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Demographics of Punjab, India

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|1901|7679645

|1911|6830507

|1921|7262881

|1931|8123076

|1941|9757161

|1951|9160500

|1961|11135069

|1971|13551060

|1981|16788915

|1991|20281969

|2001|24358999

|2011|27743338

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|title=Demographic Trends

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{{cite web|url=http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/tab97.pdf|title=Census Population|work=Census of India|publisher=Ministry of Finance India|accessdate=2008-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219073658/http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/tab97.pdf|archive-date=19 December 2008|url-status=dead}} }}

Punjab is home to 2.3% of India's population; with a density of 551 persons per km2. According to the provisional results of the 2011 national census, Punjab has a population of 27,743,338, making it the 16th most populated state in India. Of which male and female are 14,639,465 and 13,103,873 respectively. 32% of Punjab's population consists of Dalits. In the state, the rate of population growth is 13.9% (2011), lower than national average. Out of total population, 37.5% people live in urban regions. The total figure of population living in urban areas is 10,399,146 of which 5,545,989 are males and while remaining 4,853,157 are females. The urban population in the last 10 years has increased by 37.5%. According to the 2011 Census of India, Punjab, India has a population of around 27.7 million.

Population density

The table below gives the population density (persons per square kilometre) of Punjab through the years.{{Cite web |title=District-wise Population Density per sq. kilometer from 1981 to 2011 {{!}} Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-population-density-sq-kilometer-1981-2011 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=punjab.data.gov.in|date=21 January 2022 }}

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|+Population density (persons per square kilometer) of Punjab by year

!Year!! Density

2011551
2001484
1991403
1981333

The table below shows the population density by district in Punjab, according to the 2011 census.

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|+Population density of districts of Punjab - census 2011

!Sr. No.!!District!!Density (persons per square kilometre)

1Ludhiana978
2Amritsar928
3SAS Nagar909
4Jalandhar836
5Gurdaspur647
6Patiala570
7Fatehgarh Sahib509
8Rupnagar505
9Kapurthala499
10SBS Nagar478
11Hoshiarpur469
12Tarn Taran464
13Sangrur457
14Moga444
15Faridkot424
16Bathinda414
17Barnala402
18Ferozepur382
19Mansa350
20Sri Muktsar Sahib348
Punjab551

Gender

{{Main article|Women in Punjab, India}}

The table below shows the sex ratio of Punjab through the years.{{Cite web |title=District-wise Decadal Sex ratio in Punjab {{!}} Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/catalog/district-wise-decadal-sex-ratio-punjab |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=punjab.data.gov.in|date=21 January 2022 }}

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|+Decadal sex ratio of Punjab by census years

!Year (Census)!!Sex Ratio

2011895
2001876
1991882
1981879
1971865
1961854
1951844
1941836
1931815
1921799
1911870
1901832

The table below shows the sex ratio of Punjab by district, according to the 2011 census.

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|+Sex ratio of Punjab by district, 2011 census{{cite web | url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/catalog/district-wise-decadal-sex-ratio-punjab | title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India | date=21 January 2022 }}

!Sr. No.!!District!!Ratio

1Hoshiarpur961
2SBS Nagar954
3Rupnagar915
4Jalandhar915
5Kapurthala912
6Gurdaspur907
7Tarn Taran900
8Sri Muktsar Sahib896
9Fazilka894
10Moga893
11Ferozepur893
12Patiala891
13Faridkot890
14Amritsar889
15Sangrur885
16Mansa883
17SAS Nagar879
18Barnala876
19Ludhiana873
20Fatehgarh Sahib871
21Pathankot869
22Bathinda868
Punjab895

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|+Number of urban people by gender in districts - Census 2011{{Cite web |title=District-wise No. of Male (Urban) Population from 1971 to 2011 {{!}} Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-no-male-urban-population-1971-2011 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=punjab.data.gov.in|date=21 January 2022 }}{{Cite web |title=District-wise No. of Female (Urban) Population from 1971 to 2011 {{!}} Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-no-female-urban-population-1971-2011 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=punjab.data.gov.in|date=21 January 2022 }}

!District!! Males (Urban)!!Females (Urban)

Gurdaspur1,92,5901,68,563
Pathankot1,64,2431,33,923
Amritsar7,11,1426,23,469
Tarn Taran75,04766,748
Kapurthala1,50,3791,32,083
Jalandhar6,16,4215,44,750
SBS Nagar75,17360,243
Hoshiarpur1,74,5871,60,382
Rupnagar93,39684,411
SAS Nagar2,88,2692,56,342
Ludhiana11,14,3729,55,336
Ferozepur1,53,4331,32,034
Fazilka1,41,9961,25,093
Faridkot1,15,8891,01,162
Sri Muktsar Sahib1,33,4201,18,771
Moga1,20,2161,07,030
Bathinda2,68,7132,30,504
Mansa86,54877,056
Sangrur2,73,3762,42,589
Barnala1,02,31288,373
Patiala4,03,7223,59,558
Fatehgarh Sahib1,00,74584,737
Punjab (whole)55,45,98948,53,157

Fertility rate

The table below shows the birth rate per 1000 persons in Punjab through the years.{{Cite web |title=Area wise Birth Rate, Death Rate, Infant Mortality Rate and Maternal Morality Rate in Punjab from 1968 to 2017 {{!}} Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/area-wise-birth-rate-death-rate-infant-mortality-rate-and-maternal-morality-rate-punjab |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=punjab.data.gov.in|date=21 January 2022 }}

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|+Birth rate per 1000 in Punjab through the years

!Year

! Total

!Urban

!Rural

201714.914.115.6
201614.914.215.6
201515.214.215.9
201415.514.516.2
201315.714.716.3
201215.914.816.5
201116.215.216.8
201016.615.617.2
200917.015.817.7
200817.316.118
200717.616.418.3
200617.816.818.4
200518.117.018.8
200418.717.619.3

According to the National Family Health Survey of 2015–16, the percentage of women age 15-19 who have begun childbearing (teenage pregnancy) was 2.6%.http://rchiips.org/nfhs/NFHS-4Reports/India.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}

The table below shows the variation the fertility rate (children per woman) according to the education of a woman in Punjab, as of 2019–21.

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|+Fertility rate by number of years of schooling completed by women in Punjab as of year 2019–21, NFHS-5http://rchiips.org/nfhs/NFHS-5Reports/Punjab.pdf, page 8

!Years of schooling!!Fertility rate

No schooling2.5
<5 years2.5
5–9 years2.0
10–11 years1.9
12 or more years1.5

=Family planning=

According to the National Family Health Survey 2020–21, the unmet need for family planning increased from 6.2% in 2015–16 to 9.9% in 2020–21. In the same time period, the unmet need for child spacing increased from 2.4 to 3.7 percent.https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/NFHS-5_Phase-II_0.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}

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|+Current Use of Family Planning Methods (currently married women age 15–49 years)

IndicatorUrban (2020–21)Rural (2020–21)Total (2020–21)Total (2015–16)
Any method

|{{percentage bar|68.4}}

|{{percentage bar|65.4}}

|{{percentage bar|66.6}}

|{{percentage bar|75.8}}

Any modern method

|{{percentage bar|49.4}}

|{{percentage bar|51.1}}

|{{percentage bar|50.5}}

|{{percentage bar|66.3}}

Female sterilization

|{{percentage bar|18.0}}

|{{percentage bar|25.6}}

|{{percentage bar|22.8}}

|{{percentage bar|37.5}}

Male sterilization

|{{percentage bar|0.5}}

|{{percentage bar|0.4}}

|{{percentage bar|0.5}}

|{{percentage bar|0.6}}

IUD/PPIUD

|{{percentage bar|2.8}}

|{{percentage bar|3.2}}

|{{percentage bar|3.1}}

|{{percentage bar|6.8}}

Pill

|{{percentage bar|1.1}}

|{{percentage bar|1.7}}

|{{percentage bar|1.5}}

|{{percentage bar|2.5}}

Condom

|{{percentage bar|26.6}}

|{{percentage bar|19.7}}

|{{percentage bar|22.2}}

|{{percentage bar|18.9}}

Injectables

|{{percentage bar|0.1}}

|{{percentage bar|0.1}}

|{{percentage bar|0.1}}

|{{percentage bar|0.1}}

Mortality

=Infant mortality=

The list below shows the infant mortality rate per 1000 in Punjab, through the years.

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|+Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births per year, in Punjab through the years

!Year

! Total

!Urban

!Rural

2017211922
2016211823
2015232024
2014242126
2013262328
2012302533
2011302533
2010343137
2009383842
2008413345
2007433547

=Maternal mortality=

The table below shows the maternal mortality rate per one lakh (1,00,000) per year, through the years.

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|+Maternal mortality rate per one lakh (1,00,000) per year, in Punjab through the years

!Year!!Rate

2017122
2016122
2015122
2014122
2013141
2012141
2011141
2006192

Literacy rate

According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate of Punjab was 75.84%. The male literacy was 80.44% and the female literacy was 70.72%.{{cite web | url=https://www.punjabdata.com/Literacy-Rate-In-Punjab.aspx | title=Literacy Rate in Punjab | Punjab Literacy Rate }} The median number of years of schooling completed in the state was 6.5 for females and 7.8 for males, as of 2011.{{Cite web |title=Chapter 3 LITERACY AND EDUCATION |url=https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/reports_and_publication/statistical_publication/social_statistics/WM17Chapter3.pdf |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=www.mospi.gov.in}}

= District =

The table given below shows the literacy rate by district for year 2011 in descending order.{{cite web | url=https://www.indiacensus.net/states/punjab/literacy | title=Punjab Literacy Rate 2023 }}

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|+Literacy rate by districts - Census 2011

!Sr. No.

!District

! Percentage

1Hoshiarpur84.59%
2Mohali83.80%
3Jalandhar82.48%
4Ludhiana82.20%
5Rupnagar82.19%
6Gurdaspur79.95%
7Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar79.78%
8Fatehgarh Sahib79.35%
9Kapurthala79.07%
10Amritsar76.27%
11Patiala75.28%
12Moga70.68%
13Faridkot69.55%
14Firozpur68.92%
15Bathinda68.28%
16Sangrur67.99%
17Barnala67.82%
18Tarn Taran67.81%
19Muktsar65.81%
20Mansa61.83%

= Urban and Rural areas =

The table given below shows the urban rural literacy rate of Punjab by district, in the year 2011.{{Cite web |title=Spatial Temporal Change in Literacy Rate of Punjab |url=https://www.ijsr.net/archive/v4i2/SUB151642.pdf |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=www.ijsr.net}}

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|+Urban-Rural literacy rate of Punjab (2011)

! Districts

! Urban %

! Rural %

Amritsar74.58%59.64%
Barnala65.78%57.90%
Bathinda70.45%55.46%
Faridkot69.79%57.38%
Fatehgarh Sahib74.24%69.53%
Firozpur69.98%56.95%
Gurdaspur78.59%68.12%
Hoshiarpur78.77%74.77%
Jalandhar77.03%70.53%
Kapurthala76.40%67.73%
Ludhiana75.28%70.12%
Mansa67.43%51.68%
Moga70.36%60.90%
Muktsar67.29%54.66%
Patiala75.72%60.83%
Rupnagar77.50%72.00
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar77.67%69.68%
Sangrur66.52%57.83%
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar74.04%70.98%
Tarn Taran67.74%58.30%
Total74.14%63.41%

= Religion =

The table below shows the literacy rate by religion in Punjab, according to 2001 census.{{Cite web |title=LITERACY OF MAJOR RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN INDIA: A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE |url=https://sikhinstitute.org/oct_2012/5-divjot.pdf |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=sikhinstitute.org}}

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|+Literacy rate by religion in Punjab - Census 2001

!Sr. No.

! Religion

! Percentage

1Jains95.9%
2Hindus74.6%
3Buddhists72.7%
4Sikhs67.3%
5Christians54.6%
6Muslims51.2%
All religious groups69.7%

=Caste=

The table below gives the literacy rate of Scheduled castes by district, according to the 2011 census.{{Cite web|url=https://data.gov.in/|title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India|date=21 January 2022|website=data.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=District-wise percentage Literacy of Scheduled Castes (Male) from 1971 to 2011 {{!}} Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-percentage-literacy-scheduled-castes-male-1971-2011 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=punjab.data.gov.in|date=21 January 2022 }}{{Cite web |title=District-wise percentage Literacy of Scheduled Castes (Female) from 1971 to 2011 {{!}} Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-percentage-literacy-scheduled-castes-female-1971-2011 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=punjab.data.gov.in|date=21 January 2022 }}{{Cite web |title=District-wise no. of Literate Scheduled Castes (Total) Population from 1971 to 2011 {{!}} Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-no-literate-scheduled-castes-total-population-1971-2011 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=punjab.data.gov.in|date=21 January 2022 }}

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|+Scheduled caste (SC) literacy rate by districts - Census 2011{{Cite web |title=District-wise percentage Literacy of Scheduled Castes (Total) from 1971 to 2011 {{!}} Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-percentage-literacy-scheduled-castes-total-1971-2011 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=punjab.data.gov.in|date=21 January 2022 }}

!Sr. No.

!District!!SC Percentage!! District total

1Hoshiarpur82.49%84.59%
2Rupnagar78.4%82.19%
3Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar77.72 %79.78%
4SAS Nagar76.1%83.80%
5Jalandhar76.68%82.48%
6Gurdaspur72.89%79.95%
7Ludhiana72.65%82.20%
8Fatehgarh Sahib72.19%79.35%
9Kapurthala71.29%79.07%
10Patiala62.28%75.28%
11Amritsar59.16%76.27%
12Sangrur57.60%67.99%
13Moga55.23%70.68%
14Firozpur55.38%68.92%
15Faridkot54.91%69.55%
16Barnala54.91%67.82%
17Bathinda53.09%68.28%
18Tarn Taran51.37%67.81%
19Muktsar50.46%65.81%
20Mansa48.72%61.83%
Punjab64.81%75.84%.

Human Development Index

The table below shows the district wise human development index of Punjab through the years.{{Cite web |title=How well is Punjab Progressing in Human Development? A District Wise Analysis |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342122677 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=ResearchGate}}

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|+Human Development index of Punjab by district

!Sr. No.!! District!!2017!!2011!!2001!!1991!!Percentage change 1991–2017

1Ludhiana0.7940.7470.7610.65022.1%
2Moga0.6950.6790.683|
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3Sangrur0.6690.6660.6540.53425.2%
4Bathinda0.6590.658|0.740|0.53922.2%
5Tarn Taran0.6540.646|
-|
-|
-
6SAS Nagar0.6530.701|
-|
-|
-
7Fatehgarh Sahib0.6480.690.74|
-|
-
8Kapurthala0.6460.7030.7070.6037.3%
9Amritsar0.6350.6850.7000.6084.4%
10Rupnagar0.6290.6750.7510.6230.9%
11SBS Nagar0.6270.7070.707|
-|
-
12Jalandhar0.6180.7380.7080.6101.3%
13Barnala0.6170.649|
-|
-|
-
14Hoshiarpur0.6150.7210.7180.6061.4%
15Patiala0.6070.6950.6970.5893.0%
16Mansa0.6010.5950.633|
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-
17Faridkot0.5990.6420.6980.5734.5%
18Muktsar0.5720.6330.651|
-|
-
19Firozpur0.5630.6060.6890.568|
0.8%
20Pathankot0.538|
-|
-|
-|
-
21Fazilka0.505|
-|
-|
-|
-
22Gurdaspur0.5030.6730.7230.612|
17.6%
Punjab0.6200.6430.6670.5914.9%

Caste population

{{Main|Scheduled Castes in Punjab, India}}

As of September 2020, the caste population data foreach Forward caste citizen in Punjab collected in Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 has not been released to public by Government of India.{{cite web | title=Raw caste data collected in 2011 given to social justice ministry, govt tells Rajya Sabha | website=ThePrint | date=2020-09-16 | url=https://theprint.in/india/raw-caste-data-collected-in-2011-given-to-social-justice-ministry-govt-tells-rajya-sabha/503770/ | access-date=2020-09-27}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/caste-census-2011-not-yet-released/article24273716.ece|title='Caste Census-2011 not yet released'|date=2018-06-27|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-07-30|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}} Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes form 63.2% of the total population of Punjab.{{cite web | last=Ganesan | first=Rajeshwari | title=Eye on AAP? Congress bets big on Dalit Sikhs, bid to please Jats too | website=Times Now | date=2021-09-20 | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/eye-on-aap-congress-bets-big-on-dalit-sikhs-bid-to-please-jats-too/814499 | access-date=2021-11-14}}

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption=Castes of Punjab (2011)

|label2 = Scheduled Castes (Dalits)

|value2 = 31.9

|color2 = Blue

|label1 = Upper castes (UC Jats)

|value1 = 33

|color1 = Green

|label3 = Other Backward Classes (OBC or BC)

|value3 = 31.3

|color3 = Orange

|label4 = religious minorities

|value4 = 3.8

|color4 = Red

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colspan="3" | Caste Population data of Punjab
Constitutional categories || Population (%) ||Castes
General caste33%includes 20% Jat Sikh and 10% Hindu Jat - 30%,{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dalit-votes-to-decide-ruling-party-of-punjab/1/169026.html |title=The Jats in Punjab comprise 30 per cent population - India Today |newspaper=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=16 January 2012 |access-date= 6 July 2016}} Brahmin, Khatri, Arora, Rajput (includes Sikh Rajputs), Sood, Bania, Bhatia (remaining 3%)
Other Backward Classes (OBC)31.3%{{cite web | last=Jagga | first=Raakhi | title=31.3 per cent are other backward classes (OBCs) | website=The Indian Express | date=2021-09-20 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-congress-named-dalit-cm-with-an-eye-on-2022-polls-7519962/ | access-date=2021-11-14}}{{cite web | title=Quota will have little impact in Punjab | website=The Tribune | date=2019-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/quota-will-have-little-impact-in-punjab-711664 | access-date=2019-12-30}}includes Sainis,{{Cite web|title=Castes Under BC|url=http://welfarepunjab.gov.in/Static/Bccastes.html|access-date=2021-07-03|website=welfarepunjab.gov.in|archive-date=6 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506165826/http://welfarepunjab.gov.in/Static/Bccastes.html|url-status=dead}},Kamboj, Labana, Tarkhan/Ramgarhia, Kumhar/Prajapati, Arain, Gujjar, Teli, Banjara,Kabirpanthi Julaha ,Others
Scheduled Castes (Dalits not including Rai Sikh statistics{{cite web | title=Punjab's many Dalit Sikhs – Ramdasia, Ravidasia, Mazhabis, Ranghretas, Rai, Sansi | website=ThePrint | date=2021-09-21 | url=https://theprint.in/opinion/punjabs-many-dalit-sikhs-ramdasia-ravidasia-mazhabis-ranghretas-rai-sansi/736978/ | access-date=2021-11-14}})31.9%{{cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/scs-sts-form-25--of-population-says-census-2011-data/1109988/ | title=SCs, STs form 25% of population, says Census 2011 data | quote=The highest SC population, 31.9 per cent of the state's total number, is in Punjab | newspaper=The Indian Express | date=1 May 2013 |access-date=20 March 2018}}includes Mazhabi Sikh - 10%, Ramdasia Sikh

(Chamar) - 13.1%, Balmiki/Bhanghi - 3.5%, Bazigar - 1.05% Others castes like Sansi , chimba, nai , julaha and many more - 4%{{cite web |title=Punjab Data Highlights: The Scheduled Castes |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_sc_punjab.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613235058/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_sc_punjab.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-13 |access-date=6 July 2016 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General, India}}

religious minorities3.8%{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm|title=Census Reference Tables, C-Series Population by religious communities|website=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2019-08-18}}includes Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains

Below is the list of districts according to the percentage of their SC population, according to 2011 census.{{cite web | url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-no-scheduled-castes-total-population-1971-2011 | title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India | date=21 January 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-no-scheduled-castes-female-population-1971-2011 | title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India | date=21 January 2022 }}

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|+Scheduled Caste population by district (2011)

!Sr. No.

!District

! Percentage

1Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar42.51%
2Muktsar42.31%
3Fazilka42.27%
4Firozpur42.07%
5Jalandhar38.95%
6Faridkot38.92%
7Moga36.50%
8Hoshiarpur35.14%
9Kapurthala33.94%
10Tarn Taran33.71%
11Mansa33.63%
12Bathinda32.44%
13Barnala32.24%
14Fatehgarh Sahib32.07%
15Amritsar30.95%
16Pathankot30.60%
17Sangrur27.89%
18Ludhiana26.39%
19Rupnagar25.42%
20Patiala24.55%
21Gurdaspur23.03%
22SAS Nagar21.74%

Scheduled caste (SC) population among different religions in Punjab - Census 2011{{cite web |title=SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Punjab - 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2108 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General India |access-date=3 February 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Religion

! Total Population

! Scheduled Caste Population

! Scheduled Caste Population %

Sikh

| 16,004,754

| 5,390,484

| 33.68%

Hindu

| 10,678,138

| 3,442,305

| 32.23%

Buddhist

| 33,237

| 27,390

| 82.40%

=Crimes against SC/STs =

The table below shows the number of recorded crimes against scheduled caste and scheduled tribe people from 2010 to 2018.{{cite web | url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/incidence-crimes-punjab-against-scst-2010-2018 | title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India | date=21 January 2022 }}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Crimes against scheduled caste and scheduled tribe people in Punjab

!Year!!Murder!!Rape!!POA Act!!Hurt!!Kidnapping!!Miscellaneous

20181330326482
2017717313258
2016716411364
2015814235394
2014419162379
20137221337839
2012412821224
2011592427222
20104185013030

Urbanization

The table below shows the percentage of rural population in each district of Punjab in ascending order, according to the 2011 census.{{cite web | url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-rural-population-percentage-total-population-1971-2011 | title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India | date=21 January 2022 }}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Percentage of rural population by district - Census 2011

!Sr. No.!!District!!Rural percentage

1Ludhiana40.84%
2SAS Nagar45.24%
3Amritsar46.42%
4Jalandhar47.07%
5Pathankot55.93%
6Patiala59.74%
7Bathinda64.05%
8Faridkot64.85%
9Kapurthala65.35%
10Barnala67.98%
11Sangrur68.83%
12Fatehgarh Sahib69.02%
13Ferozepur71.54%
14Sri Muktsar Sahib72.04%
15Fazilka73.97%
16Rupnagar74.03%
17Moga77.18%
18Gurdaspur77.73%
19Mansa78.75%
20Hoshiarpur78.89%
21SBS Nagar79.52%
22Tarn Taran87.34%
Punjab (whole)62.52%

Languages spoken

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption=Languages of Punjab (2011){{cite web |title=Language – India, States and Union Territories |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/C-16_25062018_NEW.pdf |work=Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General |pages=13–14 |access-date=19 October 2018 }}{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Punjab |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0300.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=16 March 2020}}

|label1 = Punjabi (official)

|value1 = 89.82

|color1 = turquoise

|label2 = Hindi

|value2 = 7.85

|color2 = coral

|label3 = Others

|value3 = 2.83

|color3 = darkorchid

}}

The Punjabi language written in the Gurmukhi script is the official language of the state.{{cite web | last=Singh | first=Roopinder | title=Punjabi fading in 'Punjabi Suba' | website=The Tribune | date=2019-06-09 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/perspective/punjabi-fading-in-punjabi-suba/785200.html | access-date=2019-12-08}} Muslims form a slight majority in the Malerkotla town and use Shahmukhi for communication.{{cite web | last=India | first=Tribune | title=Waqf Board divided over use of Punjabi in recruitment | website=The Tribune | date=2020-06-17 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/waqf-board-divided-over-use-of-punjabi-in-recruitment-100234 | access-date=2020-09-07}} 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 the second largest language, spoken by 2,177,853 constituting 7.85% of the population. And the remaining 646,418 spoke other Indian languages, comprising 2.83% in the Others category.

