(1881) 1,853,426  
*(1881) 1,853,426  
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*(1941) 5,691,447
*(1941) 5,691,447
*(1951) 6,219,134
*(1951) 6,219,134
*(1961) 7,845,915
*(1961) 7,845,915  
*(1971) 10,378,797
*(1971) 10,378,797
*(1981) 13,070,000
*(1981) 13,070,000
*(1991) 17,178,080
*(1991) 17,178,080


==Districts prior to 1947, where Sikhs were mainly concentrated==


The Sikhs prior to 1947 partition were mainly found, In the Punjab districts of Amritsar, Lahore, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala Princely State, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Sialkot, Sheikhupura, Patiala Princely State, Jind Princely State, Ambala, Faridkot Princely State, Gujranwala, Gujrat, and Jhelum, Rawalpindi. Large percentage of Sikhs were mainly agricultural native villagers, and many others Sikhs being Businessman, Tradesman, Carpenters, gold smiths, Shop owners, Army generals, or Army soldiers and governmental posts etc. During the time of partition the total Sikhs population In the Punjab was around 6,000,000.
*Amritsar District
*Ambala District
*Faridkot Sikh State
*Firozepur District
*Gurdaspur District
*Gujranwala District
*Gujrat District
*Hoshiapur District
*Jalandhar District
*Jind Sikh State
*Jhelum District
*Jhang District
*Kapurthala Sikh State
*Lahore District
*Ludhiana District
*Lyalpur District (Present day Faisalbad District)
*Mianwali District
*Montgomery District (Present day Pakpattan, Sahiwal, Okara districts)
*Nabha Sikh State
*Patiala Sikh State
*Rawalpindi District
*Sialkot District

Latest revision as of 04:42, 13 December 2012

(The population of the Sikhs of Punjab Region, from 1881 upto 1991, covering up to 110 years)


  • (1881) 1,853,426
  • (1891) 1,907,883
  • (1901) 2,195,339
  • (1911) 3,014,466
  • (1921) 3,238,803
  • (1931) 4,306,442
  • (1941) 5,691,447
  • (1951) 6,219,134
  • (1961) 7,845,915
  • (1971) 10,378,797
  • (1981) 13,070,000
  • (1991) 17,178,080

Districts prior to 1947, where Sikhs were mainly concentrated

  • Amritsar District
  • Ambala District
  • Faridkot Sikh State
  • Firozepur District
  • Gurdaspur District
  • Gujranwala District
  • Gujrat District
  • Hoshiapur District
  • Jalandhar District
  • Jind Sikh State
  • Jhelum District
  • Jhang District
  • Kapurthala Sikh State
  • Lahore District
  • Ludhiana District
  • Lyalpur District (Present day Faisalbad District)
  • Mianwali District
  • Montgomery District (Present day Pakpattan, Sahiwal, Okara districts)
  • Nabha Sikh State
  • Patiala Sikh State
  • Rawalpindi District
  • Sialkot District
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