Religion in Punjab

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religion in Punjab, India (2011)

|label1 = Sikhism

|value1 = 57.69

|color1 = #e9ce1e

|label2 = Hinduism

|value2 = 38.49

|color2 = coral

|label3 = Islam

|value3 = 1.93

|color3 = #00bf6c

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 1.26

|color4 = blue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.16

|color5 = darkorchid

|label6 = Buddhism

|value6 = 0.12

|color6 = yellow

|value7=0.35|label7=Others/not stated|color7=lightgrey}}

= 2001 and 2011 census =

Sikhism is the most common faith in Punjab, numbering over 16 million people representing 57.69% of the population, making it the only Sikh-majority state in India. Around 38.49% of the population (10.68 million) follow Hinduism, while Islam is followed by 1.93% of the population (535,000) and Christianity 1.26% (350,000).{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/survey-puts-obc-population-at-40-pc/story-CuajzBUPRt4LZCtiw6aSbI.html |title=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 |newspaper=Hindustantimes.com |date=3 September 2007 |accessdate= 6 July 2016}} Other faiths include Buddhism and Jainism which are followed in smaller numbers. There were also nearly 90,000 people that did not state their religion.{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW03C-01%20MDDS.XLS |title=Population by religious community: Punjab |work=2011 Census of India |accessdate=2015-08-27 }}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"

! rowspan="2" |Religion

! colspan="2" |2001 Census{{cite web |title=Total population by religious communities |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119031333/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm |archive-date=19 January 2008 |access-date=9 October 2023 |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in}}

! colspan="2" |2011 Census{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389/download/14502/DDW03C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

Number

!%

!Number

!%

style="background:#F0F0C0;" |Sikh 15px

|14,592,387

|59.91%

|16,004,754

|57.69%

style="background:#FFE0C0;" |Hindu 15px

|8,997,942

|36.94%

|10,678,138

|38.49%

style="background:#E0FFD0;" |Muslim! 15px

|382,045

|1.57%

|535,489

|1.93%

style="background:#E0E0FF;" |Christian 15px

|292,800

|1.20%

|348,230

|1.26%

style="background:#F0E0F0;" |Jain 15px

|39,276

|0.16%

|45,040

|0.16%

style="background:#FFFFC0;" |Buddhist 15px

|41,487

|0.17%

|33,237

|0.12%

style="background:#F5F5F5;" |Others

|8,594

|0.03%

|10,886

|0.04%

style="background:#DCDCDC;" |Religion not stated

|n/a

|n/a

|87,564

|0.31%

style="text-align:left" |Total

|24,358,999

|100.00%

|27,743,338

|100.00%

== Urban and rural areas ==

The table given below shows the religion in the urban areas of Punjab, according to 2011 census.{{Cite web|url=https://www.findeasy.in/punjab-population-by-religion/|title=Punjab population by religion 2023 | Caste wise population|date=11 September 2021}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"

|+ Religion in urban vs rural areas of Punjab

rowspan="2" | Religion

! colspan="2" | Urban

! colspan="2" | Rural

Percentage || Population

! Percentage || Population

Hindu

| {{percentage bar|60.41}}

6,282,072

| {{percentage bar|25.35}}

4,396,066
Sikh

| {{percentage bar|35.16}}

3,656,299

| {{percentage bar|71.20}}

12,348,455
Muslim

| {{percentage bar|2.47}}

256,664

| {{percentage bar|1.61}}

278,825
Christian

| {{percentage bar|1.01}}

105,253

| {{percentage bar|1.40}}

242,977
Jain

| {{percentage bar|0.39}}

40,674

| {{percentage bar|0.03}}

4,366
Buddhist

| {{percentage bar|0.09}}

9,660

| {{percentage bar|0.14}}

23,577
Other religions and persuasions

| {{percentage bar|0.04}}

4,240

| {{percentage bar|0.04}}

6,646
Religion not stated

| {{percentage bar|0.43}}

44,284

| {{percentage bar|0.25}}

43,280
Total

! || 10,399,146

! || 17,344,192

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Punjab.

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|+Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Punjab{{cite web | url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/catalog/district-wise-population-religion-punjab | title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India | date=21 January 2022 }}

colspan="2" |

! Hindu

! Sikh

! Christian

! Muslim

! Other religions

rowspan="2" | 1991

! Urban

| 29,81,804

| 15,42,623

| 33,503

| 60,395

| 29,432

Rural

| 32,18,391

| 86,56,518

| 1,51,431

| 1,07,699

| 7,119

rowspan="2" | 2001

! Urban

| 49,33,743

| 30,24,950

| 81,642

| 1,66,529

| 55,649

Rural

| 40,64,199

| 1,15,67,437

| 2,11,160

| 2,15,518

| 38,176

rowspan="2" | 2011

! Urban

| 62,82,072

| 36,56,299

| 1,05,253

| 2,56,664

| 98,858

Rural

| 43,96,066

| 1,23,48,455

| 2,42,977

| 2,78,825

| 77,869

= 1971 census =

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1971)

|label1 = Sikhism

|value1 = 60.22

|color1 = DarkKhaki

|label2 = Hinduism

|value2 = 37.54

|color2 = Orange

|label3 = Christianity

|value3 = 1.20

|color3 = DodgerBlue

|label4 = Islam

|value4 = 0.84

|color4 = Green

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.16

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.04

|color6 = grey

}}

Following the Punjab Reorganisation Act of 1966, the borders of the East Punjab region were finalized and delineated. The states that form this region at present include Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Union Territory of Chandigarh, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

The religious demography according to the 1971 census for the contemporary state of Punjab, India is shown below, broken down by district with an overall total.

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|+ Religion in the districts that comprise the contemporary state of Punjab, India (1971){{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28585 |title=Distribution of Population Religion and Scheduled Castes ,Part II-C(i) and Part V-A , Series-17, Punjab - Census 1971 |website=Census Digital Library|pages=9|access-date=5 January 2025}}

! rowspan="2" |District

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Firozpur district

| 1,240,218

| {{Percentage | 1240218 | 1905833 | 2 }}

| 639,911

| {{Percentage | 639911 | 1905833 | 2 }}

| 16,158

| {{Percentage | 16158 | 1905833 | 2 }}

| 6,340

| {{Percentage | 6340 | 1905833 | 2 }}

| 1,084

| {{Percentage | 1084 | 1905833 | 2 }}

| 2,122

| {{Percentage | 2122 | 1905833 | 2 }}

! 1,905,833

! {{Percentage | 1905833 | 1905833 | 2 }}

Amritsar district

| 1,362,291

| {{Percentage | 1362291 | 1835500 | 2 }}

| 430,019

| {{Percentage | 430019 | 1835500 | 2 }}

| 37,703

| {{Percentage | 37703 | 1835500 | 2 }}

| 3,044

| {{Percentage | 3044 | 1835500 | 2 }}

| 2,295

| {{Percentage | 2295 | 1835500 | 2 }}

| 148

| {{Percentage | 148 | 1835500 | 2 }}

! 1,835,500

! {{Percentage | 1835500 | 1835500 | 2 }}

Jalandhar district

| 653,018

| {{Percentage | 653018 | 1454501 | 2 }}

| 784,048

| {{Percentage | 784048 | 1454501 | 2 }}

| 10,705

| {{Percentage | 10705 | 1454501 | 2 }}

| 3,362

| {{Percentage | 3362 | 1454501 | 2 }}

| 2,660

| {{Percentage | 2660 | 1454501 | 2 }}

| 708

| {{Percentage | 708 | 1454501 | 2 }}

! 1,454,501

! {{Percentage | 1454501 | 1454501 | 2 }}

Ludhiana district

| 932,712

| {{Percentage | 932712 | 1419421 | 2 }}

| 471,519

| {{Percentage | 471519 | 1419421 | 2 }}

| 3,027

| {{Percentage | 3027 | 1419421 | 2 }}

| 5,620

| {{Percentage | 5620 | 1419421 | 2 }}

| 6,176

| {{Percentage | 6176 | 1419421 | 2 }}

| 367

| {{Percentage | 367 | 1419421 | 2 }}

! 1,419,421

! {{Percentage | 1419421 | 1419421 | 2 }}

Bhatinda district

| 1,014,091

| {{Percentage | 1014091 | 1318134 | 2 }}

| 297,382

| {{Percentage | 297382 | 1318134 | 2 }}

| 752

| {{Percentage | 752 | 1318134 | 2 }}

| 3,829

| {{Percentage | 3829 | 1318134 | 2 }}

| 2,072

| {{Percentage | 2072 | 1318134 | 2 }}

| 8

| {{Percentage | 8 | 1318134 | 2 }}

! 1,318,134

! {{Percentage | 1318134 | 1318134 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur district

| 550,996

| {{Percentage | 550996 | 1229249 | 2 }}

| 590,290

| {{Percentage | 590290 | 1229249 | 2 }}

| 79,732

| {{Percentage | 79732 | 1229249 | 2 }}

| 6,868

| {{Percentage | 6868 | 1229249 | 2 }}

| 152

| {{Percentage | 152 | 1229249 | 2 }}

| 1,211

| {{Percentage | 1211 | 1229249 | 2 }}

! 1,229,249

! {{Percentage | 1229249 | 1229249 | 2 }}

Patiala district

| 659,020

| {{Percentage | 659020 | 1215100 | 2 }}

| 539,128

| {{Percentage | 539128 | 1215100 | 2 }}

| 1,696

| {{Percentage | 1696 | 1215100 | 2 }}

| 13,644

| {{Percentage | 13644 | 1215100 | 2 }}

| 1,380

| {{Percentage | 1380 | 1215100 | 2 }}

| 232

| {{Percentage | 232 | 1215100 | 2 }}

! 1,215,100

! {{Percentage | 1215100 | 1215100 | 2 }}

Sangrur district

| 767,071

| {{Percentage | 767071 | 1146650 | 2 }}

| 311,197

| {{Percentage | 311197 | 1146650 | 2 }}

| 806

| {{Percentage | 806 | 1146650 | 2 }}

| 64,448

| {{Percentage | 64448 | 1146650 | 2 }}

| 2,982

| {{Percentage | 2982 | 1146650 | 2 }}

| 146

| {{Percentage | 146 | 1146650 | 2 }}

! 1,146,650

! {{Percentage | 1146650 | 1146650 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur district

| 414,323

| {{Percentage | 414323 | 1052153 | 2 }}

| 623,413

| {{Percentage | 623413 | 1052153 | 2 }}

| 8,594

| {{Percentage | 8594 | 1052153 | 2 }}

| 3,456

| {{Percentage | 3456 | 1052153 | 2 }}

| 1,602

| {{Percentage | 1602 | 1052153 | 2 }}

| 765

| {{Percentage | 765 | 1052153 | 2 }}

! 1,052,153

! {{Percentage | 1052153 | 1052153 | 2 }}

Rupar district

| 303,102

| {{Percentage | 303102 | 545005 | 2 }}

| 237,016

| {{Percentage | 237016 | 545005 | 2 }}

| 1,212

| {{Percentage | 1212 | 545005 | 2 }}

| 2,978

| {{Percentage | 2978 | 545005 | 2 }}

| 655

| {{Percentage | 655 | 545005 | 2 }}

| 42

| {{Percentage | 42 | 545005 | 2 }}

! 545,005

! {{Percentage | 545005 | 545005 | 2 }}

Kapurthala district

| 263,130

| {{Percentage | 263130 | 429514 | 2 }}

| 163,312

| {{Percentage | 163312 | 429514 | 2 }}

| 1,817

| {{Percentage | 1817 | 429514 | 2 }}

| 858

| {{Percentage | 858 | 429514 | 2 }}

| 325

| {{Percentage | 325 | 429514 | 2 }}

| 72

| {{Percentage | 72 | 429514 | 2 }}

! 429,514

! {{Percentage | 429514 | 429514 | 2 }}

Total

! 8,159,972

! {{Percentage | 8159972 | 13551060 | 2 }}

! 5,087,235

! {{Percentage | 5087235 | 13551060 | 2 }}

! 162,202

! {{Percentage | 162202 | 13551060 | 2 }}

! 114,447

! {{Percentage | 114447 | 13551060 | 2 }}

! 21,383

! {{Percentage | 21383 | 13551060 | 2 }}

! 5,821

! {{Percentage | 5821 | 13551060 | 2 }}

! 13,551,060

! {{Percentage | 13551060 | 13551060 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

= 1961 census =

== East Punjab region ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in East Punjab, India (1961){{efn|name=EastPunjab1961}}

|label1 = Hinduism

|value1 = 67.75

|color1 = Orange

|label2 = Sikhism

|value2 = 28.71

|color2 = DarkKhaki

|label3 = Islam

|value3 = 2.36

|color3 = Green

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 0.74

|color4 = DodgerBlue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.32

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.11

|color6 = grey

}}

The religious demography of the East Punjab region including the contemporary states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and National Capital Territory of Delhi is broken down by district with an overall total as per the 1961 census of India.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts of East Punjab, India region (1961){{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31326 |title=Paper No 1 of 1963, India - Census 1961 |website=Census Digital Library |pages=4–9 |access-date=1 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32026|title=Social and Cultural Tables, Part II-C(i) , Vol-XIII, Punjab - Census 1961 |website=Census Digital Library|pages=349|access-date=1 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28305|title=Cultural & Migration Tables, Part II-C, Volume-XX, Himachal Pradesh - Census 1961 |website=Census Digital Library|pages=143|access-date=1 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28607|title=Cultural and Migration Tables, Part II-C, Vol-XIX, Delhi - Census 1961 |website=Census Digital Library|pages=193|access-date=1 January 2025}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1961|Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, districts and Princely states that ultimately fell on the eastern side of the Radcliffe Line formed the subdivision of East Punjab, which included Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh, Bilaspur State, and Delhi. The states that make up this region in the contemporary era are Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Union Territory of Chandigarh, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.}}

! rowspan="2" |District

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

National Capital Territory of Delhi

| 2,234,597

| {{Percentage | 2234597 | 2658612 | 2 }}

| 203,916

| {{Percentage | 203916 | 2658612 | 2 }}

| 155,453

| {{Percentage | 155453 | 2658612 | 2 }}

| 29,269

| {{Percentage | 29269 | 2658612 | 2 }}

| 29,595

| {{Percentage | 29595 | 2658612 | 2 }}

| 5,782

| {{Percentage | 5782 | 2658612 | 2 }}

! 2,658,612

! {{Percentage | 2658612 | 2658612 | 2 }}

Firozpur district

| 657,712

| {{Percentage | 657712 | 1619116 | 2 }}

| 936,953

| {{Percentage | 936953 | 1619116 | 2 }}

| 3,369

| {{Percentage | 3369 | 1619116 | 2 }}

| 19,234

| {{Percentage | 19234 | 1619116 | 2 }}

| 1,746

| {{Percentage | 1746 | 1619116 | 2 }}

| 102

| {{Percentage | 102 | 1619116 | 2 }}

! 1,619,116

! {{Percentage | 1619116 | 1619116 | 2 }}

Hissar district

| 1,374,258

| {{Percentage | 1374258 | 1540508 | 2 }}

| 152,719

| {{Percentage | 152719 | 1540508 | 2 }}

| 6,203

| {{Percentage | 6203 | 1540508 | 2 }}

| 1,022

| {{Percentage | 1022 | 1540508 | 2 }}

| 6,021

| {{Percentage | 6021 | 1540508 | 2 }}

| 285

| {{Percentage | 285 | 1540508 | 2 }}

! 1,540,508

! {{Percentage | 1540508 | 1540508 | 2 }}

Amritsar district

| 506,170

| {{Percentage | 506170 | 1534916 | 2 }}

| 990,344

| {{Percentage | 990344 | 1534916 | 2 }}

| 2,401

| {{Percentage | 2401 | 1534916 | 2 }}

| 33,739

| {{Percentage | 33739 | 1534916 | 2 }}

| 1,987

| {{Percentage | 1987 | 1534916 | 2 }}

| 275

| {{Percentage | 275 | 1534916 | 2 }}

! 1,534,916

! {{Percentage | 1534916 | 1534916 | 2 }}

Karnal district

| 1,293,354

| {{Percentage | 1293354 | 1490430 | 2 }}

| 177,602

| {{Percentage | 177602 | 1490430 | 2 }}

| 14,159

| {{Percentage | 14159 | 1490430 | 2 }}

| 2,094

| {{Percentage | 2094 | 1490430 | 2 }}

| 3,207

| {{Percentage | 3207 | 1490430 | 2 }}

| 14

| {{Percentage | 14 | 1490430 | 2 }}

! 1,490,430

! {{Percentage | 1490430 | 1490430 | 2 }}

Sangrur district

| 738,816

| {{Percentage | 738816 | 1424688 | 2 }}

| 622,227

| {{Percentage | 622227 | 1424688 | 2 }}

| 55,738

| {{Percentage | 55738 | 1424688 | 2 }}

| 577

| {{Percentage | 577 | 1424688 | 2 }}

| 7,328

| {{Percentage | 7328 | 1424688 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 1424688 | 2 }}

! 1,424,688

! {{Percentage | 1424688 | 1424688 | 2 }}

Rohtak district

| 1,400,347

| {{Percentage | 1400347 | 1420391 | 2 }}

| 6,439

| {{Percentage | 6439 | 1420391 | 2 }}

| 7,349

| {{Percentage | 7349 | 1420391 | 2 }}

| 355

| {{Percentage | 355 | 1420391 | 2 }}

| 5,471

| {{Percentage | 5471 | 1420391 | 2 }}

| 430

| {{Percentage | 430 | 1420391 | 2 }}

! 1,420,391

! {{Percentage | 1420391 | 1420391 | 2 }}

Ambala district

| 981,288

| {{Percentage | 981288 | 1373477 | 2 }}

| 340,968

| {{Percentage | 340968 | 1373477 | 2 }}

| 40,351

| {{Percentage | 40351 | 1373477 | 2 }}

| 4,877

| {{Percentage | 4877 | 1373477 | 2 }}

| 5,318

| {{Percentage | 5318 | 1373477 | 2 }}

| 675

| {{Percentage | 675 | 1373477 | 2 }}

! 1,373,477

! {{Percentage | 1373477 | 1373477 | 2 }}

Gurgaon district

| 1,011,862

| {{Percentage | 1011862 | 1240706 | 2 }}

| 8,362

| {{Percentage | 8362 | 1240706 | 2 }}

| 216,767

| {{Percentage | 216767 | 1240706 | 2 }}

| 730

| {{Percentage | 730 | 1240706 | 2 }}

| 2,930

| {{Percentage | 2930 | 1240706 | 2 }}

| 55

| {{Percentage | 55 | 1240706 | 2 }}

! 1,240,706

! {{Percentage | 1240706 | 1240706 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur district

| 835,436

| {{Percentage | 835436 | 1233493 | 2 }}

| 381,965

| {{Percentage | 381965 | 1233493 | 2 }}

| 7,050

| {{Percentage | 7050 | 1233493 | 2 }}

| 7,207

| {{Percentage | 7207 | 1233493 | 2 }}

| 1,794

| {{Percentage | 1794 | 1233493 | 2 }}

| 41

| {{Percentage | 41 | 1233493 | 2 }}

! 1,233,493

! {{Percentage | 1233493 | 1233493 | 2 }}

Jalandhar district

| 662,631

| {{Percentage | 662631 | 1227367 | 2 }}

| 550,232

| {{Percentage | 550232 | 1227367 | 2 }}

| 3,184

| {{Percentage | 3184 | 1227367 | 2 }}

| 8,733

| {{Percentage | 8733 | 1227367 | 2 }}

| 2,278

| {{Percentage | 2278 | 1227367 | 2 }}

| 309

| {{Percentage | 309 | 1227367 | 2 }}

! 1,227,367

! {{Percentage | 1227367 | 1227367 | 2 }}

Kangra district

| 1,043,387

| {{Percentage | 1043387 | 1062518 | 2 }}

| 8,854

| {{Percentage | 8854 | 1062518 | 2 }}

| 6,701

| {{Percentage | 6701 | 1062518 | 2 }}

| 1,251

| {{Percentage | 1251 | 1062518 | 2 }}

| 127

| {{Percentage | 127 | 1062518 | 2 }}

| 2,198

| {{Percentage | 2198 | 1062518 | 2 }}

! 1,062,518

! {{Percentage | 1062518 | 1062518 | 2 }}

Bhatinda district

| 285,967

| {{Percentage | 285967 | 1055177 | 2 }}

| 762,677

| {{Percentage | 762677 | 1055177 | 2 }}

| 3,340

| {{Percentage | 3340 | 1055177 | 2 }}

| 956

| {{Percentage | 956 | 1055177 | 2 }}

| 2,209

| {{Percentage | 2209 | 1055177 | 2 }}

| 28

| {{Percentage | 28 | 1055177 | 2 }}

! 1,055,177

! {{Percentage | 1055177 | 1055177 | 2 }}

Patiala district

| 480,086

| {{Percentage | 480086 | 1048778 | 2 }}

| 553,438

| {{Percentage | 553438 | 1048778 | 2 }}

| 11,714

| {{Percentage | 11714 | 1048778 | 2 }}

| 1,565

| {{Percentage | 1565 | 1048778 | 2 }}

| 1,944

| {{Percentage | 1944 | 1048778 | 2 }}

| 31

| {{Percentage | 31 | 1048778 | 2 }}

! 1,048,778

! {{Percentage | 1048778 | 1048778 | 2 }}

Ludhiana district

| 365,429

| {{Percentage | 365429 | 1022519 | 2 }}

| 644,266

| {{Percentage | 644266 | 1022519 | 2 }}

| 4,686

| {{Percentage | 4686 | 1022519 | 2 }}

| 2,638

| {{Percentage | 2638 | 1022519 | 2 }}

| 5,110

| {{Percentage | 5110 | 1022519 | 2 }}

| 390

| {{Percentage | 390 | 1022519 | 2 }}

! 1,022,519

! {{Percentage | 1022519 | 1022519 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur district

| 494,635

| {{Percentage | 494635 | 987994 | 2 }}

| 424,190

| {{Percentage | 424190 | 987994 | 2 }}

| 5,566

| {{Percentage | 5566 | 987994 | 2 }}

| 62,231

| {{Percentage | 62231 | 987994 | 2 }}

| 69

| {{Percentage | 69 | 987994 | 2 }}

| 1,303

| {{Percentage | 1303 | 987994 | 2 }}

! 987,994

! {{Percentage | 987994 | 987994 | 2 }}

Mahendragarh district

| 543,480

| {{Percentage | 543480 | 547850 | 2 }}

| 2,222

| {{Percentage | 2222 | 547850 | 2 }}

| 1,456

| {{Percentage | 1456 | 547850 | 2 }}

| 29

| {{Percentage | 29 | 547850 | 2 }}

| 663

| {{Percentage | 663 | 547850 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 547850 | 2 }}

! 547,850

! {{Percentage | 547850 | 547850 | 2 }}

Mandi district

| 380,453

| {{Percentage | 380453 | 384259 | 2 }}

| 1,759

| {{Percentage | 1759 | 384259 | 2 }}

| 1,868

| {{Percentage | 1868 | 384259 | 2 }}

| 28

| {{Percentage | 28 | 384259 | 2 }}

| 10

| {{Percentage | 10 | 384259 | 2 }}

| 141

| {{Percentage | 141 | 384259 | 2 }}

! 384,259

! {{Percentage | 384259 | 384259 | 2 }}

Mahasu district

| 354,247

| {{Percentage | 354247 | 358969 | 2 }}

| 793

| {{Percentage | 793 | 358969 | 2 }}

| 2,958

| {{Percentage | 2958 | 358969 | 2 }}

| 203

| {{Percentage | 203 | 358969 | 2 }}

| 9

| {{Percentage | 9 | 358969 | 2 }}

| 759

| {{Percentage | 759 | 358969 | 2 }}

! 358,969

! {{Percentage | 358969 | 358969 | 2 }}

Kapurthala district

| 140,828

| {{Percentage | 140828 | 343778 | 2 }}

| 200,117

| {{Percentage | 200117 | 343778 | 2 }}

| 856

| {{Percentage | 856 | 343778 | 2 }}

| 1,535

| {{Percentage | 1535 | 343778 | 2 }}

| 416

| {{Percentage | 416 | 343778 | 2 }}

| 26

| {{Percentage | 26 | 343778 | 2 }}

! 343,778

! {{Percentage | 343778 | 343778 | 2 }}

Chamba district

| 197,821

| {{Percentage | 197821 | 210579 | 2 }}

| 398

| {{Percentage | 398 | 210579 | 2 }}

| 10,512

| {{Percentage | 10512 | 210579 | 2 }}

| 105

| {{Percentage | 105 | 210579 | 2 }}

| 10

| {{Percentage | 10 | 210579 | 2 }}

| 1,733

| {{Percentage | 1733 | 210579 | 2 }}

! 210,579

! {{Percentage | 210579 | 210579 | 2 }}

Sirmur district

| 185,020

| {{Percentage | 185020 | 197551 | 2 }}

| 3,867

| {{Percentage | 3867 | 197551 | 2 }}

| 8,203

| {{Percentage | 8203 | 197551 | 2 }}

| 221

| {{Percentage | 221 | 197551 | 2 }}

| 64

| {{Percentage | 64 | 197551 | 2 }}

| 176

| {{Percentage | 176 | 197551 | 2 }}

! 197,551

! {{Percentage | 197551 | 197551 | 2 }}

Bilaspur district

| 155,094

| {{Percentage | 155094 | 158806 | 2 }}

| 1,593

| {{Percentage | 1593 | 158806 | 2 }}

| 2,078

| {{Percentage | 2078 | 158806 | 2 }}

| 35

| {{Percentage | 35 | 158806 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 158806 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 158806 | 2 }}

! 158,806

! {{Percentage | 158806 | 158806 | 2 }}

Simla district

| 104,784

| {{Percentage | 104784 | 112653 | 2 }}

| 5,392

| {{Percentage | 5392 | 112653 | 2 }}

| 1,214

| {{Percentage | 1214 | 112653 | 2 }}

| 1,059

| {{Percentage | 1059 | 112653 | 2 }}

| 135

| {{Percentage | 135 | 112653 | 2 }}

| 69

| {{Percentage | 69 | 112653 | 2 }}

! 112,653

! {{Percentage | 112653 | 112653 | 2 }}

Kinnaur district

| 37,384

| {{Percentage | 37384 | 40980 | 2 }}

| 27

| {{Percentage | 27 | 40980 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 40980 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 40980 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 40980 | 2 }}

| 3,569

| {{Percentage | 3569 | 40980 | 2 }}

! 40,980

! {{Percentage | 40980 | 40980 | 2 }}

Lahaul and Spiti district

| 9,575

| {{Percentage | 9575 | 20453 | 2 }}

| 162

| {{Percentage | 162 | 20453 | 2 }}

| 1,210

| {{Percentage | 1210 | 20453 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 20453 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 20453 | 2 }}

| 9,503

| {{Percentage | 9503 | 20453 | 2 }}

! 20,453

! {{Percentage | 20453 | 20453 | 2 }}

Total

! 16,474,661

! {{Percentage | 16474661 | 24316568 | 2 }}

! 6,981,482

! {{Percentage | 6981482 | 24316568 | 2 }}

! 574,386

! {{Percentage | 574386 | 24316568 | 2 }}

! 179,695

! {{Percentage | 179695 | 24316568 | 2 }}

! 78,444

! {{Percentage | 78444 | 24316568 | 2 }}

! 27,900

! {{Percentage | 27900 | 24316568 | 2 }}

! 24,316,568

! {{Percentage | 24316568 | 24316568 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

== Contemporary Punjab state ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1961){{efn|name=Punjab1961}}

|label1 = Sikhism

|value1 = 52.76

|color1 = DarkKhaki

|label2 = Hinduism

|value2 = 44.95

|color2 = Orange

|label3 = Christianity

|value3 = 1.2

|color3 = DodgerBlue

|label4 = Islam

|value4 = 0.85

|color4 = Green

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.22

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.02

|color6 = grey

}}

The religious demography according to the 1961 census for the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India is also shown below, broken down by district with an overall total.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the districts that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1961){{efn|name=Punjab1961|1961 figure taken from the 1961 census of India by combining the total population of all districts (Firozpur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, and Gurdaspur, Bhatinda, Sangrur, Barnala, Patiala, and Kapurthala) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. See 1961 census data here:}}

! rowspan="2" |District

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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Firozpur district

| 936,953

| {{Percentage | 936953 | 1619116 | 2 }}

| 657,712

| {{Percentage | 657712 | 1619116 | 2 }}

| 19,234

| {{Percentage | 19234 | 1619116 | 2 }}

| 3,369

| {{Percentage | 3369 | 1619116 | 2 }}

| 1,746

| {{Percentage | 1746 | 1619116 | 2 }}

| 102

| {{Percentage | 102 | 1619116 | 2 }}

! 1,619,116

! {{Percentage | 1619116 | 1619116 | 2 }}

Amritsar district

| 990,344

| {{Percentage | 990344 | 1534916 | 2 }}

| 506,170

| {{Percentage | 506170 | 1534916 | 2 }}

| 33,739

| {{Percentage | 33739 | 1534916 | 2 }}

| 2,401

| {{Percentage | 2401 | 1534916 | 2 }}

| 1,987

| {{Percentage | 1987 | 1534916 | 2 }}

| 275

| {{Percentage | 275 | 1534916 | 2 }}

! 1,534,916

! {{Percentage | 1534916 | 1534916 | 2 }}

Sangrur district

| 622,227

| {{Percentage | 622227 | 1424688 | 2 }}

| 738,816

| {{Percentage | 738816 | 1424688 | 2 }}

| 577

| {{Percentage | 577 | 1424688 | 2 }}

| 55,738

| {{Percentage | 55738 | 1424688 | 2 }}

| 7,328

| {{Percentage | 7328 | 1424688 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 1424688 | 2 }}

! 1,424,688

! {{Percentage | 1424688 | 1424688 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur district

| 381,965

| {{Percentage | 381965 | 1233493 | 2 }}

| 835,436

| {{Percentage | 835436 | 1233493 | 2 }}

| 7,207

| {{Percentage | 7207 | 1233493 | 2 }}

| 7,050

| {{Percentage | 7050 | 1233493 | 2 }}

| 1,794

| {{Percentage | 1794 | 1233493 | 2 }}

| 41

| {{Percentage | 41 | 1233493 | 2 }}

! 1,233,493

! {{Percentage | 1233493 | 1233493 | 2 }}

Jalandhar district

| 550,232

| {{Percentage | 550232 | 1227367 | 2 }}

| 662,631

| {{Percentage | 662631 | 1227367 | 2 }}

| 8,733

| {{Percentage | 8733 | 1227367 | 2 }}

| 3,184

| {{Percentage | 3184 | 1227367 | 2 }}

| 2,278

| {{Percentage | 2278 | 1227367 | 2 }}

| 309

| {{Percentage | 309 | 1227367 | 2 }}

! 1,227,367

! {{Percentage | 1227367 | 1227367 | 2 }}

Bhatinda district

| 762,677

| {{Percentage | 762677 | 1055177 | 2 }}

| 285,967

| {{Percentage | 285967 | 1055177 | 2 }}

| 956

| {{Percentage | 956 | 1055177 | 2 }}

| 3,340

| {{Percentage | 3340 | 1055177 | 2 }}

| 2,209

| {{Percentage | 2209 | 1055177 | 2 }}

| 28

| {{Percentage | 28 | 1055177 | 2 }}

! 1,055,177

! {{Percentage | 1055177 | 1055177 | 2 }}

Patiala district

| 553,438

| {{Percentage | 553438 | 1048778 | 2 }}

| 480,086

| {{Percentage | 480086 | 1048778 | 2 }}

| 1,565

| {{Percentage | 1565 | 1048778 | 2 }}

| 11,714

| {{Percentage | 11714 | 1048778 | 2 }}

| 1,944

| {{Percentage | 1944 | 1048778 | 2 }}

| 31

| {{Percentage | 31 | 1048778 | 2 }}

! 1,048,778

! {{Percentage | 1048778 | 1048778 | 2 }}

Ludhiana district

| 644,266

| {{Percentage | 644266 | 1022519 | 2 }}

| 365,429

| {{Percentage | 365429 | 1022519 | 2 }}

| 2,638

| {{Percentage | 2638 | 1022519 | 2 }}

| 4,686

| {{Percentage | 4686 | 1022519 | 2 }}

| 5,110

| {{Percentage | 5110 | 1022519 | 2 }}

| 390

| {{Percentage | 390 | 1022519 | 2 }}

! 1,022,519

! {{Percentage | 1022519 | 1022519 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur district

| 424,190

| {{Percentage | 424190 | 987994 | 2 }}

| 494,635

| {{Percentage | 494635 | 987994 | 2 }}

| 62,231

| {{Percentage | 62231 | 987994 | 2 }}

| 5,566

| {{Percentage | 5566 | 987994 | 2 }}

| 69

| {{Percentage | 69 | 987994 | 2 }}

| 1,303

| {{Percentage | 1303 | 987994 | 2 }}

! 987,994

! {{Percentage | 987994 | 987994 | 2 }}

Kapurthala district

| 200,117

| {{Percentage | 200117 | 343778 | 2 }}

| 140,828

| {{Percentage | 140828 | 343778 | 2 }}

| 1,535

| {{Percentage | 1535 | 343778 | 2 }}

| 856

| {{Percentage | 856 | 343778 | 2 }}

| 416

| {{Percentage | 416 | 343778 | 2 }}

| 26

| {{Percentage | 26 | 343778 | 2 }}

! 343,778

! {{Percentage | 343778 | 343778 | 2 }}

Total

! 6,066,409

! {{Percentage | 6066409 | 11497826 | 2 }}

! 5,167,710

! {{Percentage | 5167710 | 11497826 | 2 }}

! 138,415

! {{Percentage | 138415 | 11497826 | 2 }}

! 97,904

! {{Percentage | 97904 | 11497826 | 2 }}

! 24,881

! {{Percentage | 24881 | 11497826 | 2 }}

! 2,507

! {{Percentage | 2507 | 11497826 | 2 }}

! 11,497,826

! {{Percentage | 11497826 | 11497826 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India.}}

= 1951 census =

== East Punjab region ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in East Punjab, India (1951){{efn|name=EastPunjab1951}}

|label1 = Hinduism

|value1 = 66.44

|color1 = Orange

|label2 = Sikhism

|value2 = 30.43

|color2 = DarkKhaki

|label3 = Islam

|value3 = 2.14

|color3 = Green

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 0.63

|color4 = DodgerBlue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.35

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.02

|color6 = grey

}}

Following the partition, the eastern portion of Punjab that was awarded to India following the demarcation of the Radcliffe Line was made into a new province – East Punjab. The area includes the contemporary states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Union Territory of Chandigarh, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The first census following partition grouped the East Punjab region together under the name Punjab, Pepsu, Himachal Pradesh, Bilaspur & Delhi. Below is the religious demographics of this region broken down by district with an overall total as per the 1951 census of India.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts of East Punjab, India region (1951){{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25803729 |jstor=saoa.crl.25803729 |access-date=31 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1951: Punjab, Pepsu, Himachal Pradesh, Bilaspur & Delhi |year=1951 |pages=298 |last1=Vashishta |first1=Lakshmi Chandra |last2=India. Superintendent Of Census Operations |first2=Punjab |volume=3 }}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1951|Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, districts and Princely states that ultimately fell on the eastern side of the Radcliffe Line formed up the subdivision of East Punjab, which included Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh, Bilaspur State, and Delhi. The states that make up this region in the contemporary era are Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Union Territory of Chandigarh, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.}}

! rowspan="2" |District

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

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Delhi district

| 1,467,854

| {{Percentage | 1467854 | 1744072 | 2 }}

| 137,096

| {{Percentage | 137096 | 1744072 | 2 }}

| 99,501

| {{Percentage | 99501 | 1744072 | 2 }}

| 18,685

| {{Percentage | 18685 | 1744072 | 2 }}

| 20,174

| {{Percentage | 20174 | 1744072 | 2 }}

| 762

| {{Percentage | 762 | 1744072 | 2 }}

! 1,744,072

! {{Percentage | 1744072 | 1744072 | 2 }}

Firozpur district

| 505,937

| {{Percentage | 505937 | 1308237 | 2 }}

| 780,024

| {{Percentage | 780024 | 1308237 | 2 }}

| 4,805

| {{Percentage | 4805 | 1308237 | 2 }}

| 11,976

| {{Percentage | 11976 | 1308237 | 2 }}

| 5,475

| {{Percentage | 5475 | 1308237 | 2 }}

| 20

| {{Percentage | 20 | 1308237 | 2 }}

! 1,308,237

! {{Percentage | 1308237 | 1308237 | 2 }}

Amritsar district

| 351,710

| {{Percentage | 351710 | 1270320 | 2 }}

| 897,309

| {{Percentage | 897309 | 1270320 | 2 }}

| 4,237

| {{Percentage | 4237 | 1270320 | 2 }}

| 14,753

| {{Percentage | 14753 | 1270320 | 2 }}

| 2,115

| {{Percentage | 2115 | 1270320 | 2 }}

| 196

| {{Percentage | 196 | 1270320 | 2 }}

! 1,270,320

! {{Percentage | 1270320 | 1270320 | 2 }}

Rohtak district

| 1,105,046

| {{Percentage | 1105046 | 1122046 | 2 }}

| 7,907

| {{Percentage | 7907 | 1122046 | 2 }}

| 2,562

| {{Percentage | 2562 | 1122046 | 2 }}

| 153

| {{Percentage | 153 | 1122046 | 2 }}

| 5,878

| {{Percentage | 5878 | 1122046 | 2 }}

| 500

| {{Percentage | 500 | 1122046 | 2 }}

! 1,122,046

! {{Percentage | 1122046 | 1122046 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur district

| 794,688

| {{Percentage | 794688 | 1085624 | 2 }}

| 283,720

| {{Percentage | 283720 | 1085624 | 2 }}

| 1,353

| {{Percentage | 1353 | 1085624 | 2 }}

| 4,027

| {{Percentage | 4027 | 1085624 | 2 }}

| 1,823

| {{Percentage | 1823 | 1085624 | 2 }}

| 13

| {{Percentage | 13 | 1085624 | 2 }}

! 1,085,624

! {{Percentage | 1085624 | 1085624 | 2 }}

Karnal district

| 974,959

| {{Percentage | 974959 | 1079379 | 2 }}

| 96,458

| {{Percentage | 96458 | 1079379 | 2 }}

| 3,658

| {{Percentage | 3658 | 1079379 | 2 }}

| 490

| {{Percentage | 490 | 1079379 | 2 }}

| 3,813

| {{Percentage | 3813 | 1079379 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 1079379 | 2 }}

! 1,079,379

! {{Percentage | 1079379 | 1079379 | 2 }}

Hissar district

| 954,714

| {{Percentage | 954714 | 1045645 | 2 }}

| 80,394

| {{Percentage | 80394 | 1045645 | 2 }}

| 3,312

| {{Percentage | 3312 | 1045645 | 2 }}

| 609

| {{Percentage | 609 | 1045645 | 2 }}

| 6,609

| {{Percentage | 6609 | 1045645 | 2 }}

| 7

| {{Percentage | 7 | 1045645 | 2 }}

! 1,045,645

! {{Percentage | 1045645 | 1045645 | 2 }}

Jalandhar district

| 429,747

| {{Percentage | 429747 | 1008766 | 2 }}

| 569,487

| {{Percentage | 569487 | 1008766 | 2 }}

| 2,569

| {{Percentage | 2569 | 1008766 | 2 }}

| 5,969

| {{Percentage | 5969 | 1008766 | 2 }}

| 985

| {{Percentage | 985 | 1008766 | 2 }}

| 9

| {{Percentage | 9 | 1008766 | 2 }}

! 1,008,766

! {{Percentage | 1008766 | 1008766 | 2 }}

Gurgaon district

| 794,019

| {{Percentage | 794019 | 967664 | 2 }}

| 6,310

| {{Percentage | 6310 | 967664 | 2 }}

| 163,663

| {{Percentage | 163663 | 967664 | 2 }}

| 769

| {{Percentage | 769 | 967664 | 2 }}

| 2,722

| {{Percentage | 2722 | 967664 | 2 }}

| 181

| {{Percentage | 181 | 967664 | 2 }}

! 967,664

! {{Percentage | 967664 | 967664 | 2 }}

Ambala district

| 681,477

| {{Percentage | 681477 | 943734 | 2 }}

| 232,456

| {{Percentage | 232456 | 943734 | 2 }}

| 23,106

| {{Percentage | 23106 | 943734 | 2 }}

| 3,690

| {{Percentage | 3690 | 943734 | 2 }}

| 2,983

| {{Percentage | 2983 | 943734 | 2 }}

| 22

| {{Percentage | 22 | 943734 | 2 }}

! 943,734

! {{Percentage | 943734 | 943734 | 2 }}

Kangra district

| 898,564

| {{Percentage | 898564 | 926477 | 2 }}

| 18,401

| {{Percentage | 18401 | 926477 | 2 }}

| 6,426

| {{Percentage | 6426 | 926477 | 2 }}

| 604

| {{Percentage | 604 | 926477 | 2 }}

| 1,199

| {{Percentage | 1199 | 926477 | 2 }}

| 1,283

| {{Percentage | 1283 | 926477 | 2 }}

! 926,477

! {{Percentage | 926477 | 926477 | 2 }}

Ludhiana district

| 301,398

| {{Percentage | 301398 | 806779 | 2 }}

| 497,419

| {{Percentage | 497419 | 806779 | 2 }}

| 3,360

| {{Percentage | 3360 | 806779 | 2 }}

| 1,200

| {{Percentage | 1200 | 806779 | 2 }}

| 3,397

| {{Percentage | 3397 | 806779 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 806779 | 2 }}

! 806,779

! {{Percentage | 806779 | 806779 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur district

| 346,884

| {{Percentage | 346884 | 761782 | 2 }}

| 354,681

| {{Percentage | 354681 | 761782 | 2 }}

| 9,370

| {{Percentage | 9370 | 761782 | 2 }}

| 50,457

| {{Percentage | 50457 | 761782 | 2 }}

| 388

| {{Percentage | 388 | 761782 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 761782 | 2 }}

! 761,782

! {{Percentage | 761782 | 761782 | 2 }}

Bhatinda district

| 144,305

| {{Percentage | 144305 | 666809 | 2 }}

| 521,045

| {{Percentage | 521045 | 666809 | 2 }}

| 416

| {{Percentage | 416 | 666809 | 2 }}

| 450

| {{Percentage | 450 | 666809 | 2 }}

| 574

| {{Percentage | 574 | 666809 | 2 }}

| 19

| {{Percentage | 19 | 666809 | 2 }}

! 666,809

! {{Percentage | 666809 | 666809 | 2 }}

Sangrur district

| 420,218

| {{Percentage | 420218 | 642934 | 2 }}

| 215,023

| {{Percentage | 215023 | 642934 | 2 }}

| 3,741

| {{Percentage | 3741 | 642934 | 2 }}

| 341

| {{Percentage | 341 | 642934 | 2 }}

| 3,610

| {{Percentage | 3610 | 642934 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 642934 | 2 }}

! 642,934

! {{Percentage | 642934 | 642934 | 2 }}

Barnala district

| 112,635

| {{Percentage | 112635 | 536728 | 2 }}

| 380,811

| {{Percentage | 380811 | 536728 | 2 }}

| 41,673

| {{Percentage | 41673 | 536728 | 2 }}

| 113

| {{Percentage | 113 | 536728 | 2 }}

| 1,484

| {{Percentage | 1484 | 536728 | 2 }}

| 12

| {{Percentage | 12 | 536728 | 2 }}

! 536,728

! {{Percentage | 536728 | 536728 | 2 }}

Patiala district

| 273,087

| {{Percentage | 273087 | 524269 | 2 }}

| 246,953

| {{Percentage | 246953 | 524269 | 2 }}

| 2,893

| {{Percentage | 2893 | 524269 | 2 }}

| 499

| {{Percentage | 499 | 524269 | 2 }}

| 689

| {{Percentage | 689 | 524269 | 2 }}

| 148

| {{Percentage | 148 | 524269 | 2 }}

! 524,269

! {{Percentage | 524269 | 524269 | 2 }}

Mohinder Garh district

| 438,347

| {{Percentage | 438347 | 443074 | 2 }}

| 2,615

| {{Percentage | 2615 | 443074 | 2 }}

| 1,450

| {{Percentage | 1450 | 443074 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 443074 | 2 }}

| 657

| {{Percentage | 657 | 443074 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 443074 | 2 }}

! 443,074

! {{Percentage | 443074 | 443074 | 2 }}

Mahasu district

| 327,998

| {{Percentage | 327998 | 330614 | 2 }}

| 730

| {{Percentage | 730 | 330614 | 2 }}

| 1,795

| {{Percentage | 1795 | 330614 | 2 }}

| 85

| {{Percentage | 85 | 330614 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 330614 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 330614 | 2 }}

! 330,614

! {{Percentage | 330614 | 330614 | 2 }}

Mandi district

| 308,302

| {{Percentage | 308302 | 310626 | 2 }}

| 1,056

| {{Percentage | 1056 | 310626 | 2 }}

| 1,268

| {{Percentage | 1268 | 310626 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 310626 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 310626 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 310626 | 2 }}

! 310,626

! {{Percentage | 310626 | 310626 | 2 }}

Kapurthala district

| 104,679

| {{Percentage | 104679 | 295071 | 2 }}

| 187,568

| {{Percentage | 187568 | 295071 | 2 }}

| 854

| {{Percentage | 854 | 295071 | 2 }}

| 1,547

| {{Percentage | 1547 | 295071 | 2 }}

| 269

| {{Percentage | 269 | 295071 | 2 }}

| 154

| {{Percentage | 154 | 295071 | 2 }}

! 295,071

! {{Percentage | 295071 | 295071 | 2 }}

Fatehgarh Sahib district

| 80,141

| {{Percentage | 80141 | 237397 | 2 }}

| 154,714

| {{Percentage | 154714 | 237397 | 2 }}

| 2,269

| {{Percentage | 2269 | 237397 | 2 }}

| 267

| {{Percentage | 267 | 237397 | 2 }}

| 6

| {{Percentage | 6 | 237397 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 237397 | 2 }}

! 237,397

! {{Percentage | 237397 | 237397 | 2 }}

Chamba district

| 170,333

| {{Percentage | 170333 | 176050 | 2 }}

| 300

| {{Percentage | 300 | 176050 | 2 }}

| 5,208

| {{Percentage | 5208 | 176050 | 2 }}

| 208

| {{Percentage | 208 | 176050 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 176050 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 176050 | 2 }}

! 176,050

! {{Percentage | 176050 | 176050 | 2 }}

Sirmoor district

| 157,815

| {{Percentage | 157815 | 166077 | 2 }}

| 2,626

| {{Percentage | 2626 | 166077 | 2 }}

| 5,588

| {{Percentage | 5588 | 166077 | 2 }}

| 19

| {{Percentage | 19 | 166077 | 2 }}

| 29

| {{Percentage | 29 | 166077 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 166077 | 2 }}

! 166,077

! {{Percentage | 166077 | 166077 | 2 }}

Kohistan district

| 130,937

| {{Percentage | 130937 | 147403 | 2 }}

| 13,206

| {{Percentage | 13206 | 147403 | 2 }}

| 2,617

| {{Percentage | 2617 | 147403 | 2 }}

| 343

| {{Percentage | 343 | 147403 | 2 }}

| 289

| {{Percentage | 289 | 147403 | 2 }}

| 11

| {{Percentage | 11 | 147403 | 2 }}

! 147,403

! {{Percentage | 147403 | 147403 | 2 }}

Bilaspur district

| 124,393

| {{Percentage | 124393 | 126099 | 2 }}

| 307

| {{Percentage | 307 | 126099 | 2 }}

| 1,394

| {{Percentage | 1394 | 126099 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 126099 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 126099 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 126099 | 2 }}

! 126,099

! {{Percentage | 126099 | 126099 | 2 }}

Simla district

| 37,287

| {{Percentage | 37287 | 46150 | 2 }}

| 7,417

| {{Percentage | 7417 | 46150 | 2 }}

| 659

| {{Percentage | 659 | 46150 | 2 }}

| 596

| {{Percentage | 596 | 46150 | 2 }}

| 131

| {{Percentage | 131 | 46150 | 2 }}

| 60

| {{Percentage | 60 | 46150 | 2 }}

! 46,150

! {{Percentage | 46150 | 46150 | 2 }}

Total

! 12,437,474

! {{Percentage | 12437474 | 18719826 | 2 }}

! 5,696,033

! {{Percentage | 5696033 | 18719826 | 2 }}

! 399,747

! {{Percentage | 399747 | 18719826 | 2 }}

! 117,860

! {{Percentage | 117860 | 18719826 | 2 }}

! 65,304

! {{Percentage | 65304 | 18719826 | 2 }}

! 3,408

! {{Percentage | 3408 | 18719826 | 2 }}

! 18,719,826

! {{Percentage | 18719826 | 18719826 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

== Contemporary Punjab state ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1951){{efn|name=Punjab1951}}

|label1 = Sikhism

|value1 = 55.65

|color1 = DarkKhaki

|label2 = Hinduism

|value2 = 42.27

|color2 = Orange

|label3 = Christianity

|value3 = 1.00

|color3 = DodgerBlue

|label4 = Islam

|value4 = 0.85

|color4 = Green

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.23

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.01

|color6 = grey

}}

The religious demography according to the 1951 census for the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India is also shown below, broken down by district with an overall total.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the districts that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1951){{efn|name=Punjab1951|1951 figure taken from the 1951 census of India by combining the total population of all districts (Firozpur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, and Gurdaspur, Bhatinda, Sangrur, Barnala, Patiala, Kapurthala, and Fatehgarh Sahib) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. See 1951 census data here:}}

! rowspan="2" |District

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Firozpur district

| 780,024

| {{Percentage | 780024 | 1308237 | 2 }}

| 505,937

| {{Percentage | 505937 | 1308237 | 2 }}

| 11,976

| {{Percentage | 11976 | 1308237 | 2 }}

| 4,805

| {{Percentage | 4805 | 1308237 | 2 }}

| 5,475

| {{Percentage | 5475 | 1308237 | 2 }}

| 20

| {{Percentage | 20 | 1308237 | 2 }}

! 1,308,237

! {{Percentage | 1308237 | 1308237 | 2 }}

Amritsar district

| 897,309

| {{Percentage | 897309 | 1270320 | 2 }}

| 351,710

| {{Percentage | 351710 | 1270320 | 2 }}

| 14,753

| {{Percentage | 14753 | 1270320 | 2 }}

| 4,237

| {{Percentage | 4237 | 1270320 | 2 }}

| 2,115

| {{Percentage | 2115 | 1270320 | 2 }}

| 196

| {{Percentage | 196 | 1270320 | 2 }}

! 1,270,320

! {{Percentage | 1270320 | 1270320 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur district

| 283,720

| {{Percentage | 283720 | 1085624 | 2 }}

| 794,688

| {{Percentage | 794688 | 1085624 | 2 }}

| 4,027

| {{Percentage | 4027 | 1085624 | 2 }}

| 1,353

| {{Percentage | 1353 | 1085624 | 2 }}

| 1,823

| {{Percentage | 1823 | 1085624 | 2 }}

| 13

| {{Percentage | 13 | 1085624 | 2 }}

! 1,085,624

! {{Percentage | 1085624 | 1085624 | 2 }}

Jalandhar district

| 569,487

| {{Percentage | 569487 | 1008766 | 2 }}

| 429,747

| {{Percentage | 429747 | 1008766 | 2 }}

| 5,969

| {{Percentage | 5969 | 1008766 | 2 }}

| 2,569

| {{Percentage | 2569 | 1008766 | 2 }}

| 985

| {{Percentage | 985 | 1008766 | 2 }}

| 9

| {{Percentage | 9 | 1008766 | 2 }}

! 1,008,766

! {{Percentage | 1008766 | 1008766 | 2 }}

Ludhiana district

| 497,419

| {{Percentage | 497419 | 806779 | 2 }}

| 301,398

| {{Percentage | 301398 | 806779 | 2 }}

| 1,200

| {{Percentage | 1200 | 806779 | 2 }}

| 3,360

| {{Percentage | 3360 | 806779 | 2 }}

| 3,397

| {{Percentage | 3397 | 806779 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 806779 | 2 }}

! 806,779

! {{Percentage | 806779 | 806779 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur district

| 354,681

| {{Percentage | 354681 | 761782 | 2 }}

| 346,884

| {{Percentage | 346884 | 761782 | 2 }}

| 50,457

| {{Percentage | 50457 | 761782 | 2 }}

| 9,370

| {{Percentage | 9370 | 761782 | 2 }}

| 388

| {{Percentage | 388 | 761782 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 761782 | 2 }}

! 761,782

! {{Percentage | 761782 | 761782 | 2 }}

Bhatinda district

| 521,045

| {{Percentage | 521045 | 666809 | 2 }}

| 144,305

| {{Percentage | 144305 | 666809 | 2 }}

| 450

| {{Percentage | 450 | 666809 | 2 }}

| 416

| {{Percentage | 416 | 666809 | 2 }}

| 574

| {{Percentage | 574 | 666809 | 2 }}

| 19

| {{Percentage | 19 | 666809 | 2 }}

! 666,809

! {{Percentage | 666809 | 666809 | 2 }}

Sangrur district

| 215,023

| {{Percentage | 215023 | 642934 | 2 }}

| 420,218

| {{Percentage | 420218 | 642934 | 2 }}

| 341

| {{Percentage | 341 | 642934 | 2 }}

| 3,741

| {{Percentage | 3741 | 642934 | 2 }}

| 3,610

| {{Percentage | 3610 | 642934 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 642934 | 2 }}

! 642,934

! {{Percentage | 642934 | 642934 | 2 }}

Barnala district

| 380,811

| {{Percentage | 380811 | 536728 | 2 }}

| 112,635

| {{Percentage | 112635 | 536728 | 2 }}

| 113

| {{Percentage | 113 | 536728 | 2 }}

| 41,673

| {{Percentage | 41673 | 536728 | 2 }}

| 1,484

| {{Percentage | 1484 | 536728 | 2 }}

| 12

| {{Percentage | 12 | 536728 | 2 }}

! 536,728

! {{Percentage | 536728 | 536728 | 2 }}

Patiala district

| 246,953

| {{Percentage | 246953 | 524269 | 2 }}

| 273,087

| {{Percentage | 273087 | 524269 | 2 }}

| 499

| {{Percentage | 499 | 524269 | 2 }}

| 2,893

| {{Percentage | 2893 | 524269 | 2 }}

| 689

| {{Percentage | 689 | 524269 | 2 }}

| 148

| {{Percentage | 148 | 524269 | 2 }}

! 524,269

! {{Percentage | 524269 | 524269 | 2 }}

Kapurthala district

| 187,568

| {{Percentage | 187568 | 295071 | 2 }}

| 104,679

| {{Percentage | 104679 | 295071 | 2 }}

| 1,547

| {{Percentage | 1547 | 295071 | 2 }}

| 854

| {{Percentage | 854 | 295071 | 2 }}

| 269

| {{Percentage | 269 | 295071 | 2 }}

| 154

| {{Percentage | 154 | 295071 | 2 }}

! 295,071

! {{Percentage | 295071 | 295071 | 2 }}

Fatehgarh Sahib district

| 154,714

| {{Percentage | 154714 | 237397 | 2 }}

| 80,141

| {{Percentage | 80141 | 237397 | 2 }}

| 267

| {{Percentage | 267 | 237397 | 2 }}

| 2,269

| {{Percentage | 2269 | 237397 | 2 }}

| 6

| {{Percentage | 6 | 237397 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 237397 | 2 }}

! 237,397

! {{Percentage | 237397 | 237397 | 2 }}

Total

! 5,088,754

! {{Percentage | 5088754 | 9144716 | 2 }}

! 3,865,429

! {{Percentage | 3865429 | 9144716 | 2 }}

! 91,599

! {{Percentage | 91599 | 9144716 | 2 }}

! 77,540

! {{Percentage | 77540 | 9144716 | 2 }}

! 20,815

! {{Percentage | 20815 | 9144716 | 2 }}

! 579

! {{Percentage | 579 | 9144716 | 2 }}

! 9,144,716

! {{Percentage | 9144716 | 9144716 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India.}}

= 1941 census =

== East Punjab region ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in East Punjab, India region (1941){{rp|42}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1941}}

|label1 = Hinduism{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|}}

|value1 = 46.95

|color1 = Orange

|label2 = Islam

|value2 = 30.88

|color2 = Green

|label3 = Sikhism

|value3 = 21.14

|color3 = DarkKhaki

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 0.69

|color4 = DodgerBlue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.21

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.12

|color6 = grey

}}

Prior to partition, the eastern portion of Punjab that was ultimately awarded to India following the demarcation of the Radcliffe Line was made into a new province – East Punjab. The area includes the contemporary states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Below is the religious demographics of this region broken down by district and princely state with an overall total as per the 1941 Indian census.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts & Princely States of East Punjab, India region (1941){{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215541 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215541 |access-date=19 January 2023 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab |year=1941 |author1=India Census Commissioner |volume=6 }}{{rp|42}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1941|1941 figure taken from census data by combining the total population of all districts (Hisar, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Karnal, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Amritsar, Simla, Kangra, Ambala, Hoshiarpur, and Gurdaspur (minus Shakargarh Tehsil)), and princely states (Loharu, Dujana, Pataudi, Kalsia, Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Sirmoor, Simla Hill, Bilaspur, Mandi, Suket, and Chamba) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the eastern side of the Radcliffe Line. See 1941 census data here:{{rp|42}}
Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, these districts and princely states would ultimately make up the subdivision of East Punjab, which also included Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh, and Bilaspur State. The states that make up this region in the contemporary era are Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

! rowspan="2" |District/
Princely State

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|Including Ad-Dharmis}}

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others|Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Patiala State

| 597,488

| {{Percentage | 597488 | 1936259 | 2 }}

| 436,539

| {{Percentage | 436539 | 1936259 | 2 }}

| 896,021

| {{Percentage | 896021 | 1936259 | 2 }}

| 1,592

| {{Percentage | 1592 | 1936259 | 2 }}

| 3,101

| {{Percentage | 3101 | 1936259 | 2 }}

| 1,518

| {{Percentage | 1518 | 1936259 | 2 }}

! 1,936,259

! {{Percentage | 1936259 | 1936259 | 2 }}

Firozpur District

| 287,733

| {{Percentage | 287733 | 1423076 | 2 }}

| 641,448

| {{Percentage | 641448 | 1423076 | 2 }}

| 479,486

| {{Percentage | 479486 | 1423076 | 2 }}

| 12,607

| {{Percentage | 12607 | 1423076 | 2 }}

| 1,674

| {{Percentage | 1674 | 1423076 | 2 }}

| 128

| {{Percentage | 128 | 1423076 | 2 }}

! 1,423,076

! {{Percentage | 1423076 | 1423076 | 2 }}

Amritsar District

| 217,431

| {{Percentage | 217431 | 1413876 | 2 }}

| 657,695

| {{Percentage | 657695 | 1413876 | 2 }}

| 510,845

| {{Percentage | 510845 | 1413876 | 2 }}

| 25,973

| {{Percentage | 25973 | 1413876 | 2 }}

| 1,911

| {{Percentage | 1911 | 1413876 | 2 }}

| 21

| {{Percentage | 21 | 1413876 | 2 }}

! 1,413,876

! {{Percentage | 1413876 | 1413876 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur District

| 584,080

| {{Percentage | 584080 | 1170323 | 2 }}

| 380,759

| {{Percentage | 380759 | 1170323 | 2 }}

| 198,194

| {{Percentage | 198194 | 1170323 | 2 }}

| 6,165

| {{Percentage | 6165 | 1170323 | 2 }}

| 1,125

| {{Percentage | 1125 | 1170323 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 1170323 | 2 }}

! 1,170,323

! {{Percentage | 1170323 | 1170323 | 2 }}

Jalandhar District

| 311,010

| {{Percentage | 311010 | 1127190 | 2 }}

| 509,804

| {{Percentage | 509804 | 1127190 | 2 }}

| 298,741

| {{Percentage | 298741 | 1127190 | 2 }}

| 6,233

| {{Percentage | 6233 | 1127190 | 2 }}

| 1,395

| {{Percentage | 1395 | 1127190 | 2 }}

| 7

| {{Percentage | 7 | 1127190 | 2 }}

! 1,127,190

! {{Percentage | 1127190 | 1127190 | 2 }}

Hisar District

| 652,842

| {{Percentage | 652842 | 1006709 | 2 }}

| 285,208

| {{Percentage | 285208 | 1006709 | 2 }}

| 60,731

| {{Percentage | 60731 | 1006709 | 2 }}

| 1,292

| {{Percentage | 1292 | 1006709 | 2 }}

| 6,126

| {{Percentage | 6126 | 1006709 | 2 }}

| 510

| {{Percentage | 510 | 1006709 | 2 }}

! 1,006,709

! {{Percentage | 1006709 | 1006709 | 2 }}

Karnal District

| 666,301

| {{Percentage | 666301 | 994575 | 2 }}

| 304,346

| {{Percentage | 304346 | 994575 | 2 }}

| 19,887

| {{Percentage | 19887 | 994575 | 2 }}

| 1,249

| {{Percentage | 1249 | 994575 | 2 }}

| 2,789

| {{Percentage | 2789 | 994575 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 994575 | 2 }}

! 994,575

! {{Percentage | 994575 | 994575 | 2 }}

Rohtak District

| 780,474

| {{Percentage | 780474 | 956399 | 2 }}

| 166,569

| {{Percentage | 166569 | 956399 | 2 }}

| 1,466

| {{Percentage | 1466 | 956399 | 2 }}

| 1,043

| {{Percentage | 1043 | 956399 | 2 }}

| 6,847

| {{Percentage | 6847 | 956399 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 956399 | 2 }}

! 956,399

! {{Percentage | 956399 | 956399 | 2 }}

Kangra District

| 846,531

| {{Percentage | 846531 | 899377 | 2 }}

| 43,249

| {{Percentage | 43249 | 899377 | 2 }}

| 4,809

| {{Percentage | 4809 | 899377 | 2 }}

| 788

| {{Percentage | 788 | 899377 | 2 }}

| 101

| {{Percentage | 101 | 899377 | 2 }}

| 3,899

| {{Percentage | 3899 | 899377 | 2 }}

! 899,377

! {{Percentage | 899377 | 899377 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur District{{efn|name="Gurdaspur1947"|Does not include Shakargarh Tehsil, which was awarded to Pakistan as part of the Radcliffe Line.}}

| 174,221

| {{Percentage | 174221 | 862006 | 2 }}

| 440,323

| {{Percentage | 440323 | 862006 | 2 }}

| 200,688

| {{Percentage | 200688 | 862006 | 2 }}

| 46,743

| {{Percentage | 46743 | 862006 | 2 }}

| 25

| {{Percentage | 25 | 862006 | 2 }}

| 6

| {{Percentage | 6 | 862006 | 2 }}

! 862,006

! {{Percentage | 862006 | 862006 | 2 }}

Gurgaon District

| 560,537

| {{Percentage | 560537 | 851458 | 2 }}

| 285,992

| {{Percentage | 285992 | 851458 | 2 }}

| 637

| {{Percentage | 637 | 851458 | 2 }}

| 1,673

| {{Percentage | 1673 | 851458 | 2 }}

| 2,613

| {{Percentage | 2613 | 851458 | 2 }}

| 6

| {{Percentage | 6 | 851458 | 2 }}

! 851,458

! {{Percentage | 851458 | 851458 | 2 }}

Ambala District

| 412,658

| {{Percentage | 412658 | 847745 | 2 }}

| 268,999

| {{Percentage | 268999 | 847745 | 2 }}

| 156,543

| {{Percentage | 156543 | 847745 | 2 }}

| 6,065

| {{Percentage | 6065 | 847745 | 2 }}

| 3,065

| {{Percentage | 3065 | 847745 | 2 }}

| 415

| {{Percentage | 415 | 847745 | 2 }}

! 847,745

! {{Percentage | 847745 | 847745 | 2 }}

Ludhiana District

| 171,715

| {{Percentage | 171715 | 818615 | 2 }}

| 302,482

| {{Percentage | 302482 | 818615 | 2 }}

| 341,175

| {{Percentage | 341175 | 818615 | 2 }}

| 1,913

| {{Percentage | 1913 | 818615 | 2 }}

| 1,279

| {{Percentage | 1279 | 818615 | 2 }}

| 51

| {{Percentage | 51 | 818615 | 2 }}

! 818,615

! {{Percentage | 818615 | 818615 | 2 }}

Kapurthala State

| 61,546

| {{Percentage | 61546 | 378380 | 2 }}

| 213,754

| {{Percentage | 213754 | 378380 | 2 }}

| 88,350

| {{Percentage | 88350 | 378380 | 2 }}

| 1,667

| {{Percentage | 1667 | 378380 | 2 }}

| 380

| {{Percentage | 380 | 378380 | 2 }}

| 12,683

| {{Percentage | 12683 | 378380 | 2 }}

! 378,380

! {{Percentage | 378380 | 378380 | 2 }}

Jind State

| 268,355

| {{Percentage | 268355 | 361812 | 2 }}

| 50,972

| {{Percentage | 50972 | 361812 | 2 }}

| 40,981

| {{Percentage | 40981 | 361812 | 2 }}

| 161

| {{Percentage | 161 | 361812 | 2 }}

| 1,294

| {{Percentage | 1294 | 361812 | 2 }}

| 49

| {{Percentage | 49 | 361812 | 2 }}

! 361,812

! {{Percentage | 361812 | 361812 | 2 }}

Simla Hill States

| 345,716

| {{Percentage | 345716 | 359520 | 2 }}

| 10,812

| {{Percentage | 10812 | 359520 | 2 }}

| 2,693

| {{Percentage | 2693 | 359520 | 2 }}

| 161

| {{Percentage | 161 | 359520 | 2 }}

| 126

| {{Percentage | 126 | 359520 | 2 }}

| 12

| {{Percentage | 12 | 359520 | 2 }}

! 359,520

! {{Percentage | 359520 | 359520 | 2 }}

Nabha State

| 146,518

| {{Percentage | 146518 | 344044 | 2 }}

| 70,373

| {{Percentage | 70373 | 344044 | 2 }}

| 122,451

| {{Percentage | 122451 | 344044 | 2 }}

| 221

| {{Percentage | 221 | 344044 | 2 }}

| 480

| {{Percentage | 480 | 344044 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 344044 | 2 }}

! 344,044

! {{Percentage | 344044 | 344044 | 2 }}

Mandi State

| 227,463

| {{Percentage | 227463 | 232593 | 2 }}

| 4,328

| {{Percentage | 4328 | 232593 | 2 }}

| 583

| {{Percentage | 583 | 232593 | 2 }}

| 11

| {{Percentage | 11 | 232593 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 232593 | 2 }}

| 208

| {{Percentage | 208 | 232593 | 2 }}

! 232,593

! {{Percentage | 232593 | 232593 | 2 }}

Faridkot State

| 21,814

| {{Percentage | 21814 | 199283 | 2 }}

| 61,352

| {{Percentage | 61352 | 199283 | 2 }}

| 115,070

| {{Percentage | 115070 | 199283 | 2 }}

| 247

| {{Percentage | 247 | 199283 | 2 }}

| 800

| {{Percentage | 800 | 199283 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 199283 | 2 }}

! 199,283

! {{Percentage | 199283 | 199283 | 2 }}

Chamba State

| 155,910

| {{Percentage | 155910 | 168908 | 2 }}

| 12,318

| {{Percentage | 12318 | 168908 | 2 }}

| 107

| {{Percentage | 107 | 168908 | 2 }}

| 190

| {{Percentage | 190 | 168908 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 168908 | 2 }}

| 383

| {{Percentage | 383 | 168908 | 2 }}

! 168,908

! {{Percentage | 168908 | 168908 | 2 }}

Sirmoor State

| 146,199

| {{Percentage | 146199 | 156026 | 2 }}

| 7,374

| {{Percentage | 7374 | 156026 | 2 }}

| 2,334

| {{Percentage | 2334 | 156026 | 2 }}

| 38

| {{Percentage | 38 | 156026 | 2 }}

| 81

| {{Percentage | 81 | 156026 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 156026 | 2 }}

! 156,026

! {{Percentage | 156026 | 156026 | 2 }}

Bilaspur State

| 108,375

| {{Percentage | 108375 | 110336 | 2 }}

| 1,498

| {{Percentage | 1498 | 110336 | 2 }}

| 453

| {{Percentage | 453 | 110336 | 2 }}

| 7

| {{Percentage | 7 | 110336 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 110336 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 110336 | 2 }}

! 110,336

! {{Percentage | 110336 | 110336 | 2 }}

Malerkotla State

| 23,482

| {{Percentage | 23482 | 88109 | 2 }}

| 33,881

| {{Percentage | 33881 | 88109 | 2 }}

| 30,320

| {{Percentage | 30320 | 88109 | 2 }}

| 116

| {{Percentage | 116 | 88109 | 2 }}

| 310

| {{Percentage | 310 | 88109 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 88109 | 2 }}

! 88,109

! {{Percentage | 88109 | 88109 | 2 }}

Suket State

| 69,974

| {{Percentage | 69974 | 71092 | 2 }}

| 884

| {{Percentage | 884 | 71092 | 2 }}

| 234

| {{Percentage | 234 | 71092 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 71092 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 71092 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 71092 | 2 }}

! 71,092

! {{Percentage | 71092 | 71092 | 2 }}

Kalsia State

| 29,866

| {{Percentage | 29866 | 67393 | 2 }}

| 25,049

| {{Percentage | 25049 | 67393 | 2 }}

| 12,235

| {{Percentage | 12235 | 67393 | 2 }}

| 55

| {{Percentage | 55 | 67393 | 2 }}

| 188

| {{Percentage | 188 | 67393 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 67393 | 2 }}

! 67,393

! {{Percentage | 67393 | 67393 | 2 }}

Simla District

| 29,466

| {{Percentage | 29466 | 38576 | 2 }}

| 7,022

| {{Percentage | 7022 | 38576 | 2 }}

| 1,032

| {{Percentage | 1032 | 38576 | 2 }}

| 934

| {{Percentage | 934 | 38576 | 2 }}

| 114

| {{Percentage | 114 | 38576 | 2 }}

| 8

| {{Percentage | 8 | 38576 | 2 }}

! 38,576

! {{Percentage | 38576 | 38576 | 2 }}

Dujana State

| 23,727

| {{Percentage | 23727 | 30666 | 2 }}

| 6,939

| {{Percentage | 6939 | 30666 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 30666 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 30666 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 30666 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 30666 | 2 }}

! 30,666

! {{Percentage | 30666 | 30666 | 2 }}

Loharu State

| 23,923

| {{Percentage | 23923 | 27892 | 2 }}

| 3,960

| {{Percentage | 3960 | 27892 | 2 }}

| 7

| {{Percentage | 7 | 27892 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 27892 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 27892 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 27892 | 2 }}

! 27,892

! {{Percentage | 27892 | 27892 | 2 }}

Pataudi State

| 17,728

| {{Percentage | 17728 | 21520 | 2 }}

| 3,655

| {{Percentage | 3655 | 21520 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 21520 | 2 }}

| 9

| {{Percentage | 9 | 21520 | 2 }}

| 128

| {{Percentage | 128 | 21520 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 21520 | 2 }}

! 21,520

! {{Percentage | 21520 | 21520 | 2 }}

Total

!7,963,083

!{{Percentage | 7963083 | 16959758 | 2 }}

!5,237,584

!{{Percentage | 5237584 | 16959758 | 2 }}

!3,586,073

!{{Percentage | 3586073 | 16959758 | 2 }}

!117,155

!{{Percentage | 117155 | 16959758 | 2 }}

!35,955

!{{Percentage | 35955 | 16959758 | 2 }}

!19,908

!{{Percentage | 19908 | 16959758 | 2 }}

!16,959,758

!{{Percentage | 16959758 | 16959758 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

== Contemporary Punjab state ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1941){{rp|42}}{{efn|name=Punjab1941}}

|label1 = Islam

|value1 = 38.42

|color1 = Green

|label2 = Sikhism

|value2 = 33.63

|color2 = DarkKhaki

|label3 = Hinduism{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}}

|value3 = 26.62

|color3 = Orange

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 1.06

|color4 = DodgerBlue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.13

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.15

|color6 = grey

}}

The religious demography according to the 1941 census for the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India is also shown below, broken down by district and princely state with an overall total.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts & Princely States that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1941){{rp|42}}{{efn|name=Punjab1941|1941 figure taken from census data by combining the total population of all districts (Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, and Gurdaspur (minus Shakargarh Tehsil)), and princely states (Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Patiala, and Nabha) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. See 1941 census data here:{{rp|42}}}}

! rowspan="2" |District/
Princely State

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}}

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Patiala State

| 436,539

| {{Percentage | 436539 | 1936259 | 2 }}

| 896,021

| {{Percentage | 896021 | 1936259 | 2 }}

| 597,488

| {{Percentage | 597488 | 1936259 | 2 }}

| 1,592

| {{Percentage | 1592 | 1936259 | 2 }}

| 3,101

| {{Percentage | 3101 | 1936259 | 2 }}

| 1,518

| {{Percentage | 1518 | 1936259 | 2 }}

! 1,936,259

! {{Percentage | 1936259 | 1936259 | 2 }}

Firozpur District

| 641,448

| {{Percentage | 641448 | 1423076 | 2 }}

| 479,486

| {{Percentage | 479486 | 1423076 | 2 }}

| 287,733

| {{Percentage | 287733 | 1423076 | 2 }}

| 12,607

| {{Percentage | 12607 | 1423076 | 2 }}

| 1,674

| {{Percentage | 1674 | 1423076 | 2 }}

| 128

| {{Percentage | 128 | 1423076 | 2 }}

! 1,423,076

! {{Percentage | 1423076 | 1423076 | 2 }}

Amritsar District

| 657,695

| {{Percentage | 657695 | 1413876 | 2 }}

| 510,845

| {{Percentage | 510845 | 1413876 | 2 }}

| 217,431

| {{Percentage | 217431 | 1413876 | 2 }}

| 25,973

| {{Percentage | 25973 | 1413876 | 2 }}

| 1,911

| {{Percentage | 1911 | 1413876 | 2 }}

| 21

| {{Percentage | 21 | 1413876 | 2 }}

! 1,413,876

! {{Percentage | 1413876 | 1413876 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur District

| 380,759

| {{Percentage | 380759 | 1170323 | 2 }}

| 198,194

| {{Percentage | 198194 | 1170323 | 2 }}

| 584,080

| {{Percentage | 584080 | 1170323 | 2 }}

| 6,165

| {{Percentage | 6165 | 1170323 | 2 }}

| 1,125

| {{Percentage | 1125 | 1170323 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 1170323 | 2 }}

! 1,170,323

! {{Percentage | 1170323 | 1170323 | 2 }}

Jalandhar District

| 509,804

| {{Percentage | 509804 | 1127190 | 2 }}

| 298,741

| {{Percentage | 298741 | 1127190 | 2 }}

| 311,010

| {{Percentage | 311010 | 1127190 | 2 }}

| 6,233

| {{Percentage | 6233 | 1127190 | 2 }}

| 1,395

| {{Percentage | 1395 | 1127190 | 2 }}

| 7

| {{Percentage | 7 | 1127190 | 2 }}

! 1,127,190

! {{Percentage | 1127190 | 1127190 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur District{{efn|name="Gurdaspur1947"}}

| 440,323

| {{Percentage | 440323 | 862006 | 2 }}

| 200,688

| {{Percentage | 210688 | 862006 | 2 }}

| 174,221

| {{Percentage | 174221 | 862006 | 2 }}

| 46,743

| {{Percentage | 46743 | 862006 | 2 }}

| 25

| {{Percentage | 25 | 862006 | 2 }}

| 6

| {{Percentage | 6 | 862006 | 2 }}

! 862,006

! {{Percentage | 862006 | 862006 | 2 }}

Ludhiana District

| 302,482

| {{Percentage | 302482 | 818615 | 2 }}

| 341,175

| {{Percentage | 341175 | 818615 | 2 }}

| 171,715

| {{Percentage | 171715 | 818615 | 2 }}

| 1,913

| {{Percentage | 1913 | 818615 | 2 }}

| 1,279

| {{Percentage | 1279 | 818615 | 2 }}

| 51

| {{Percentage | 51 | 818615 | 2 }}

! 818,615

! {{Percentage | 818615 | 818615 | 2 }}

Kapurthala State

| 213,754

| {{Percentage | 213754 | 378380 | 2 }}

| 88,350

| {{Percentage | 88350 | 378380 | 2 }}

| 61,546

| {{Percentage | 61546 | 378380 | 2 }}

| 1,667

| {{Percentage | 1667 | 378380 | 2 }}

| 380

| {{Percentage | 380 | 378380 | 2 }}

| 12,683

| {{Percentage | 12683 | 378380 | 2 }}

! 378,380

! {{Percentage | 378380 | 378380 | 2 }}

Nabha State

| 70,373

| {{Percentage | 70373 | 344044 | 2 }}

| 122,451

| {{Percentage | 122451 | 344044 | 2 }}

| 146,518

| {{Percentage | 146518 | 344044 | 2 }}

| 221

| {{Percentage | 221 | 344044 | 2 }}

| 480

| {{Percentage | 480 | 344044 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 344044 | 2 }}

! 344,044

! {{Percentage | 344044 | 344044 | 2 }}

Faridkot State

| 61,352

| {{Percentage | 61352 | 199283 | 2 }}

| 115,070

| {{Percentage | 115070 | 199283 | 2 }}

| 21,814

| {{Percentage | 21814 | 199283 | 2 }}

| 247

| {{Percentage | 247 | 199283 | 2 }}

| 800

| {{Percentage | 800 | 199283 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 199283 | 2 }}

! 199,283

! {{Percentage | 199283 | 199283 | 2 }}

Malerkotla State

| 33,881

| {{Percentage | 33881 | 88109 | 2 }}

| 30,320

| {{Percentage | 30320 | 88109 | 2 }}

| 23,482

| {{Percentage | 23482 | 88109 | 2 }}

| 116

| {{Percentage | 116 | 88109 | 2 }}

| 310

| {{Percentage | 310 | 88109 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 88109 | 2 }}

! 88,109

! {{Percentage | 88109 | 88109 | 2 }}

Total

!3,748,410

!{{Percentage | 3748410 | 9757161 | 2 }}

!3,281,341

!{{Percentage | 3281341 | 9757161 | 2 }}

!2,597,038

!{{Percentage | 2597038 | 9757161 | 2 }}

!103,477

!{{Percentage | 103477 | 9757161 | 2 }}

!12,480

!{{Percentage | 12480 | 9757161 | 2 }}

!14,415

!{{Percentage | 14415 | 9757161 | 2 }}

!9,757,161

!{{Percentage | 9757161 | 9757161 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India.}}

= 1931 census =

== East Punjab region ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in East Punjab, India region (1931){{rp|277}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1931}}

|label1 = Hinduism{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|}}

|value1 = 48.86

|color1 = Orange

|label2 = Islam

|value2 = 30.17

|color2 = Green

|label3 = Sikhism

|value3 = 20.01

|color3 = DarkKhaki

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 0.65

|color4 = DodgerBlue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.25

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.05

|color6 = grey

}}

Prior to partition, the eastern portion of Punjab that was ultimately awarded to India following the demarcation of the Radcliffe Line was made into a new province – East Punjab. The area includes the contemporary states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Below is the religious demographics of this region broken down by district and princely state with an overall total as per the 1931 Indian census.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts & Princely States of East Punjab, India region (1931){{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |jstor=saoa.crl.25793242 |access-date=4 February 2024 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1931}}{{rp|277}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1931|1931 figure taken from census data by combining the total population of all districts (Hisar, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Karnal, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Amritsar, Simla, Kangra, Ambala, Hoshiarpur, and Gurdaspur (minus Shakargarh Tehsil)), and princely states (Loharu, Dujana, Pataudi, Kalsia, Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Sirmoor, Simla Hill, Bilaspur, Mandi, Suket, and Chamba) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the eastern side of the Radcliffe Line. See 1931 census data here:{{rp|277}}
Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, these districts and princely states would ultimately make up the subdivision of East Punjab, which also included Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh, and Bilaspur State. The states that make up this region in the contemporary era are Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

! rowspan="2" |District/
Princely State

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}}

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Patiala State

| 623,597

| {{Percentage | 623597 | 1625520 | 2 }}

| 363,920

| {{Percentage | 363920 | 1625520 | 2 }}

| 632,972

| {{Percentage | 632972 | 1625520 | 2 }}

| 1,449

| {{Percentage | 1449 | 1625520 | 2 }}

| 3,578

| {{Percentage | 3578 | 1625520 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 1625520 | 2 }}

! 1,625,520

! {{Percentage | 1625520 | 1625520 | 2 }}

Firozpur District

| 244,688

| {{Percentage | 244688 | 1156732 | 2 }}

| 515,430

| {{Percentage | 515430 | 1156732 | 2 }}

| 388,108

| {{Percentage | 388108 | 1156732 | 2 }}

| 7,070

| {{Percentage | 7070 | 1156732 | 2 }}

| 1,411

| {{Percentage | 1411 | 1156732 | 2 }}

| 25

| {{Percentage | 25 | 1156732 | 2 }}

! 1,156,732

! {{Percentage | 1156732 | 1156732 | 2 }}

Amritsar District

| 174,556

| {{Percentage | 174556 | 1117120 | 2 }}

| 524,676

| {{Percentage | 524676 | 1117120 | 2 }}

| 399,951

| {{Percentage | 399951 | 1117120 | 2 }}

| 16,619

| {{Percentage | 16619 | 1117120 | 2 }}

| 1,272

| {{Percentage | 1272 | 1117120 | 2 }}

| 46

| {{Percentage | 46 | 1117120 | 2 }}

! 1,117,120

! {{Percentage | 1117120 | 1117120 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur District

| 526,182

| {{Percentage | 526182 | 1032187 | 2 }}

| 328,078

| {{Percentage | 328078 | 1032187 | 2 }}

| 173,147

| {{Percentage | 173147 | 1032187 | 2 }}

| 3,764

| {{Percentage | 3764 | 1032187 | 2 }}

| 1,016

| {{Percentage | 1016 | 1032187 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 1032187 | 2 }}

! 1,032,187

! {{Percentage | 1032187 | 1032187 | 2 }}

Jalandhar District

| 268,822

| {{Percentage | 268822 | 943721 | 2 }}

| 419,556

| {{Percentage | 419556 | 943721 | 2 }}

| 249,571

| {{Percentage | 249571 | 943721 | 2 }}

| 4,323

| {{Percentage | 4323 | 943721 | 2 }}

| 1,379

| {{Percentage | 1379 | 943721 | 2 }}

| 70

| {{Percentage | 70 | 943721 | 2 }}

! 943,721

! {{Percentage | 943721 | 943721 | 2 }}

Hisar District

| 583,429

| {{Percentage | 583429 | 899479 | 2 }}

| 253,784

| {{Percentage | 253784 | 899479 | 2 }}

| 55,169

| {{Percentage | 55169 | 899479 | 2 }}

| 1,107

| {{Percentage | 1107 | 899479 | 2 }}

| 5,988

| {{Percentage | 5988 | 899479 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 899479 | 2 }}

! 899,479

! {{Percentage | 899479 | 899479 | 2 }}

Karnal District

| 570,297

| {{Percentage | 570297 | 852614 | 2 }}

| 259,730

| {{Percentage | 259730 | 852614 | 2 }}

| 16,928

| {{Percentage | 16928 | 852614 | 2 }}

| 1,469

| {{Percentage | 1469 | 852614 | 2 }}

| 4,190

| {{Percentage | 4190 | 852614 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 852614 | 2 }}

! 852,614

! {{Percentage | 852614 | 852614 | 2 }}

Rohtak District

| 655,963

| {{Percentage | 655963 | 805621 | 2 }}

| 137,880

| {{Percentage | 137880 | 805621 | 2 }}

| 596

| {{Percentage | 596 | 805621 | 2 }}

| 4,807

| {{Percentage | 4807 | 805621 | 2 }}

| 6,375

| {{Percentage | 6375 | 805621 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 805621 | 2 }}

! 805,621

! {{Percentage | 805621 | 805621 | 2 }}

Kangra District

| 752,098

| {{Percentage | 752098 | 801312 | 2 }}

| 40,483

| {{Percentage | 40483 | 801312 | 2 }}

| 2,396

| {{Percentage | 2396 | 801312 | 2 }}

| 576

| {{Percentage | 576 | 801312 | 2 }}

| 94

| {{Percentage | 94 | 801312 | 2 }}

| 5,665

| {{Percentage | 5665 | 801312 | 2 }}

! 801,312

! {{Percentage | 801312 | 801312 | 2 }}

Ambala District

| 346,809

| {{Percentage | 346809 | 742902 | 2 }}

| 230,837

| {{Percentage | 230837 | 742902 | 2 }}

| 155,555

| {{Percentage | 155555 | 742902 | 2 }}

| 7,141

| {{Percentage | 7141 | 742902 | 2 }}

| 2,550

| {{Percentage | 2550 | 742902 | 2 }}

| 10

| {{Percentage | 10 | 742902 | 2 }}

! 742,902

! {{Percentage | 742902 | 742902 | 2 }}

Gurgaon District

| 493,174

| {{Percentage | 493174 | 740163 | 2 }}

| 242,357

| {{Percentage | 242357 | 740163 | 2 }}

| 500

| {{Percentage | 500 | 740163 | 2 }}

| 1,463

| {{Percentage | 1463 | 740163 | 2 }}

| 2,665

| {{Percentage | 2665 | 740163 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 740163 | 2 }}

! 740,163

! {{Percentage | 740163 | 740163 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur District{{efn|name="Gurdaspur1947"}}

| 154,631

| {{Percentage | 154631 | 723535 | 2 }}

| 367,388

| {{Percentage | 367388 | 723535 | 2 }}

| 162,741

| {{Percentage | 162741 | 723535 | 2 }}

| 38,756

| {{Percentage | 38756 | 723535 | 2 }}

| 15

| {{Percentage | 15 | 723535 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 723535 | 2 }}

! 723,535

! {{Percentage | 723535 | 723535 | 2 }}

Ludhiana District

| 120,161

| {{Percentage | 120161 | 672494 | 2 }}

| 235,598

| {{Percentage | 235598 | 672494 | 2 }}

| 312,829

| {{Percentage | 312829 | 672494 | 2 }}

| 2,477

| {{Percentage | 2477 | 672494 | 2 }}

| 1,419

| {{Percentage | 1419 | 672494 | 2 }}

| 10

| {{Percentage | 10 | 672494 | 2 }}

! 672,494

! {{Percentage | 672494 | 672494 | 2 }}

Simla Hill States

| 317,390

| {{Percentage | 317390 | 330850 | 2 }}

| 10,017

| {{Percentage | 10017 | 330850 | 2 }}

| 1,817

| {{Percentage | 1817 | 330850 | 2 }}

| 176

| {{Percentage | 176 | 330850 | 2 }}

| 141

| {{Percentage | 141 | 330850 | 2 }}

| 1,309

| {{Percentage | 1309 | 330850 | 2 }}

! 330,850

! {{Percentage | 330850 | 330850 | 2 }}

Jind State

| 243,561

| {{Percentage | 243561 | 324676 | 2 }}

| 46,002

| {{Percentage | 46002 | 324676 | 2 }}

| 33,290

| {{Percentage | 33290 | 324676 | 2 }}

| 210

| {{Percentage | 210 | 324676 | 2 }}

| 1,613

| {{Percentage | 1613 | 324676 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 324676 | 2 }}

! 324,676

! {{Percentage | 324676 | 324676 | 2 }}

Kapurthala State

| 64,319

| {{Percentage | 64319 | 316757 | 2 }}

| 179,251

| {{Percentage | 179251 | 316757 | 2 }}

| 72,177

| {{Percentage | 72177 | 316757 | 2 }}

| 983

| {{Percentage | 983 | 316757 | 2 }}

| 27

| {{Percentage | 27 | 316757 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 316757 | 2 }}

! 316,757

! {{Percentage | 316757 | 316757 | 2 }}

Nabha State

| 132,354

| {{Percentage | 132354 | 287574 | 2 }}

| 57,393

| {{Percentage | 57393 | 287574 | 2 }}

| 97,452

| {{Percentage | 97452 | 287574 | 2 }}

| 66

| {{Percentage | 66 | 287574 | 2 }}

| 309

| {{Percentage | 309 | 287574 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 287574 | 2 }}

! 287,574

! {{Percentage | 287574 | 287574 | 2 }}

Mandi State

| 199,935

| {{Percentage | 199935 | 207465 | 2 }}

| 6,351

| {{Percentage | 6351 | 207465 | 2 }}

| 899

| {{Percentage | 899 | 207465 | 2 }}

| 141

| {{Percentage | 141 | 207465 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 207465 | 2 }}

| 139

| {{Percentage | 139 | 207465 | 2 }}

! 207,465

! {{Percentage | 207465 | 207465 | 2 }}

Faridkot State

| 20,855

| {{Percentage | 20855 | 164364 | 2 }}

| 49,912

| {{Percentage | 49912 | 164364 | 2 }}

| 92,880

| {{Percentage | 92880 | 164364 | 2 }}

| 167

| {{Percentage | 167 | 164364 | 2 }}

| 550

| {{Percentage | 550 | 164364 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 164364 | 2 }}

! 164,364

! {{Percentage | 164364 | 164364 | 2 }}

Sirmoor State

| 139,031

| {{Percentage | 139031 | 148568 | 2 }}

| 7,020

| {{Percentage | 7020 | 148568 | 2 }}

| 2,413

| {{Percentage | 2413 | 148568 | 2 }}

| 52

| {{Percentage | 52 | 148568 | 2 }}

| 52

| {{Percentage | 52 | 148568 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 148568 | 2 }}

! 148,568

! {{Percentage | 148568 | 148568 | 2 }}

Chamba State

| 135,254

| {{Percentage | 135254 | 146870 | 2 }}

| 10,839

| {{Percentage | 10839 | 146870 | 2 }}

| 112

| {{Percentage | 112 | 146870 | 2 }}

| 94

| {{Percentage | 94 | 146870 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 146870 | 2 }}

| 568

| {{Percentage | 568 | 146870 | 2 }}

! 146,870

! {{Percentage | 146870 | 146870 | 2 }}

Bilaspur State

| 99,023

| {{Percentage | 99023 | 100994 | 2 }}

| 1,458

| {{Percentage | 1458 | 100994 | 2 }}

| 507

| {{Percentage | 507 | 100994 | 2 }}

| 6

| {{Percentage | 6 | 100994 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 100994 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 100994 | 2 }}

! 100,994

! {{Percentage | 100994 | 100994 | 2 }}

Malerkotla State

| 21,252

| {{Percentage | 21252 | 83072 | 2 }}

| 31,417

| {{Percentage | 31417 | 83072 | 2 }}

| 28,982

| {{Percentage | 28982 | 83072 | 2 }}

| 135

| {{Percentage | 135 | 83072 | 2 }}

| 1,286

| {{Percentage | 1286 | 83072 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 83072 | 2 }}

! 83,072

! {{Percentage | 83072 | 83072 | 2 }}

Kalsia State

| 28,832

| {{Percentage | 28832 | 59848 | 2 }}

| 21,797

| {{Percentage | 21797 | 59848 | 2 }}

| 9,035

| {{Percentage | 9035 | 59848 | 2 }}

| 22

| {{Percentage | 22 | 59848 | 2 }}

| 162

| {{Percentage | 162 | 59848 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 59848 | 2 }}

! 59,848

! {{Percentage | 59848 | 59848 | 2 }}

Suket State

| 57,616

| {{Percentage | 57616 | 58408 | 2 }}

| 733

| {{Percentage | 733 | 58408 | 2 }}

| 44

| {{Percentage | 44 | 58408 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 58408 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 58408 | 2 }}

| 14

| {{Percentage | 14 | 58408 | 2 }}

! 58,408

! {{Percentage | 58408 | 58408 | 2 }}

Simla District

| 28,661

| {{Percentage | 28661 | 36786 | 2 }}

| 5,810

| {{Percentage | 5810 | 36786 | 2 }}

| 760

| {{Percentage | 760 | 36786 | 2 }}

| 1,540

| {{Percentage | 1540 | 36786 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 36786 | 2 }}

| 14

| {{Percentage | 14 | 36786 | 2 }}

! 36,786

! {{Percentage | 36786 | 36786 | 2 }}

Dujana State

| 22,347

| {{Percentage | 22347 | 28216 | 2 }}

| 5,863

| {{Percentage | 5863 | 28216 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 28216 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 28216 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 28216 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 28216 | 2 }}

! 28,216

! {{Percentage | 28216 | 28216 | 2 }}

Loharu State

| 20,198

| {{Percentage | 20198 | 23338 | 2 }}

| 3,119

| {{Percentage | 3119 | 23338 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 23338 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 23338 | 2 }}

| 18

| {{Percentage | 18 | 23338 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 23338 | 2 }}

! 23,338

! {{Percentage | 23338 | 23338 | 2 }}

Pataudi State

| 15,596

| {{Percentage | 15596 | 18873 | 2 }}

| 3,168

| {{Percentage | 3168 | 18873 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 18873 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 18873 | 2 }}

| 105

| {{Percentage | 105 | 18873 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 18873 | 2 }}

! 18,873

! {{Percentage | 18873 | 18873 | 2 }}

Total

!7,060,631

!{{Percentage | 7060631 | 14450059 | 2 }}

!4,359,867

!{{Percentage | 4359867 | 14450059 | 2 }}

!2,890,835

!{{Percentage | 2890835 | 14450059 | 2 }}

!94,623

!{{Percentage | 94623 | 14450059 | 2 }}

!36,219

!{{Percentage | 36219 | 14450059 | 2 }}

!7,884

!{{Percentage | 7884 | 14450059 | 2 }}

!14,450,059

!{{Percentage | 14450059 | 14450059 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

== Contemporary Punjab state ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1931){{rp|277}}{{efn|name=Punjab1931}}

|label1 = Islam

|value1 = 37.83

|color1 = Green

|label2 = Sikhism

|value2 = 32.14

|color2 = DarkKhaki

|label3 = Hinduism{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|}}

|value3 = 28.95

|color3 = Orange

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 0.93

|color4 = DodgerBlue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.15

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.002

|color6 = grey

}}

The religious demography according to the 1931 census for the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India is also shown below, broken down by district and princely state with an overall total.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts & Princely States that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1931){{rp|277}}{{efn|name=Punjab1931|1931 figure taken from census data by combining the total population of all districts (Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, and Gurdaspur (minus Shakargarh Tehsil)), and princely states (Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Patiala, and Nabha) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. See 1931 census data here:{{rp|277}}}}

! rowspan="2" |District/
Princely State

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}}

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Patiala State

| 363,920

| {{Percentage | 363920 | 1625520 | 2 }}

| 632,972

| {{Percentage | 632972 | 1625520 | 2 }}

| 623,597

| {{Percentage | 623597 | 1625520 | 2 }}

| 1,449

| {{Percentage | 1449 | 1625520 | 2 }}

| 3,578

| {{Percentage | 3578 | 1625520 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 1625520 | 2 }}

! 1,625,520

! {{Percentage | 1625520 | 1625520 | 2 }}

Firozpur District

| 515,430

| {{Percentage | 515430 | 1156732 | 2 }}

| 388,108

| {{Percentage | 388108 | 1156732 | 2 }}

| 244,688

| {{Percentage | 244688 | 1156732 | 2 }}

| 7,070

| {{Percentage | 7070 | 1156732 | 2 }}

| 1,411

| {{Percentage | 1411 | 1156732 | 2 }}

| 25

| {{Percentage | 25 | 1156732 | 2 }}

! 1,156,732

! {{Percentage | 1156732 | 1156732 | 2 }}

Amritsar District

| 524,676

| {{Percentage | 524676 | 1117120 | 2 }}

| 399,951

| {{Percentage | 399951 | 1117120 | 2 }}

| 174,556

| {{Percentage | 174556 | 1117120 | 2 }}

| 16,619

| {{Percentage | 16619 | 1117120 | 2 }}

| 1,272

| {{Percentage | 1272 | 1117120 | 2 }}

| 46

| {{Percentage | 46 | 1117120 | 2 }}

! 1,117,120

! {{Percentage | 1117120 | 1117120 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur District

| 328,078

| {{Percentage | 328078 | 1032187 | 2 }}

| 173,147

| {{Percentage | 173147 | 1032187 | 2 }}

| 526,182

| {{Percentage | 526182 | 1032187 | 2 }}

| 3,764

| {{Percentage | 3764 | 1032187 | 2 }}

| 1,016

| {{Percentage | 1016 | 1032187 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 1032187 | 2 }}

! 1,032,187

! {{Percentage | 1032187 | 1032187 | 2 }}

Jalandhar District

| 419,556

| {{Percentage | 419556 | 943721 | 2 }}

| 249,571

| {{Percentage | 249571 | 943721 | 2 }}

| 268,822

| {{Percentage | 268822 | 943721 | 2 }}

| 4,323

| {{Percentage | 4323 | 943721 | 2 }}

| 1,379

| {{Percentage | 1379 | 943721 | 2 }}

| 70

| {{Percentage | 70 | 943721 | 2 }}

! 943,721

! {{Percentage | 943721 | 943721 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur District{{efn|name="Gurdaspur1947"}}

| 367,388

| {{Percentage | 367388 | 723535 | 2 }}

| 162,741

| {{Percentage | 162741 | 723535 | 2 }}

| 154,631

| {{Percentage | 154631 | 723535 | 2 }}

| 38,756

| {{Percentage | 38756 | 723535 | 2 }}

| 15

| {{Percentage | 15 | 723535 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 723535 | 2 }}

! 723,535

! {{Percentage | 723535 | 723535 | 2 }}

Ludhiana District

| 235,598

| {{Percentage | 235598 | 672494 | 2 }}

| 312,829

| {{Percentage | 312829 | 672494 | 2 }}

| 120,161

| {{Percentage | 120161 | 672494 | 2 }}

| 2,477

| {{Percentage | 2477 | 672494 | 2 }}

| 1,419

| {{Percentage | 1419 | 672494 | 2 }}

| 10

| {{Percentage | 10 | 672494 | 2 }}

! 672,494

! {{Percentage | 672494 | 672494 | 2 }}

Kapurthala State

| 179,251

| {{Percentage | 179251 | 316757 | 2 }}

| 72,177

| {{Percentage | 72177 | 316757 | 2 }}

| 64,319

| {{Percentage | 64319 | 316757 | 2 }}

| 983

| {{Percentage | 983 | 316757 | 2 }}

| 27

| {{Percentage | 27 | 316757 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 316757 | 2 }}

! 316,757

! {{Percentage | 316757 | 316757 | 2 }}

Nabha State

| 57,393

| {{Percentage | 57393 | 287574 | 2 }}

| 97,452

| {{Percentage | 97452 | 287574 | 2 }}

| 132,354

| {{Percentage | 132354 | 287574 | 2 }}

| 66

| {{Percentage | 66 | 287574 | 2 }}

| 309

| {{Percentage | 309 | 287574 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 287574 | 2 }}

! 287,574

! {{Percentage | 287574 | 287574 | 2 }}

Faridkot State

| 49,912

| {{Percentage | 49912 | 164364 | 2 }}

| 92,880

| {{Percentage | 92880 | 164364 | 2 }}

| 20,855

| {{Percentage | 20855 | 164364 | 2 }}

| 167

| {{Percentage | 167 | 164364 | 2 }}

| 550

| {{Percentage | 550 | 164364 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 164364 | 2 }}

! 164,364

! {{Percentage | 164364 | 164364 | 2 }}

Malerkotla State

| 31,417

| {{Percentage | 31417 | 83072 | 2 }}

| 28,982

| {{Percentage | 28982 | 83072 | 2 }}

| 21,252

| {{Percentage | 21252 | 83072 | 2 }}

| 135

| {{Percentage | 135 | 83072 | 2 }}

| 1,286

| {{Percentage | 1286 | 83072 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 83072 | 2 }}

! 83,072

! {{Percentage | 83072 | 83072 | 2 }}

Total

!3,072,619

!{{Percentage | 3072619 | 8123076 | 2 }}

!2,610,810

!{{Percentage | 2610810 | 8123076 | 2 }}

!2,351,417

!{{Percentage | 2351417 | 8123076 | 2 }}

!75,809

!{{Percentage | 75809 | 8123076 | 2 }}

!12,262

!{{Percentage | 12262 | 8123076 | 2 }}

!159

!{{Percentage | 159 | 8123076 | 3 }}

!8,123,076

!{{Percentage | 8123076 | 8123076 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India.}}

= 1921 census =

== East Punjab region ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in East Punjab, India region (1921){{rp|29}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1921}}

|label1 = Hinduism

|value1 = 53.00

|color1 = Orange

|label2 = Islam

|value2 = 29.05

|color2 = Green

|label3 = Sikhism

|value3 = 16.99

|color3 = DarkKhaki

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 0.65

|color4 = DodgerBlue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.27

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.05

|color6 = grey

}}

Prior to partition, the eastern portion of Punjab that was ultimately awarded to India following the demarcation of the Radcliffe Line was made into a new province – East Punjab. The area includes the contemporary states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Below is the religious demographics of this region broken down by district and princely state with an overall total as per the 1921 Indian census.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts & Princely States of East Punjab, India region (1921){{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25430165 |jstor=saoa.crl.25430165 |access-date=17 February 2024 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1921}}{{rp|29}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1921|1921 figure taken from census data by combining the total population of all districts (Hisar, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Karnal, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Amritsar, Simla, Kangra, Ambala, Hoshiarpur, and Gurdaspur (minus Shakargarh Tehsil)), and princely states (Loharu, Dujana, Pataudi, Kalsia, Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Nahan, Simla Hill, Bilaspur, Mandi, Suket, and Chamba) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the eastern side of the Radcliffe Line. See 1921 census data here:{{rp|29}}
Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, these districts and princely states would ultimately make up the subdivision of East Punjab, which also included Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh, and Bilaspur State. The states that make up this region in the contemporary era are Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

! rowspan="2" |District/
Princely State

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others|Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Patiala State

| 642,055

| {{Percentage | 642055 | 1499739 | 2 }}

| 330,341

| {{Percentage | 330341 | 1499739 | 2 }}

| 522,675

| {{Percentage | 522675 | 1499739 | 2 }}

| 1,395

| {{Percentage | 1395 | 1499739 | 2 }}

| 3,249

| {{Percentage | 3249 | 1499739 | 2 }}

| 24

| {{Percentage | 24 | 1499739 | 2 }}

! 1,499,739

! {{Percentage | 1499739 | 1499739 | 2 }}

Firozpur District

| 306,350

| {{Percentage | 306350 | 1098248 | 2 }}

| 482,540

| {{Percentage | 482540 | 1098248 | 2 }}

| 302,761

| {{Percentage | 302761 | 1098248 | 2 }}

| 5,365

| {{Percentage | 5365 | 1098248 | 2 }}

| 1,211

| {{Percentage | 1211 | 1098248 | 2 }}

| 21

| {{Percentage | 21 | 1098248 | 2 }}

! 1,098,248

! {{Percentage | 1098248 | 1098248 | 2 }}

Amritsar District

| 204,435

| {{Percentage | 204435 | 929374 | 2 }}

| 423,724

| {{Percentage | 423724 | 929374 | 2 }}

| 287,004

| {{Percentage | 287004 | 929374 | 2 }}

| 12,773

| {{Percentage | 12773 | 929374 | 2 }}

| 1,375

| {{Percentage | 1375 | 929374 | 2 }}

| 63

| {{Percentage | 63 | 929374 | 2 }}

! 929,374

! {{Percentage | 929374 | 929374 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur District

| 500,339

| {{Percentage | 500339 | 927419 | 2 }}

| 289,298

| {{Percentage | 289298 | 927419 | 2 }}

| 132,958

| {{Percentage | 132958 | 927419 | 2 }}

| 3,745

| {{Percentage | 3745 | 927419 | 2 }}

| 1,079

| {{Percentage | 1079 | 927419 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 927419 | 2 }}

! 927,419

! {{Percentage | 927419 | 927419 | 2 }}

Karnal District

| 573,224

| {{Percentage | 573224 | 828726 | 2 }}

| 235,618

| {{Percentage | 235618 | 828726 | 2 }}

| 12,280

| {{Percentage | 12280 | 828726 | 2 }}

| 3,382

| {{Percentage | 3382 | 828726 | 2 }}

| 4,222

| {{Percentage | 4222 | 828726 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 828726 | 2 }}

! 828,726

! {{Percentage | 828726 | 828726 | 2 }}

Jalandhar District

| 244,995

| {{Percentage | 244995 | 822544 | 2 }}

| 366,586

| {{Percentage | 366586 | 822544 | 2 }}

| 206,130

| {{Percentage | 206130 | 822544 | 2 }}

| 4,088

| {{Percentage | 4088 | 822544 | 2 }}

| 736

| {{Percentage | 736 | 822544 | 2 }}

| 9

| {{Percentage | 9 | 822544 | 2 }}

! 822,544

! {{Percentage | 822544 | 822544 | 2 }}

Hisar District

| 548,351

| {{Percentage | 548351 | 816810 | 2 }}

| 215,943

| {{Percentage | 215943 | 816810 | 2 }}

| 45,615

| {{Percentage | 45615 | 816810 | 2 }}

| 1,024

| {{Percentage | 1024 | 816810 | 2 }}

| 5,874

| {{Percentage | 5874 | 816810 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 816810 | 2 }}

! 816,810

! {{Percentage | 816810 | 816810 | 2 }}

Rohtak District

| 629,592

| {{Percentage | 629592 | 772272 | 2 }}

| 125,035

| {{Percentage | 125035 | 772272 | 2 }}

| 602

| {{Percentage | 602 | 772272 | 2 }}

| 10,033

| {{Percentage | 10033 | 772272 | 2 }}

| 7,010

| {{Percentage | 7010 | 772272 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 772272 | 2 }}

! 772,272

! {{Percentage | 772272 | 772272 | 2 }}

Kangra District

| 722,277

| {{Percentage | 722277 | 766065 | 2 }}

| 38,263

| {{Percentage | 38263 | 766065 | 2 }}

| 2,083

| {{Percentage | 2083 | 766065 | 2 }}

| 363

| {{Percentage | 363 | 766065 | 2 }}

| 56

| {{Percentage | 56 | 766065 | 2 }}

| 3,023

| {{Percentage | 3023 | 766065 | 2 }}

! 766,065

! {{Percentage | 766065 | 766065 | 2 }}

Gurgaon District

| 460,134

| {{Percentage | 460134 | 682003 | 2 }}

| 216,860

| {{Percentage | 216860 | 682003 | 2 }}

| 924

| {{Percentage | 924 | 682003 | 2 }}

| 1,316

| {{Percentage | 1316 | 682003 | 2 }}

| 2,762

| {{Percentage | 2762 | 682003 | 2 }}

| 7

| {{Percentage | 7 | 682003 | 2 }}

! 682,003

! {{Percentage | 682003 | 682003 | 2 }}

Ambala District

| 370,125

| {{Percentage | 370125 | 681477 | 2 }}

| 205,750

| {{Percentage | 205750 | 681477 | 2 }}

| 97,614

| {{Percentage | 97614 | 681477 | 2 }}

| 5,679

| {{Percentage | 5679 | 681477 | 2 }}

| 2,272

| {{Percentage | 2272 | 681477 | 2 }}

| 37

| {{Percentage | 37 | 681477 | 2 }}

! 681,477

! {{Percentage | 681477 | 681477 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur District{{efn|name="Gurdaspur1947"}}

| 168,178

| {{Percentage | 168178 | 639343 | 2 }}

| 316,709

| {{Percentage | 316709 | 639343 | 2 }}

| 125,322

| {{Percentage | 125322 | 639343 | 2 }}

| 29,099

| {{Percentage | 29099 | 639343 | 2 }}

| 20

| {{Percentage | 20 | 639343 | 2 }}

| 15

| {{Percentage | 15 | 639343 | 2 }}

! 639,343

! {{Percentage | 639343 | 639343 | 2 }}

Ludhiana District

| 135,512

| {{Percentage | 135512 | 567622 | 2 }}

| 192,961

| {{Percentage | 192961 | 567622 | 2 }}

| 235,721

| {{Percentage | 235721 | 567622 | 2 }}

| 1,613

| {{Percentage | 1613 | 567622 | 2 }}

| 1,796

| {{Percentage | 1796 | 567622 | 2 }}

| 19

| {{Percentage | 19 | 567622 | 2 }}

! 567,622

! {{Percentage | 567622 | 567622 | 2 }}

Jind State

| 234,721

| {{Percentage | 234721 | 308183 | 2 }}

| 43,251

| {{Percentage | 43251 | 308183 | 2 }}

| 28,026

| {{Percentage | 28026 | 308183 | 2 }}

| 637

| {{Percentage | 637 | 308183 | 2 }}

| 1,548

| {{Percentage | 1548 | 308183 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 308183 | 2 }}

! 308,183

! {{Percentage | 308183 | 308183 | 2 }}

Simla Hill States

| 292,768

| {{Percentage | 292768 | 306718 | 2 }}

| 9,551

| {{Percentage | 9551 | 306718 | 2 }}

| 2,040

| {{Percentage | 2040 | 306718 | 2 }}

| 164

| {{Percentage | 164 | 306718 | 2 }}

| 142

| {{Percentage | 142 | 306718 | 2 }}

| 2,053

| {{Percentage | 2053 | 306718 | 2 }}

! 306,718

! {{Percentage | 306718 | 306718 | 2 }}

Kapurthala State

| 58,412

| {{Percentage | 58412 | 284275 | 2 }}

| 160,457

| {{Percentage | 160457 | 284275 | 2 }}

| 64,074

| {{Percentage | 64074 | 284275 | 2 }}

| 1,100

| {{Percentage | 1100 | 284275 | 2 }}

| 228

| {{Percentage | 228 | 284275 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 284275 | 2 }}

! 284,275

! {{Percentage | 284275 | 284275 | 2 }}

Nabha State

| 133,870

| {{Percentage | 133870 | 263334 | 2 }}

| 50,756

| {{Percentage | 50756 | 263334 | 2 }}

| 78,389

| {{Percentage | 78389 | 263334 | 2 }}

| 41

| {{Percentage | 41 | 263334 | 2 }}

| 278

| {{Percentage | 278 | 263334 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 263334 | 2 }}

! 263,334

! {{Percentage | 263334 | 263334 | 2 }}

Mandi State

| 181,358

| {{Percentage | 181358 | 185048 | 2 }}

| 3,462

| {{Percentage | 3462 | 185048 | 2 }}

| 142

| {{Percentage | 142 | 185048 | 2 }}

| 10

| {{Percentage | 10 | 185048 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 185048 | 2 }}

| 76

| {{Percentage | 76 | 185048 | 2 }}

! 185,048

! {{Percentage | 185048 | 185048 | 2 }}

Faridkot State

| 38,610

| {{Percentage | 38610 | 150661 | 2 }}

| 44,813

| {{Percentage | 44813 | 150661 | 2 }}

| 66,658

| {{Percentage | 66658 | 150661 | 2 }}

| 107

| {{Percentage | 107 | 150661 | 2 }}

| 473

| {{Percentage | 473 | 150661 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 150661 | 2 }}

! 150,661

! {{Percentage | 150661 | 150661 | 2 }}

Chamba State

| 130,489

| {{Percentage | 130489 | 141867 | 2 }}

| 10,529

| {{Percentage | 10529 | 141867 | 2 }}

| 242

| {{Percentage | 242 | 141867 | 2 }}

| 63

| {{Percentage | 63 | 141867 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 141867 | 2 }}

| 541

| {{Percentage | 541 | 141867 | 2 }}

! 141,867

! {{Percentage | 141867 | 141867 | 2 }}

Nahan State

| 132,431

| {{Percentage | 132431 | 140448 | 2 }}

| 6,449

| {{Percentage | 6449 | 140448 | 2 }}

| 1,449

| {{Percentage | 1449 | 140448 | 2 }}

| 44

| {{Percentage | 44 | 140448 | 2 }}

| 65

| {{Percentage | 65 | 140448 | 2 }}

| 10

| {{Percentage | 10 | 140448 | 2 }}

! 140,448

! {{Percentage | 140448 | 140448 | 2 }}

Bilaspur State

| 96,000

| {{Percentage | 96000 | 98000 | 2 }}

| 1,559

| {{Percentage | 1559 | 98000 | 2 }}

| 437

| {{Percentage | 437 | 98000 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 98000 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 98000 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 98000 | 2 }}

! 98,000

! {{Percentage | 98000 | 98000 | 2 }}

Malerkotla State

| 29,459

| {{Percentage | 29459 | 80322 | 2 }}

| 28,413

| {{Percentage | 28413 | 80322 | 2 }}

| 21,828

| {{Percentage | 21828 | 80322 | 2 }}

| 37

| {{Percentage | 37 | 80322 | 2 }}

| 585

| {{Percentage | 585 | 80322 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 80322 | 2 }}

! 80,322

! {{Percentage | 80322 | 80322 | 2 }}

Kalsia State

| 28,769

| {{Percentage | 28769 | 57371 | 2 }}

| 20,394

| {{Percentage | 20394 | 57371 | 2 }}

| 8,014

| {{Percentage | 8014 | 57371 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 57371 | 2 }}

| 190

| {{Percentage | 190 | 57371 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 57371 | 2 }}

! 57,371

! {{Percentage | 57371 | 57371 | 2 }}

Suket State

| 53,625

| {{Percentage | 53625 | 54328 | 2 }}

| 659

| {{Percentage | 659 | 54328 | 2 }}

| 44

| {{Percentage | 44 | 54328 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 54328 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 54328 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 54328 | 2 }}

! 54,328

! {{Percentage | 54328 | 54328 | 2 }}

Simla District

| 33,228

| {{Percentage | 33228 | 45327 | 2 }}

| 6,953

| {{Percentage | 6953 | 45327 | 2 }}

| 1,173

| {{Percentage | 1173 | 45327 | 2 }}

| 3,823

| {{Percentage | 3823 | 45327 | 2 }}

| 90

| {{Percentage | 90 | 45327 | 2 }}

| 60

| {{Percentage | 60 | 45327 | 2 }}

! 45,327

! {{Percentage | 45327 | 45327 | 2 }}

Dujana State

| 20,135

| {{Percentage | 20135 | 25833 | 2 }}

| 5,698

| {{Percentage | 5698 | 25833 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 25833 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 25833 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 25833 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 25833 | 2 }}

! 25,833

! {{Percentage | 25833 | 25833 | 2 }}

Loharu State

| 17,978

| {{Percentage | 17978 | 20621 | 2 }}

| 2,625

| {{Percentage | 2625 | 20621 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 20621 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 20621 | 2 }}

| 18

| {{Percentage | 18 | 20621 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 20621 | 2 }}

! 20,621

! {{Percentage | 20621 | 20621 | 2 }}

Pataudi State

| 15,090

| {{Percentage | 15090 | 18097 | 2 }}

| 2,898

| {{Percentage | 2898 | 18097 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 18097 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 18097 | 2 }}

| 109

| {{Percentage | 109 | 18097 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 18097 | 2 }}

! 18,097

! {{Percentage | 18097 | 18097 | 2 }}

Total

!7,002,510

!{{Percentage | 7002510 | 13212075 | 2 }}

!3,838,095

!{{Percentage | 3838095 | 13212075 | 2 }}

!2,244,205

!{{Percentage | 2244205 | 13212075 | 2 }}

!85,909

!{{Percentage | 85909 | 13212075 | 2 }}

!35,391

!{{Percentage | 35391 | 13212075 | 2 }}

!5,965

!{{Percentage | 5965 | 13212075 | 2 }}

!13,212,075

!{{Percentage | 13212075 | 13212075 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

== Contemporary Punjab state ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1921){{rp|29}}{{efn|name=Punjab1921}}

|label1 = Islam

|value1 = 36.99

|color1 = Green

|label2 = Hinduism

|value2 = 33.90

|color2 = Orange

|label3 = Sikhism

|value3 = 28.14

|color3 = DarkKhaki

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 0.82

|color4 = DodgerBlue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.15

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.002

|color6 = grey

}}

The religious demography according to the 1921 census for the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India is also shown below, broken down by district and princely state with an overall total.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts & Princely States that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1921){{rp|29}}{{efn|name=Punjab1921|1921 figure taken from census data by combining the total population of all districts (Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, and Gurdaspur (minus Shakargarh Tehsil)), and princely states (Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Patiala, and Nabha) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. See 1921 census data here:{{rp|29}}}}

! rowspan="2" |District/
Princely State

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Patiala State

| 330,341

| {{Percentage | 330341 | 1499739 | 2 }}

| 642,055

| {{Percentage | 642055 | 1499739 | 2 }}

| 522,675

| {{Percentage | 522675 | 1499739 | 2 }}

| 1,395

| {{Percentage | 1395 | 1499739 | 2 }}

| 3,249

| {{Percentage | 3249 | 1499739 | 2 }}

| 24

| {{Percentage | 24 | 1499739 | 2 }}

! 1,499,739

! {{Percentage | 1499739 | 1499739 | 2 }}

Firozpur District

| 482,540

| {{Percentage | 482540 | 1098248 | 2 }}

| 306,350

| {{Percentage | 306350 | 1098248 | 2 }}

| 302,761

| {{Percentage | 302761 | 1098248 | 2 }}

| 5,365

| {{Percentage | 5365 | 1098248 | 2 }}

| 1,211

| {{Percentage | 1211 | 1098248 | 2 }}

| 21

| {{Percentage | 21 | 1098248 | 2 }}

! 1,098,248

! {{Percentage | 1098248 | 1098248 | 2 }}

Amritsar District

| 423,724

| {{Percentage | 423724 | 929374 | 2 }}

| 204,435

| {{Percentage | 204435 | 929374 | 2 }}

| 287,004

| {{Percentage | 287004 | 929374 | 2 }}

| 12,773

| {{Percentage | 12773 | 929374 | 2 }}

| 1,375

| {{Percentage | 1375 | 929374 | 2 }}

| 63

| {{Percentage | 63 | 929374 | 2 }}

! 929,374

! {{Percentage | 929374 | 929374 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur District

| 289,298

| {{Percentage | 289298 | 927419 | 2 }}

| 500,339

| {{Percentage | 500339 | 927419 | 2 }}

| 132,958

| {{Percentage | 132958 | 927419 | 2 }}

| 3,745

| {{Percentage | 3745 | 927419 | 2 }}

| 1,079

| {{Percentage | 1079 | 927419 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 927419 | 2 }}

! 927,419

! {{Percentage | 927419 | 927419 | 2 }}

Jalandhar District

| 366,586

| {{Percentage | 366586 | 822544 | 2 }}

| 244,995

| {{Percentage | 244995 | 822544 | 2 }}

| 206,130

| {{Percentage | 206130 | 822544 | 2 }}

| 4,088

| {{Percentage | 4088 | 822544 | 2 }}

| 736

| {{Percentage | 736 | 822544 | 2 }}

| 9

| {{Percentage | 9 | 822544 | 2 }}

! 822,544

! {{Percentage | 822544 | 822544 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur District{{efn|name="Gurdaspur1947"}}

| 316,709

| {{Percentage | 316709 | 639343 | 2 }}

| 168,178

| {{Percentage | 168178 | 639343 | 2 }}

| 125,322

| {{Percentage | 125322 | 639343 | 2 }}

| 29,099

| {{Percentage | 29099 | 639343 | 2 }}

| 20

| {{Percentage | 20 | 639343 | 2 }}

| 15

| {{Percentage | 15 | 639343 | 2 }}

! 639,343

! {{Percentage | 639343 | 639343 | 2 }}

Ludhiana District

| 192,961

| {{Percentage | 192961 | 567622 | 2 }}

| 135,512

| {{Percentage | 135512 | 567622 | 2 }}

| 235,721

| {{Percentage | 235721 | 567622 | 2 }}

| 1,613

| {{Percentage | 1613 | 567622 | 2 }}

| 1,796

| {{Percentage | 1796 | 567622 | 2 }}

| 19

| {{Percentage | 19 | 567622 | 2 }}

! 567,622

! {{Percentage | 567622 | 567622 | 2 }}

Kapurthala State

| 160,457

| {{Percentage | 160457 | 284275 | 2 }}

| 58,412

| {{Percentage | 58412 | 284275 | 2 }}

| 64,074

| {{Percentage | 64074 | 284275 | 2 }}

| 1,100

| {{Percentage | 1100 | 284275 | 2 }}

| 228

| {{Percentage | 228 | 284275 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 284275 | 2 }}

! 284,275

! {{Percentage | 284275 | 284275 | 2 }}

Nabha State

| 50,756

| {{Percentage | 50756 | 263334 | 2 }}

| 133,870

| {{Percentage | 133870 | 263334 | 2 }}

| 78,389

| {{Percentage | 78389 | 263334 | 2 }}

| 41

| {{Percentage | 41 | 263334 | 2 }}

| 278

| {{Percentage | 278 | 263334 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 263334 | 2 }}

! 263,334

! {{Percentage | 263334 | 263334 | 2 }}

Faridkot State

| 44,813

| {{Percentage | 44813 | 150661 | 2 }}

| 38,610

| {{Percentage | 38610 | 150661 | 2 }}

| 66,658

| {{Percentage | 66658 | 150661 | 2 }}

| 107

| {{Percentage | 107 | 150661 | 2 }}

| 473

| {{Percentage | 473 | 150661 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 150661 | 2 }}

! 150,661

! {{Percentage | 150661 | 150661 | 2 }}

Malerkotla State

| 28,413

| {{Percentage | 28413 | 80322 | 2 }}

| 29,459

| {{Percentage | 29459 | 80322 | 2 }}

| 21,828

| {{Percentage | 21828 | 80322 | 2 }}

| 37

| {{Percentage | 37 | 80322 | 2 }}

| 585

| {{Percentage | 585 | 80322 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 80322 | 2 }}

! 80,322

! {{Percentage | 80322 | 80322 | 2 }}

Total

!2,686,598

!{{Percentage | 2686598 | 7262881 | 2 }}

!2,462,215

!{{Percentage | 2462215 | 7262881 | 2 }}

!2,043,520

!{{Percentage | 2043520 | 7262881 | 2 }}

!59,363

!{{Percentage | 59363 | 7262881 | 2 }}

!11,030

!{{Percentage | 11030 | 7262881 | 2 }}

!155

!{{Percentage | 155 | 7262881 | 3 }}

!7,262,881

!{{Percentage | 7262881 | 7262881 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India.}}

= 1911 census =

== East Punjab region ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in East Punjab, India region (1911){{rp|27}}{{rp|27}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1911}}

|label1 = Hinduism

|value1 = 54.48

|color1 = Orange

|label2 = Islam

|value2 = 28.90

|color2 = Green

|label3 = Sikhism

|value3 = 15.82

|color3 = DarkKhaki

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 0.42

|color4 = DodgerBlue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.31

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.06

|color6 = grey

}}

Prior to partition, the eastern portion of Punjab that was ultimately awarded to India following the demarcation of the Radcliffe Line was made into a new province – East Punjab. The area includes the contemporary states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Below is the religious demographics of this region broken down by district and princely state with an overall total as per the 1911 Indian census.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts & Princely States of East Punjab, India region (1911){{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25393788 |jstor=saoa.crl.25393788 |access-date=3 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1911}}{{rp|27}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62718 |access-date=3 March 2024 |title=Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II |year=1911 |author=Kaul, Harikishan}}{{rp|27}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1911|1911 figure taken from census data by combining the total population of all districts (Hisar, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Delhi, Karnal, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Amritsar, Simla, Kangra, Ambala, Hoshiarpur, and Gurdaspur (minus Shakargarh Tehsil)), and princely states (Loharu, Dujana, Pataudi, Kalsia, Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Nahan, Simla Hill, Mandi, Suket, and Chamba) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the eastern side of the Radcliffe Line. See 1911 census data here: {{rp|27}}{{rp|27}}
Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, these districts and princely states would ultimately make up the subdivision of East Punjab, which also included Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh, and Bilaspur State. The states that make up this region in the contemporary era are Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

! rowspan="2" |District/
Princely State

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others|Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Patiala State

| 563,940

| {{Percentage | 563940 | 1407659 | 2 }}

| 307,384

| {{Percentage | 307384 | 1407659 | 2 }}

| 532,292

| {{Percentage | 532292 | 1407659 | 2 }}

| 739

| {{Percentage | 739 | 1407659 | 2 }}

| 3,282

| {{Percentage | 3282 | 1407659 | 2 }}

| 22

| {{Percentage | 22 | 1407659 | 2 }}

! 1,407,659

! {{Percentage | 1407659 | 1407659 | 2 }}

Firozpur District

| 273,832

| {{Percentage | 273832 | 959657 | 2 }}

| 418,553

| {{Percentage | 418553 | 959657 | 2 }}

| 262,511

| {{Percentage | 262511 | 959657 | 2 }}

| 3,342

| {{Percentage | 3342 | 959657 | 2 }}

| 1,401

| {{Percentage | 1401 | 959657 | 2 }}

| 18

| {{Percentage | 18 | 959657 | 2 }}

! 959,657

! {{Percentage | 959657 | 959657 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur District

| 498,642

| {{Percentage | 498642 | 918569 | 2 }}

| 281,805

| {{Percentage | 281805 | 918569 | 2 }}

| 134,146

| {{Percentage | 134146 | 918569 | 2 }}

| 2,978

| {{Percentage | 2978 | 918569 | 2 }}

| 998

| {{Percentage | 998 | 918569 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 918569 | 2 }}

! 918,569

! {{Percentage | 918569 | 918569 | 2 }}

Amritsar District

| 211,708

| {{Percentage | 211708 | 880728 | 2 }}

| 408,882

| {{Percentage | 408882 | 880728 | 2 }}

| 253,941

| {{Percentage | 253941 | 880728 | 2 }}

| 4,763

| {{Percentage | 4763 | 880728 | 2 }}

| 1,386

| {{Percentage | 1386 | 880728 | 2 }}

| 48

| {{Percentage | 48 | 880728 | 2 }}

! 880,728

! {{Percentage | 880728 | 880728 | 2 }}

Hisar District

| 541,720

| {{Percentage | 541720 | 804889 | 2 }}

| 218,600

| {{Percentage | 218600 | 804889 | 2 }}

| 38,508

| {{Percentage | 38508 | 804889 | 2 }}

| 273

| {{Percentage | 273 | 804889 | 2 }}

| 5,767

| {{Percentage | 5767 | 804889 | 2 }}

| 21

| {{Percentage | 21 | 804889 | 2 }}

! 804,889

! {{Percentage | 804889 | 804889 | 2 }}

Jalandhar District

| 265,378

| {{Percentage | 265378 | 801920 | 2 }}

| 357,051

| {{Percentage | 357051 | 801920 | 2 }}

| 176,227

| {{Percentage | 176227 | 801920 | 2 }}

| 2,404

| {{Percentage | 2404 | 801920 | 2 }}

| 842

| {{Percentage | 842 | 801920 | 2 }}

| 18

| {{Percentage | 18 | 801920 | 2 }}

! 801,920

! {{Percentage | 801920 | 801920 | 2 }}

Karnal District

| 556,203

| {{Percentage | 556203 | 799787 | 2 }}

| 224,920

| {{Percentage | 224920 | 799787 | 2 }}

| 13,531

| {{Percentage | 13531 | 799787 | 2 }}

| 920

| {{Percentage | 920 | 799787 | 2 }}

| 4,213

| {{Percentage | 4213 | 799787 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 799787 | 2 }}

! 799,787

! {{Percentage | 799787 | 799787 | 2 }}

Kangra District

| 725,156

| {{Percentage | 725156 | 770386 | 2 }}

| 38,859

| {{Percentage | 38859 | 770386 | 2 }}

| 1,910

| {{Percentage | 1910 | 770386 | 2 }}

| 386

| {{Percentage | 386 | 770386 | 2 }}

| 81

| {{Percentage | 81 | 770386 | 2 }}

| 3,994

| {{Percentage | 3994 | 770386 | 2 }}

! 770,386

! {{Percentage | 770386 | 770386 | 2 }}

Rohtak District

| 450,549

| {{Percentage | 450549 | 541489 | 2 }}

| 86,076

| {{Percentage | 86076 | 541489 | 2 }}

| 161

| {{Percentage | 161 | 541489 | 2 }}

| 334

| {{Percentage | 334 | 541489 | 2 }}

| 4,369

| {{Percentage | 4369 | 541489 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 541489 | 2 }}

! 541,489

! {{Percentage | 541489 | 541489 | 2 }}

Ambala District

| 380,592

| {{Percentage | 380592 | 689970 | 2 }}

| 205,203

| {{Percentage | 205203 | 689970 | 2 }}

| 94,471

| {{Percentage | 94471 | 689970 | 2 }}

| 7,483

| {{Percentage | 7483 | 689970 | 2 }}

| 2,187

| {{Percentage | 2187 | 689970 | 2 }}

| 34

| {{Percentage | 34 | 689970 | 2 }}

! 689,970

! {{Percentage | 689970 | 689970 | 2 }}

Delhi District

| 469,561

| {{Percentage | 469561 | 657604 | 2 }}

| 171,745

| {{Percentage | 171745 | 657604 | 2 }}

| 2,985

| {{Percentage | 2985 | 657604 | 2 }}

| 5,693

| {{Percentage | 5693 | 657604 | 2 }}

| 7,539

| {{Percentage | 7539 | 657604 | 2 }}

| 81

| {{Percentage | 81 | 657604 | 2 }}

! 657,604

! {{Percentage | 657604 | 657604 | 2 }}

Gurgaon District

| 421,885

| {{Percentage | 421885 | 643177 | 2 }}

| 217,237

| {{Percentage | 217237 | 643177 | 2 }}

| 342

| {{Percentage | 342 | 643177 | 2 }}

| 782

| {{Percentage | 782 | 643177 | 2 }}

| 2,921

| {{Percentage | 2921 | 643177 | 2 }}

| 10

| {{Percentage | 10 | 643177 | 2 }}

! 643,177

! {{Percentage | 643177 | 643177 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur District{{efn|name="Gurdaspur1947"}}

| 190,965

| {{Percentage | 190965 | 626324 | 2 }}

| 304,860

| {{Percentage | 304860 | 626324 | 2 }}

| 110,525

| {{Percentage | 110525 | 626324 | 2 }}

| 19,879

| {{Percentage | 19879 | 626324 | 2 }}

| 73

| {{Percentage | 73 | 626324 | 2 }}

| 22

| {{Percentage | 22 | 626324 | 2 }}

! 626,324

! {{Percentage | 626324 | 626324 | 2 }}

Ludhiana District

| 131,370

| {{Percentage | 131370 | 517192 | 2 }}

| 176,043

| {{Percentage | 176043 | 517192 | 2 }}

| 207,042

| {{Percentage | 207042 | 517192 | 2 }}

| 888

| {{Percentage | 888 | 517192 | 2 }}

| 1,849

| {{Percentage | 1849 | 517192 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 517192 | 2 }}

! 517,192

! {{Percentage | 517192 | 517192 | 2 }}

Simla Hill States

| 386,953

| {{Percentage | 386953 | 404343 | 2 }}

| 11,374

| {{Percentage | 11374 | 404343 | 2 }}

| 2,911

| {{Percentage | 2911 | 404343 | 2 }}

| 224

| {{Percentage | 224 | 404343 | 2 }}

| 172

| {{Percentage | 172 | 404343 | 2 }}

| 2,709

| {{Percentage | 2709 | 404343 | 2 }}

! 404,343

! {{Percentage | 404343 | 404343 | 2 }}

Jind State

| 210,222

| {{Percentage | 210222 | 271728 | 2 }}

| 37,520

| {{Percentage | 37520 | 271728 | 2 }}

| 22,566

| {{Percentage | 22566 | 271728 | 2 }}

| 187

| {{Percentage | 187 | 271728 | 2 }}

| 1,233

| {{Percentage | 1233 | 271728 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 271728 | 2 }}

! 271,728

! {{Percentage | 271728 | 271728 | 2 }}

Kapurthala State

| 61,426

| {{Percentage | 61426 | 268133 | 2 }}

| 152,117

| {{Percentage | 152117 | 268133 | 2 }}

| 54,275

| {{Percentage | 54275 | 268133 | 2 }}

| 107

| {{Percentage | 107 | 268133 | 2 }}

| 205

| {{Percentage | 205 | 268133 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 268133 | 2 }}

! 268,133

! {{Percentage | 268133 | 268133 | 2 }}

Nabha State

| 126,414

| {{Percentage | 126414 | 248887 | 2 }}

| 46,032

| {{Percentage | 46032 | 248887 | 2 }}

| 76,198

| {{Percentage | 76198 | 248887 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 248887 | 2 }}

| 238

| {{Percentage | 238 | 248887 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 248887 | 2 }}

! 248,887

! {{Percentage | 248887 | 248887 | 2 }}

Mandi State

| 178,115

| {{Percentage | 178115 | 181110 | 2 }}

| 2,799

| {{Percentage | 2799 | 181110 | 2 }}

| 26

| {{Percentage | 26 | 181110 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 181110 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 181110 | 2 }}

| 164

| {{Percentage | 164 | 181110 | 2 }}

! 181,110

! {{Percentage | 181110 | 181110 | 2 }}

Nahan State

| 130,276

| {{Percentage | 130276 | 138520 | 2 }}

| 6,016

| {{Percentage | 6016 | 138520 | 2 }}

| 2,142

| {{Percentage | 2142 | 138520 | 2 }}

| 37

| {{Percentage | 37 | 138520 | 2 }}

| 49

| {{Percentage | 49 | 138520 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 138520 | 2 }}

! 138,520

! {{Percentage | 138520 | 138520 | 2 }}

Chamba State

| 126,269

| {{Percentage | 126269 | 135873 | 2 }}

| 8,750

| {{Percentage | 8750 | 135873 | 2 }}

| 141

| {{Percentage | 141 | 135873 | 2 }}

| 81

| {{Percentage | 81 | 135873 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 135873 | 2 }}

| 627

| {{Percentage | 627 | 135873 | 2 }}

! 135,873

! {{Percentage | 135873 | 135873 | 2 }}

Faridkot State

| 37,377

| {{Percentage | 37377 | 130294 | 2 }}

| 37,105

| {{Percentage | 37105 | 130294 | 2 }}

| 55,397

| {{Percentage | 55397 | 130294 | 2 }}

| 6

| {{Percentage | 6 | 130294 | 2 }}

| 409

| {{Percentage | 409 | 130294 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 130294 | 2 }}

! 130,294

! {{Percentage | 130294 | 130294 | 2 }}

Malerkotla State

| 22,902

| {{Percentage | 22902 | 71144 | 2 }}

| 25,942

| {{Percentage | 25942 | 71144 | 2 }}

| 21,018

| {{Percentage | 21018 | 71144 | 2 }}

| 14

| {{Percentage | 14 | 71144 | 2 }}

| 1,268

| {{Percentage | 1268 | 71144 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 71144 | 2 }}

! 71,144

! {{Percentage | 71144 | 71144 | 2 }}

Kalsia State

| 30,640

| {{Percentage | 30640 | 55909 | 2 }}

| 18,820

| {{Percentage | 18820 | 55909 | 2 }}

| 6,258

| {{Percentage | 6258 | 55909 | 2 }}

| 31

| {{Percentage | 31 | 55909 | 2 }}

| 160

| {{Percentage | 160 | 55909 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 55909 | 2 }}

! 55,909

! {{Percentage | 55909 | 55909 | 2 }}

Suket State

| 54,268

| {{Percentage | 54268 | 54928 | 2 }}

| 587

| {{Percentage | 587 | 54928 | 2 }}

| 71

| {{Percentage | 71 | 54928 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 54928 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 54928 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 54928 | 2 }}

! 54,928

! {{Percentage | 54928 | 54928 | 2 }}

Simla District

| 29,047

| {{Percentage | 29047 | 39320 | 2 }}

| 5,820

| {{Percentage | 5820 | 39320 | 2 }}

| 693

| {{Percentage | 693 | 39320 | 2 }}

| 3,666

| {{Percentage | 3666 | 39320 | 2 }}

| 49

| {{Percentage | 49 | 39320 | 2 }}

| 45

| {{Percentage | 45 | 39320 | 2 }}

! 39,320

! {{Percentage | 39320 | 39320 | 2 }}

Dujana State

| 20,161

| {{Percentage | 20161 | 25485 | 2 }}

| 5,324

| {{Percentage | 5324 | 25485 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 25485 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 25485 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 25485 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 25485 | 2 }}

! 25,485

! {{Percentage | 25485 | 25485 | 2 }}

Pataudi State

| 16,114

| {{Percentage | 16114 | 19543 | 2 }}

| 3,338

| {{Percentage | 3338 | 19543 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 19543 | 2 }}

| 9

| {{Percentage | 9 | 19543 | 2 }}

| 82

| {{Percentage | 82 | 19543 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 19543 | 2 }}

! 19,543

! {{Percentage | 19543 | 19543 | 2 }}

Loharu State

| 16,178

| {{Percentage | 16178 | 18597 | 2 }}

| 2,401

| {{Percentage | 2401 | 18597 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 18597 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 18597 | 2 }}

| 18

| {{Percentage | 18 | 18597 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 18597 | 2 }}

! 18,597

! {{Percentage | 18597 | 18597 | 2 }}

Total

!7,127,863

!{{Percentage | 7127863 | 13083165 | 2 }}

!3,781,163

!{{Percentage | 3781163 | 13083165 | 2 }}

!2,070,288

!{{Percentage | 2070288 | 13083165 | 2 }}

!55,237

!{{Percentage | 55237 | 13083165 | 2 }}

!40,798

!{{Percentage | 40798 | 13083165 | 2 }}

!7,816

!{{Percentage | 7816 | 13083165 | 2 }}

! 13,083,165

! {{Percentage | 13083165 | 13083165 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

== Contemporary Punjab state ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1911){{rp|27}}{{rp|27}}{{efn|name=Punjab1911}}

|label1 = Islam

|value1 = 36.83

|color1 = Green

|label2 = Hinduism

|value2 = 34.90

|color2 = Orange

|label3 = Sikhism

|value3 = 27.58

|color3 = DarkKhaki

|label4 = Christianity

|value4 = 0.51

|color4 = DodgerBlue

|label5 = Jainism

|value5 = 0.17

|color5 = Brown

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.002

|color6 = grey

}}

The religious demography according to the 1911 census for the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India is also shown below, broken down by district and princely state with an overall total.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts & Princely States that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1911){{rp|27}}{{rp|27}}{{efn|name=Punjab1911|1911 figure taken from census data by combining the total population of all districts (Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, and Gurdaspur (minus Shakargarh Tehsil)), and princely states (Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Patiala, and Nabha) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. See 1911 census data here:{{rp|27}}{{rp|27}}}}

! rowspan="2" |District/
Princely State

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Patiala State

| 307,384

| {{Percentage | 307384 | 1407659 | 2 }}

| 563,940

| {{Percentage | 563940 | 1407659 | 2 }}

| 532,292

| {{Percentage | 532292 | 1407659 | 2 }}

| 739

| {{Percentage | 739 | 1407659 | 2 }}

| 3,282

| {{Percentage | 3282 | 1407659 | 2 }}

| 22

| {{Percentage | 22 | 1407659 | 2 }}

! 1,407,659

! {{Percentage | 1407659 | 1407659 | 2 }}

Firozpur District

| 418,553

| {{Percentage | 418553 | 959657 | 2 }}

| 273,832

| {{Percentage | 273832 | 959657 | 2 }}

| 262,511

| {{Percentage | 262511 | 959657 | 2 }}

| 3,342

| {{Percentage | 3342 | 959657 | 2 }}

| 1,401

| {{Percentage | 1401 | 959657 | 2 }}

| 18

| {{Percentage | 18 | 959657 | 2 }}

! 959,657

! {{Percentage | 959657 | 959657 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur District

| 281,805

| {{Percentage | 281805 | 918569 | 2 }}

| 498,642

| {{Percentage | 498642 | 918569 | 2 }}

| 134,146

| {{Percentage | 134146 | 918569 | 2 }}

| 2,978

| {{Percentage | 2978 | 918569 | 2 }}

| 998

| {{Percentage | 998 | 918569 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 918569 | 2 }}

! 918,569

! {{Percentage | 918569 | 918569 | 2 }}

Amritsar District

| 408,882

| {{Percentage | 408882 | 880728 | 2 }}

| 211,708

| {{Percentage | 211708 | 880728 | 2 }}

| 253,941

| {{Percentage | 253941 | 880728 | 2 }}

| 4,763

| {{Percentage | 4763 | 880728 | 2 }}

| 1,386

| {{Percentage | 1386 | 880728 | 2 }}

| 48

| {{Percentage | 48 | 880728 | 2 }}

! 880,728

! {{Percentage | 880728 | 880728 | 2 }}

Jalandhar District

| 357,051

| {{Percentage | 357051 | 801920 | 2 }}

| 265,378

| {{Percentage | 265378 | 801920 | 2 }}

| 176,227

| {{Percentage | 176227 | 801920 | 2 }}

| 2,404

| {{Percentage | 2404 | 801920 | 2 }}

| 842

| {{Percentage | 842 | 801920 | 2 }}

| 18

| {{Percentage | 18 | 801920 | 2 }}

! 801,920

! {{Percentage | 801920 | 801920 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur District{{efn|name="Gurdaspur1947"}}

| 304,860

| {{Percentage | 304860 | 626324 | 2 }}

| 190,965

| {{Percentage | 190965 | 626324 | 2 }}

| 110,525

| {{Percentage | 110525 | 626324 | 2 }}

| 19,879

| {{Percentage | 19879 | 626324 | 2 }}

| 73

| {{Percentage | 73 | 626324 | 2 }}

| 22

| {{Percentage | 22 | 626324 | 2 }}

! 626,324

! {{Percentage | 626324 | 626324 | 2 }}

Ludhiana District

| 176,043

| {{Percentage | 176043 | 517192 | 2 }}

| 131,370

| {{Percentage | 131370 | 517192 | 2 }}

| 207,042

| {{Percentage | 207042 | 517192 | 2 }}

| 888

| {{Percentage | 888 | 517192 | 2 }}

| 1,849

| {{Percentage | 1849 | 517192 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 517192 | 2 }}

! 517,192

! {{Percentage | 517192 | 517192 | 2 }}

Kapurthala State

| 152,117

| {{Percentage | 152117 | 268133 | 2 }}

| 61,426

| {{Percentage | 61426 | 268133 | 2 }}

| 54,275

| {{Percentage | 54275 | 268133 | 2 }}

| 107

| {{Percentage | 107 | 268133 | 2 }}

| 205

| {{Percentage | 205 | 268133 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 268133 | 2 }}

! 268,133

! {{Percentage | 268133 | 268133 | 2 }}

Nabha State

| 46,032

| {{Percentage | 46032 | 248887 | 2 }}

| 126,414

| {{Percentage | 126414 | 248887 | 2 }}

| 76,198

| {{Percentage | 76198 | 248887 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 248887 | 2 }}

| 238

| {{Percentage | 238 | 248887 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 248887 | 2 }}

! 248,887

! {{Percentage | 248887 | 248887 | 2 }}

Faridkot State

| 37,105

| {{Percentage | 37105 | 130294 | 2 }}

| 37,377

| {{Percentage | 37377 | 130294 | 2 }}

| 55,397

| {{Percentage | 55397 | 130294 | 2 }}

| 6

| {{Percentage | 6 | 130294 | 2 }}

| 409

| {{Percentage | 409 | 130294 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 130294 | 2 }}

! 130,294

! {{Percentage | 130294 | 130294 | 2 }}

Malerkotla State

| 25,942

| {{Percentage | 25942 | 71144 | 2 }}

| 22,902

| {{Percentage | 22902 | 71144 | 2 }}

| 21,018

| {{Percentage | 21018 | 71144 | 2 }}

| 14

| {{Percentage | 14 | 71144 | 2 }}

| 1,268

| {{Percentage | 1268 | 71144 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 71144 | 2 }}

! 71,144

! {{Percentage | 71144 | 71144 | 2 }}

Total

!2,515,774

!{{Percentage | 2515774 | 6830507 | 2 }}

!2,383,954

!{{Percentage | 2383954 | 6830507 | 2 }}

!1,883,572

!{{Percentage | 1883572 | 6830507 | 2 }}

!35,125

!{{Percentage | 35125 | 6830507 | 2 }}

!11,951

!{{Percentage | 11951 | 6830507 | 2 }}

!131

!{{Percentage | 131 | 6830507 | 3 }}

!6,830,507

!{{Percentage | 6830507 | 6830507 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India.}}

= 1901 census =

== East Punjab region ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in East Punjab, India region (1901){{rp|34}}{{rp|62}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1901}}

|label1 = Hinduism

|value1 = 58.63

|color1 = Orange

|label2 = Islam

|value2 = 29.54

|color2 = Green

|label3 = Sikhism

|value3 = 11.30

|color3 = DarkKhaki

|label4 = Jainism

|value4 = 0.31

|color4 = Brown

|label5 = Christianity

|value5 = 0.17

|color5 = DodgerBlue

|label6 = Others{{efn|name=others}}

|value6 = 0.05

|color6 = grey

}}

Prior to partition, the eastern portion of Punjab that was ultimately awarded to India following the demarcation of the Radcliffe Line was made into a new province – East Punjab. The area includes the contemporary states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Below is the religious demographics of this region broken down by district and princely state with an overall total as per the 1901 Indian census.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+ Religion in the Districts & Princely States of East Punjab, India region (1901){{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25363739 |jstor=saoa.crl.25363739 |access-date=10 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province. |year=1901}}{{rp|34}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105602 |access-date=10 March 2024 |title=Punjab District Gazetteers Gurdaspur District Vol.21 Statistical Tables |year=1913}}{{rp|62}}{{efn|name=EastPunjab1901|1901 figure taken from census data by combining the total population of all districts (Hisar, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Delhi, Karnal, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Amritsar, Simla, Kangra, Ambala, Hoshiarpur, and Gurdaspur (minus Shakargarh Tehsil)), and princely states (Loharu, Dujana, Pataudi, Kalsia, Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Nahan, Simla Hill, Mandi, Suket, and Chamba) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the eastern side of the Radcliffe Line. See 1901 census data here: {{rp|34}}
Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, these districts and princely states would ultimately make up the subdivision of East Punjab, which also included Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh, and Bilaspur State. The states that make up this region in the contemporary era are Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

! rowspan="2" |District/
Princely State

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=others}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Patiala State

| 880,490

| {{Percentage | 880490 | 1596692 | 2 }}

| 357,334

| {{Percentage | 357334 | 1596692 | 2 }}

| 355,649

| {{Percentage | 355649 | 1596692 | 2 }}

| 2,877

| {{Percentage | 2877 | 1596692 | 2 }}

| 316

| {{Percentage | 316 | 1596692 | 2 }}

| 26

| {{Percentage | 26 | 1596692 | 2 }}

! 1,596,692

! {{Percentage | 1596692 | 1596692 | 2 }}

Amritsar District

| 280,985

| {{Percentage | 280985 | 1023828 | 2 }}

| 474,976

| {{Percentage | 474976 | 1023828 | 2 }}

| 264,329

| {{Percentage | 264329 | 1023828 | 2 }}

| 1,439

| {{Percentage | 1439 | 1023828 | 2 }}

| 2,078

| {{Percentage | 2078 | 1023828 | 2 }}

| 21

| {{Percentage | 21 | 1023828 | 2 }}

! 1,023,828

! {{Percentage | 1023828 | 1023828 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur District

| 603,710

| {{Percentage | 603710 | 989782 | 2 }}

| 312,958

| {{Percentage | 312958 | 989782 | 2 }}

| 71,126

| {{Percentage | 71126 | 989782 | 2 }}

| 1,173

| {{Percentage | 1173 | 989782 | 2 }}

| 813

| {{Percentage | 813 | 989782 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 989782 | 2 }}

! 989,782

! {{Percentage | 989782 | 989782 | 2 }}

Firozpur District

| 279,099

| {{Percentage | 279099 | 958072 | 2 }}

| 447,615

| {{Percentage | 447615 | 958072 | 2 }}

| 228,355

| {{Percentage | 228355 | 958072 | 2 }}

| 1,090

| {{Percentage | 1090 | 958072 | 2 }}

| 1,908

| {{Percentage | 1908 | 958072 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 958072 | 2 }}

! 958,072

! {{Percentage | 958072 | 958072 | 2 }}

Jalandhar District

| 368,051

| {{Percentage | 368051 | 917587 | 2 }}

| 421,011

| {{Percentage | 421011 | 917587 | 2 }}

| 125,817

| {{Percentage | 125817 | 917587 | 2 }}

| 969

| {{Percentage | 969 | 917587 | 2 }}

| 1,713

| {{Percentage | 1713 | 917587 | 2 }}

| 26

| {{Percentage | 26 | 917587 | 2 }}

! 917,587

! {{Percentage | 917587 | 917587 | 2 }}

Karnal District

| 623,597

| {{Percentage | 623597 | 883225 | 2 }}

| 241,412

| {{Percentage | 241412 | 883225 | 2 }}

| 12,294

| {{Percentage | 12294 | 883225 | 2 }}

| 4,739

| {{Percentage | 4739 | 883225 | 2 }}

| 1,179

| {{Percentage | 1179 | 883225 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 883225 | 2 }}

! 883,225

! {{Percentage | 883225 | 883225 | 2 }}

Ambala District

| 510,105

| {{Percentage | 510105 | 815880 | 2 }}

| 240,710

| {{Percentage | 240710 | 815880 | 2 }}

| 58,073

| {{Percentage | 58073 | 815880 | 2 }}

| 2,614

| {{Percentage | 2614 | 815880 | 2 }}

| 4,362

| {{Percentage | 4362 | 815880 | 2 }}

| 16

| {{Percentage | 16 | 815880 | 2 }}

! 815,880

! {{Percentage | 815880 | 815880 | 2 }}

Hisar District

| 544,799

| {{Percentage | 544799 | 781717 | 2 }}

| 202,009

| {{Percentage | 202009 | 781717 | 2 }}

| 28,642

| {{Percentage | 28642 | 781717 | 2 }}

| 6,003

| {{Percentage | 6003 | 781717 | 2 }}

| 253

| {{Percentage | 253 | 781717 | 2 }}

| 11

| {{Percentage | 11 | 781717 | 2 }}

! 781,717

! {{Percentage | 781717 | 781717 | 2 }}

Kangra District

| 722,554

| {{Percentage | 722554 | 768124 | 2 }}

| 39,672

| {{Percentage | 39672 | 768124 | 2 }}

| 1,220

| {{Percentage | 1220 | 768124 | 2 }}

| 113

| {{Percentage | 113 | 768124 | 2 }}

| 385

| {{Percentage | 385 | 768124 | 2 }}

| 4,180

| {{Percentage | 4180 | 768124 | 2 }}

! 768,124

! {{Percentage | 768124 | 768124 | 2 }}

Gurgaon District

| 499,373

| {{Percentage | 499373 | 746208 | 2 }}

| 242,548

| {{Percentage | 242548 | 746208 | 2 }}

| 99

| {{Percentage | 99 | 746208 | 2 }}

| 3,909

| {{Percentage | 3909 | 746208 | 2 }}

| 278

| {{Percentage | 278 | 746208 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 746208 | 2 }}

! 746,208

! {{Percentage | 746208 | 746208 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur District{{efn|name="Gurdaspur1947"}}

| 268,817

| {{Percentage | 268817 | 705869 | 2 }}

| 348,182

| {{Percentage | 348182 | 705869 | 2 }}

| 85,199

| {{Percentage | 85199 | 705869 | 2 }}

| 72

| {{Percentage | 72 | 705869 | 2 }}

| 3,571

| {{Percentage | 3571 | 705869 | 2 }}

| 28

| {{Percentage | 28 | 705869 | 2 }}

! 705,869

! {{Percentage | 705869 | 705869 | 2 }}

Delhi District

| 510,532

| {{Percentage | 510532 | 689039 | 2 }}

| 167,290

| {{Percentage | 167290 | 689039 | 2 }}

| 294

| {{Percentage | 294 | 689039 | 2 }}

| 7,726

| {{Percentage | 7726 | 689039 | 2 }}

| 3,158

| {{Percentage | 3158 | 689039 | 2 }}

| 39

| {{Percentage | 39 | 689039 | 2 }}

! 689,039

! {{Percentage | 689039 | 689039 | 2 }}

Ludhiana District

| 269,076

| {{Percentage | 269076 | 673097 | 2 }}

| 235,937

| {{Percentage | 235937 | 673097 | 2 }}

| 164,919

| {{Percentage | 164919 | 673097 | 2 }}

| 2,217

| {{Percentage | 2217 | 673097 | 2 }}

| 947

| {{Percentage | 947 | 673097 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 673097 | 2 }}

! 673,097

! {{Percentage | 673097 | 673097 | 2 }}

Rohtak District

| 533,723

| {{Percentage | 533723 | 630672 | 2 }}

| 91,687

| {{Percentage | 91687 | 630672 | 2 }}

| 94

| {{Percentage | 94 | 630672 | 2 }}

| 5,087

| {{Percentage | 5087 | 630672 | 2 }}

| 80

| {{Percentage | 80 | 630672 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 630672 | 2 }}

! 630,672

! {{Percentage | 630672 | 630672 | 2 }}

Simla Hill States

| 373,886

| {{Percentage | 373886 | 389349 | 2 }}

| 11,535

| {{Percentage | 11535 | 389349 | 2 }}

| 1,318

| {{Percentage | 1318 | 389349 | 2 }}

| 274

| {{Percentage | 274 | 389349 | 2 }}

| 113

| {{Percentage | 113 | 389349 | 2 }}

| 2,223

| {{Percentage | 2223 | 389349 | 2 }}

! 389,349

! {{Percentage | 389349 | 389349 | 2 }}

Kapurthala State

| 93,652

| {{Percentage | 93652 | 314351 | 2 }}

| 178,326

| {{Percentage | 178326 | 314351 | 2 }}

| 42,101

| {{Percentage | 42101 | 314351 | 2 }}

| 226

| {{Percentage | 226 | 314351 | 2 }}

| 39

| {{Percentage | 39 | 314351 | 2 }}

| 7

| {{Percentage | 7 | 314351 | 2 }}

! 314,351

! {{Percentage | 314351 | 314351 | 2 }}

Nabha State

| 160,553

| {{Percentage | 160553 | 297949 | 2 }}

| 58,550

| {{Percentage | 58550 | 297949 | 2 }}

| 78,361

| {{Percentage | 78361 | 297949 | 2 }}

| 476

| {{Percentage | 476 | 297949 | 2 }}

| 7

| {{Percentage | 7 | 297949 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 297949 | 2 }}

! 297,949

! {{Percentage | 297949 | 297949 | 2 }}

Jind State

| 211,963

| {{Percentage | 211963 | 282003 | 2 }}

| 38,717

| {{Percentage | 38717 | 282003 | 2 }}

| 29,975

| {{Percentage | 29975 | 282003 | 2 }}

| 1,258

| {{Percentage | 1258 | 282003 | 2 }}

| 80

| {{Percentage | 80 | 282003 | 2 }}

| 10

| {{Percentage | 10 | 282003 | 2 }}

! 282,003

! {{Percentage | 282003 | 282003 | 2 }}

Mandi State

| 170,304

| {{Percentage | 170304 | 174045 | 2 }}

| 3,187

| {{Percentage | 3187 | 174045 | 2 }}

| 41

| {{Percentage | 41 | 174045 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 174045 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 174045 | 2 }}

| 510

| {{Percentage | 510 | 174045 | 2 }}

! 174,045

! {{Percentage | 174045 | 174045 | 2 }}

Nahan State

| 128,478

| {{Percentage | 128478 | 135687 | 2 }}

| 6,414

| {{Percentage | 6414 | 135687 | 2 }}

| 688

| {{Percentage | 688 | 135687 | 2 }}

| 61

| {{Percentage | 61 | 135687 | 2 }}

| 46

| {{Percentage | 46 | 135687 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 135687 | 2 }}

! 135,687

! {{Percentage | 135687 | 135687 | 2 }}

Chamba State

| 119,327

| {{Percentage | 119327 | 127834 | 2 }}

| 8,332

| {{Percentage | 8332 | 127834 | 2 }}

| 80

| {{Percentage | 80 | 127834 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 127834 | 2 }}

| 70

| {{Percentage | 70 | 127834 | 2 }}

| 22

| {{Percentage | 22 | 127834 | 2 }}

! 127,834

! {{Percentage | 127834 | 127834 | 2 }}

Faridkot State

| 35,778

| {{Percentage | 35778 | 124912 | 2 }}

| 35,996

| {{Percentage | 35996 | 124912 | 2 }}

| 52,721

| {{Percentage | 52721 | 124912 | 2 }}

| 406

| {{Percentage | 406 | 124912 | 2 }}

| 11

| {{Percentage | 11 | 124912 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 124912 | 2 }}

! 124,912

! {{Percentage | 124912 | 124912 | 2 }}

Malerkotla State

| 38,409

| {{Percentage | 38409 | 77506 | 2 }}

| 27,229

| {{Percentage | 27229 | 77506 | 2 }}

| 10,495

| {{Percentage | 10495 | 77506 | 2 }}

| 1,361

| {{Percentage | 1361 | 77506 | 2 }}

| 12

| {{Percentage | 12 | 77506 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 77506 | 2 }}

! 77,506

! {{Percentage | 77506 | 77506 | 2 }}

Kalsia State

| 38,626

| {{Percentage | 38626 | 67181 | 2 }}

| 21,921

| {{Percentage | 21921 | 67181 | 2 }}

| 6,453

| {{Percentage | 6453 | 67181 | 2 }}

| 181

| {{Percentage | 181 | 67181 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 67181 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 67181 | 2 }}

! 67,181

! {{Percentage | 67181 | 67181 | 2 }}

Suket State

| 54,005

| {{Percentage | 54005 | 54676 | 2 }}

| 665

| {{Percentage | 665 | 54676 | 2 }}

| 6

| {{Percentage | 6 | 54676 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 54676 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 54676 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 54676 | 2 }}

! 54,676

! {{Percentage | 54676 | 54676 | 2 }}

Simla District

| 30,299

| {{Percentage | 30299 | 40351 | 2 }}

| 6,675

| {{Percentage | 6675 | 40351 | 2 }}

| 544

| {{Percentage | 544 | 40351 | 2 }}

| 32

| {{Percentage | 32 | 40351 | 2 }}

| 2,798

| {{Percentage | 2798 | 40351 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 40351 | 2 }}

! 40,351

! {{Percentage | 40351 | 40351 | 2 }}

Dujana State

| 18,380

| {{Percentage | 18380 | 24174 | 2 }}

| 5,790

| {{Percentage | 5790 | 24174 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 24174 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 24174 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 24174 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 24174 | 2 }}

! 24,174

! {{Percentage | 24174 | 24174 | 2 }}

Pataudi State

| 18,281

| {{Percentage | 18281 | 21933 | 2 }}

| 3,549

| {{Percentage | 3549 | 21933 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 21933 | 2 }}

| 103

| {{Percentage | 103 | 21933 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 21933 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 21933 | 2 }}

! 21,933

! {{Percentage | 21933 | 21933 | 2 }}

Loharu State

| 13,254

| {{Percentage | 13254 | 15229 | 2 }}

| 1,963

| {{Percentage | 1963 | 15229 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 15229 | 2 }}

| 12

| {{Percentage | 12 | 15229 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 15229 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 15229 | 2 }}

! 15,229

! {{Percentage | 15229 | 15229 | 2 }}

Total

! 8,400,106

! {{Percentage | 8400106 | 14326972 | 2 }}

! 4,232,190

! {{Percentage | 4232190 | 14326972 | 2 }}

! 1,618,897

! {{Percentage | 1618897 | 14326972 | 2 }}

! 44,421

! {{Percentage | 44421 | 14326972 | 2 }}

! 24,220

! {{Percentage | 24220 | 14326972 | 2 }}

! 7,138

! {{Percentage | 7138 | 14326972 | 2 }}

! 14,326,972

! {{Percentage | 14326972 | 14326972 | 2 }}

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| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh.}}

== Contemporary Punjab state ==

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1901){{rp|34}}{{rp|62}}{{efn|name=Punjab1901}}

|label1 = Hinduism

|value1 = 42.69

|color1 = Orange

|label2 = Islam

|value2 = 37.74

|color2 = Green

|label3 = Sikhism

|value3 = 19.26

|color3 = DarkKhaki

|label4 = Jainism

|value4 = 0.16

|color4 = Brown

|label5 = Christianity

|value5 = 0.15

|color5 = DodgerBlue

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The religious demography according to the 1901 census for the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India is also shown below, broken down by district and princely state with an overall total.

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|+ Religion in the Districts & Princely States that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1901){{rp|34}}{{rp|62}}{{efn|name=Punjab1901|1901 figure taken from census data by combining the total population of all districts (Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, and Gurdaspur (minus Shakargarh Tehsil)), and princely states (Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Patiala, and Nabha) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. See 1901 census data here:{{rp|34}}}}

! rowspan="2" |District/
Princely State

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

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! colspan="2" |Total

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Patiala State

| 880,490

| {{Percentage | 880490 | 1596692 | 2 }}

| 357,334

| {{Percentage | 357334 | 1596692 | 2 }}

| 355,649

| {{Percentage | 355649 | 1596692 | 2 }}

| 2,877

| {{Percentage | 2877 | 1596692 | 2 }}

| 316

| {{Percentage | 316 | 1596692 | 2 }}

| 26

| {{Percentage | 26 | 1596692 | 2 }}

! 1,596,692

! {{Percentage | 1596692 | 1596692 | 2 }}

Amritsar District

| 280,985

| {{Percentage | 280985 | 1023828 | 2 }}

| 474,976

| {{Percentage | 474976 | 1023828 | 2 }}

| 264,329

| {{Percentage | 264329 | 1023828 | 2 }}

| 1,439

| {{Percentage | 1439 | 1023828 | 2 }}

| 2,078

| {{Percentage | 2078 | 1023828 | 2 }}

| 21

| {{Percentage | 21 | 1023828 | 2 }}

! 1,023,828

! {{Percentage | 1023828 | 1023828 | 2 }}

Hoshiarpur District

| 603,710

| {{Percentage | 603710 | 989782 | 2 }}

| 312,958

| {{Percentage | 312958 | 989782 | 2 }}

| 71,126

| {{Percentage | 71126 | 989782 | 2 }}

| 1,173

| {{Percentage | 1173 | 989782 | 2 }}

| 813

| {{Percentage | 813 | 989782 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 989782 | 2 }}

! 989,782

! {{Percentage | 989782 | 989782 | 2 }}

Firozpur District

| 279,099

| {{Percentage | 279099 | 958072 | 2 }}

| 447,615

| {{Percentage | 447615 | 958072 | 2 }}

| 228,355

| {{Percentage | 228355 | 958072 | 2 }}

| 1,090

| {{Percentage | 1090 | 958072 | 2 }}

| 1,908

| {{Percentage | 1908 | 958072 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 958072 | 2 }}

! 958,072

! {{Percentage | 958072 | 958072 | 2 }}

Jalandhar District

| 368,051

| {{Percentage | 368051 | 917587 | 2 }}

| 421,011

| {{Percentage | 421011 | 917587 | 2 }}

| 125,817

| {{Percentage | 125817 | 917587 | 2 }}

| 969

| {{Percentage | 969 | 917587 | 2 }}

| 1,713

| {{Percentage | 1713 | 917587 | 2 }}

| 26

| {{Percentage | 26 | 917587 | 2 }}

! 917,587

! {{Percentage | 917587 | 917587 | 2 }}

Gurdaspur District{{efn|name="Gurdaspur1947"}}

| 268,817

| {{Percentage | 268817 | 705869 | 2 }}

| 348,182

| {{Percentage | 348182 | 705869 | 2 }}

| 85,199

| {{Percentage | 85199 | 705869 | 2 }}

| 72

| {{Percentage | 72 | 705869 | 2 }}

| 3,571

| {{Percentage | 3571 | 705869 | 2 }}

| 28

| {{Percentage | 28 | 705869 | 2 }}

! 705,869

! {{Percentage | 705869 | 705869 | 2 }}

Ludhiana District

| 269,076

| {{Percentage | 269076 | 673097 | 2 }}

| 235,937

| {{Percentage | 235937 | 673097 | 2 }}

| 164,919

| {{Percentage | 164919 | 673097 | 2 }}

| 2,217

| {{Percentage | 2217 | 673097 | 2 }}

| 947

| {{Percentage | 947 | 673097 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 673097 | 2 }}

! 673,097

! {{Percentage | 673097 | 673097 | 2 }}

Kapurthala State

| 93,652

| {{Percentage | 93652 | 314351 | 2 }}

| 178,326

| {{Percentage | 178326 | 314351 | 2 }}

| 42,101

| {{Percentage | 42101 | 314351 | 2 }}

| 226

| {{Percentage | 226 | 314351 | 2 }}

| 39

| {{Percentage | 39 | 314351 | 2 }}

| 7

| {{Percentage | 7 | 314351 | 2 }}

! 314,351

! {{Percentage | 314351 | 314351 | 2 }}

Nabha State

| 160,553

| {{Percentage | 160553 | 297949 | 2 }}

| 58,550

| {{Percentage | 58550 | 297949 | 2 }}

| 78,361

| {{Percentage | 78361 | 297949 | 2 }}

| 476

| {{Percentage | 476 | 297949 | 2 }}

| 7

| {{Percentage | 7 | 297949 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 297949 | 2 }}

! 297,949

! {{Percentage | 297949 | 297949 | 2 }}

Faridkot State

| 35,778

| {{Percentage | 35778 | 124912 | 2 }}

| 35,996

| {{Percentage | 35996 | 124912 | 2 }}

| 52,721

| {{Percentage | 52721 | 124912 | 2 }}

| 406

| {{Percentage | 406 | 124912 | 2 }}

| 11

| {{Percentage | 11 | 124912 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 124912 | 2 }}

! 124,912

! {{Percentage | 124912 | 124912 | 2 }}

Malerkotla State

| 38,409

| {{Percentage | 38409 | 77506 | 2 }}

| 27,229

| {{Percentage | 27229 | 77506 | 2 }}

| 10,495

| {{Percentage | 10495 | 77506 | 2 }}

| 1,361

| {{Percentage | 1361 | 77506 | 2 }}

| 12

| {{Percentage | 12 | 77506 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 77506 | 2 }}

! 77,506

! {{Percentage | 77506 | 77506 | 2 }}

Total

!3,278,620

!{{Percentage | 3278620 | 7679645 | 2 }}

!2,898,114

!{{Percentage | 2898114 | 7679645 | 2 }}

!1,479,072

!{{Percentage | 1479072 | 7679645 | 2 }}

!12,306

!{{Percentage | 12306 | 7679645 | 2 }}

!11,415

!{{Percentage | 11415 | 7679645 | 2 }}

!118

!{{Percentage | 118 | 7679645 | 3 }}

!7,679,645

!{{Percentage | 7679645 | 7679645 | 2 }}

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| colspan="15" | {{small|Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India.}}

Sikhism in Punjab

{{Main article|Sikhs|Sikhism in India}}

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The Declining share of Sikhs in the population of India

|1901 | 1,479,072

|1911 | 1,883,572

|1921 | 2,043,520

|1931 | 2,610,810

|1941 | 3,281,341

|1951 | 5,553,918

|1961 | 6,178,516

|1971 | 8,160,232

|1981 | 10,199,534

|1991 | 12,768,393

|2001 | 14,592,868

|2011 | 16,004,754

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File:Darshani_Deori_27_September_2018.jpg, the holiest Sikh Gurdwara]]

Sikhism was born in the Punjab area of South Asia, which now falls into the present day states of India and Pakistan. The main religions of the area at the time were Hinduism and Islam.The Sikh faith began around 1500 CE, when Guru Nanak began teaching a faith that was quite distinct from Hinduism and Islam. Nine Gurus followed Nanak and developed the Sikh faith and community over the next centuries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/history/history_1.shtml|title=BBC - Religions - Sikhism: Origins of Sikhism|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}

The Sikh population in India's Punjab have grown from 5.53 million in 1951 to 16 million in 2011 census (an increase of 10.47 million in last 60 years). Sikhs in Punjab have the lowest fertility rate of 1.6 children per women as per census 2011.{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/india-witnesses-decline-population-growth-rate-and-fertility-across-religious-groups-156058 | title=India witnesses decline in population growth rate and fertility across religious groups | date=4 October 2021 }}

Decadal percentage of Sikhs in Punjab, India{{efn|name=Punjab1901}}{{efn|name=Punjab1911}}{{efn|name=Punjab1921}}{{efn|name=Punjab1931}}{{efn|name=Punjab1941}}

class="wikitable"
Year

! Percent

! Increase

1901

| 19.26%

| N/A

1911

| 27.58%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +8.32%

1921

| 28.14%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.56%

1931

| 32.14%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +4.00%

1941

| 33.63%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +1.49%

1951

| 60.62%

| style="background: green" | +26.99%

1961

| 55.48%

| style="background: Red" | -5.14%

1971

| 60.22%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +4.74%

1981

| 60.75%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.53%

1991

| 62.95%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +2.2%

2001

| 59.91%

| style="background: Red" | -3.04%

2011

| 57.69%

| style="background: Red" | -2.22%

After the 1947 Partition of Punjab, Sikhs became the majority religious group in Indian Punjab mainly due to the immigration of 2 million Sikhs from Pakistan into Indian Punjab, which have ultimately resulted in an increase in Sikh percentage from 33.70% in 1941 to 60.62% in 1951.{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/amritsar/sikh-farmers-who-migrated-twice-suffered-the-most-during-partition-8090621/ | title=Sikh farmers who migrated twice suffered the most during Partition | date=15 August 2022 }}

While population that adheres to Sikh faith has increased, the percentage of Sikhs has declined from 60.62% in 1951 to 57.69% (a decline of 2.93% in last 60 years).

Hinduism in Punjab

{{Main article|Punjabi Hindus}}

{{Historical populations

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|1901 | 3,278,620

|1911 | 2,383,954

|1921 | 2,462,215

|1931 | 2,351,417

|1941 | 2,597,038

|1951 | 3,449,844

|1961 | 4,256,936

|1971 | 5,087,067

|1981 | 6,200,146

|1991 | 6,989,166

|2001 | 8,998,214

|2011 | 10,678,410

}}

Hinduism is the second largest and fastest growing religion in the Indian state of Punjab with around 38.5% followers as of 2011 census. Hinduism is the 2nd largest religion of Punjabi peoples. It was the largest religion in Punjab before the advent of Islam from the West and birth of Sikhism in Punjab region from the east.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-31-mn-5273-story.html|title=Sikhs Dominate Punjab : Hindus: A Forgotten Minority|website=Los Angeles Times|date=31 July 1985}} The Hindu population has increased drastically in the Indian Punjab from 1941 to 1951 mainly due to the immigration of 1 million Punjabi Hindu refugees from Pakistan's Punjab.Coochbehar Panchanan Barma University

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Decadal percentage of Hindus in Punjab, India{{efn|name=Punjab1901}}{{efn|name=Punjab1911}}{{efn|name=Punjab1921}}{{efn|name=Punjab1931}}{{efn|name=Punjab1941}}{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312619811

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Year

! Percent

! Increase

1901

| 42.69%

| N/A

1911

| 34.90%

| style="background: red" | -7.79%

1921

| 33.90%

| style="background: red" | -1.00%

1931

| 28.95%

| style="background: red" | -4.95%

1941

| 26.62%

| style="background: red" | -2.33%

1951

| 37.66%

| style="background: green" | +11.04%

1961

| 38.23%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.57%

1971

| 37.54%

| style="background: red" | -0.69%

1981

| 36.93%

| style="background: red" | -0.61%

1991

| 34.46%

| style="background: red" | -2.47%

2001

| 36.94%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +2.48%

2011

| 38.49%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +1.55%

The Hindu percentage remained stable for decades. The Hindu percentage have increased from 37.66% in 1951 to 38.49% in 2011.

The Hindu population have increased from 3.44 million in 1951 to 10.67 million in 2011 (a growth of 7.23 million in 6 decades). Hindus in Punjab have a fertility rate of 1.9 children per women as per as census 2011.{{cite web | url=https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/urbanisation/hindu-muslim-fertility-differentials-in-india-what-do-district-level-estimates-from-census-2011-tell-us.html | title=Hindu-Muslim fertility differentials in India: What do district-level estimates from Census 2011 tell us? }}

Islam in Punjab

{{Main article|Punjabi Muslims|Islam in Punjab, India}}

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|1901 | 2,898,114

|1911 | 2,515,774

|1921 | 2,686,598

|1931 | 3,072,619

|1941 | 3,748,410

|1947 | 90,172

|1951 | 110,160

|1961 | 181,234

|1971 | 252,688

|1981 | 321,287

|1991 | 390,077

|2001 | 382,045

|2011 | 535,489

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The Muslim population in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India reduced from approximately 38.4% according to the 1941 census{{efn|name=Punjab1941}} to 0.5% in 1947 as a result of Partition of Punjab riots which were caused during 1947 mainly in the various parts of East Punjab.

Prior to partition, according to the 1941 census, approximately 3.75 million Muslims resided in the region that forms the contemporary state of Punjab in India.{{efn|name=Punjab1941}} At the time, Muslims formed the largest religious community in the region, comprising a narrow plurality at approximately 38.4 percent of the total population.{{efn|name=Punjab1941}} Following the partition of India, the vast majority departed the region en masse, migrating westward to the Punjab region that fell on the western side of the Radcliffe Line, in the contemporary state of Punjab, Pakistan.

Most native Punjabi Muslims now live in Malerkotla, and it is the only district where communal violence haven't occurred during partition because Guru Gobind Singh Ji have promised the Nawab of Malerkotla, Sher Mohammad Khan that the Muslim community in Malerkotla would never be harmed in the future times to come and as a result of Guru ji's blessing words, most of the Muslims were able to stayed back there.{{cite web | url=https://malerkotla.nic.in/history/#:~:text=The%20special%20relationship%20between%20Sikhs,the%20Nawab%20of%20Maler%20Kotla%20 | title=History | District Malerkotla, Government of Punjab | India }}{{cite web | url=https://thewire.in/history/malerkotla-india-history-tolerance-communalism | title=In Malerkotla, One Can Find the Vestiges of India's Forgotten History of Tolerance }} Apart from Malerkotla, most of the Muslims living in other parts of Punjab are non-native and have came from neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir on temporary basis as immigrants workers (small scale) and students.

Muslims in Punjab have a fertility rate of 2.4 children per women as per 2011 census. Islam is the fastest-growing religion in Punjab.{{cite web |url=https://twocircles.net/2019apr01/430399.html#:~:text=Muslims%20are%20growing%20fairly%20rapidly,the%20total%20share%20of%20population |title=Muslims are once again dotting Punjab's landscape |date=April 1, 2019 |website=twocircles.net}}

Decadal percentage of Muslims in Punjab, India{{efn|name=Punjab1901}}{{efn|name=Punjab1911}}{{efn|name=Punjab1921}}{{efn|name=Punjab1931}}{{efn|name=Punjab1941}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ummid.com/news/2019/march/29.03.2019/muslims-in-punjab.html|title = Muslims are dotting Punjab Landscape once again}}{{cite web |url=http://punenvis.nic.in/index3.aspx?sslid=2277&subsublinkid=1527&langid=1&mid=1 |title=District wise Religious Composition of Population in Punjab in 1981, 1991, 2001 |website=ENVIS Centre : Punjab}}

{{cite web | url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2015/01/09/the-vanishing-hindus-of-pakistan-a-demographic-study-2 | title=The Vanishing Hindus of Pakistan – a Demographic Study | date=9 January 2015 }}

class="wikitable"
Year

! Percent

! Increase

1901

| 37.74%

| N/A

1911

| 36.83%

| style="background: red" | -0.91%

1921

| 36.99%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.16%

1931

| 37.83%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.84%

1941

| 38.42%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.59%

1947

| 0.5%

| style="background: red" | -37.92%

1951

| 0.63%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.13%

1961

| 0.82%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.19%

1971

| 0.93%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.11%

1981

| 1%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.07%

1991

| 1.18%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.18%

2001

| 1.57%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.39%

2011

| 1.93%

| style="background: lightgreen" | +0.36%

Religious population by districts

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|+ Religious population by district (2011)

! # !! District !! Sikh !! Hindu !! Muslim !! Christian !! Jain !! Buddhist !! Other religions !! Religion not stated

1Amritsar1,716,935690,93912,50254,3443,1528765,48810,864
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
12Mansa598,443156,53910,6569171,5771234931,284
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
colspan="2" |{{Center|Punjab (Total)}}16,004,75410,678,138535,489348,23045,04033,23710,88687,564

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|+ Religious population proportion by district (2011)

! # !! District !! Sikh !! Hindu !! Muslim !! Christian !! Jain !! Buddhist !! Other religions !! Religion 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%
colspan="2" | {{Center|Punjab (Total)}}57.69%38.49%1.93%1.26%0.16%0.12%0.04%0.32%

See also

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