# Demographics of Punjab, India

Punjab is home to 2.3% of India's population; with a density of 551 persons per km$^2$. 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.
Population density (persons per square kilometer) of Punjab by year :
| Year | Density |
| 2011 | 551 |
| 2001 | 484 |
| 1991 | 403 |
| 1981 | 333 |
The table below shows the population density by district in Punjab, according to the 2011 census.
Population density of districts of Punjab - census 2011 :
| Sr. No. | District | Density (persons per square kilometre) |
| 1 | Ludhiana | 978 |
| 2 | Amritsar | 928 |
| 3 | SAS Nagar | 909 |
| 4 | Jalandhar | 836 |
| 5 | Gurdaspur | 647 |
| 6 | Patiala | 570 |
| 7 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 509 |
| 8 | Rupnagar | 505 |
| 9 | Kapurthala | 499 |
| 10 | SBS Nagar | 478 |
| 11 | Hoshiarpur | 469 |
| 12 | Tarn Taran | 464 |
| 13 | Sangrur | 457 |
| 14 | Moga | 444 |
| 15 | Faridkot | 424 |
| 16 | Bathinda | 414 |
| 17 | Barnala | 402 |
| 18 | Ferozepur | 382 |
| 19 | Mansa | 350 |
| 20 | Sri Muktsar Sahib | 348 |
| | Punjab | 551 |

## Gender

The table below shows the sex ratio of Punjab through the years.
Decadal sex ratio of Punjab by census years :
| Year (Census) | Sex Ratio |
| 2011 | 895 |
| 2001 | 876 |
| 1991 | 882 |
| 1981 | 879 |
| 1971 | 865 |
| 1961 | 854 |
| 1951 | 844 |
| 1941 | 836 |
| 1931 | 815 |
| 1921 | 799 |
| 1911 | 870 |
| 1901 | 832 |
The table below shows the sex ratio of Punjab by district, according to the 2011 census.
Sex ratio of Punjab by district, 2011 census :
| Sr. No. | District | Ratio |
| 1 | Hoshiarpur | 961 |
| 2 | SBS Nagar | 954 |
| 3 | Rupnagar | 915 |
| 4 | Jalandhar | 915 |
| 5 | Kapurthala | 912 |
| 6 | Gurdaspur | 907 |
| 7 | Tarn Taran | 900 |
| 8 | Sri Muktsar Sahib | 896 |
| 9 | Fazilka | 894 |
| 10 | Moga | 893 |
| 11 | Ferozepur | 893 |
| 12 | Patiala | 891 |
| 13 | Faridkot | 890 |
| 14 | Amritsar | 889 |
| 15 | Sangrur | 885 |
| 16 | Mansa | 883 |
| 17 | SAS Nagar | 879 |
| 18 | Barnala | 876 |
| 19 | Ludhiana | 873 |
| 20 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 871 |
| 21 | Pathankot | 869 |
| 22 | Bathinda | 868 |
| | Punjab | 895 |
Number of urban people by gender in districts - Census 2011 :
| District | Males (Urban) | Females (Urban) |
| Gurdaspur | 1,92,590 | 1,68,563 |
| Pathankot | 1,64,243 | 1,33,923 |
| Amritsar | 7,11,142 | 6,23,469 |
| Tarn Taran | 75,047 | 66,748 |
| Kapurthala | 1,50,379 | 1,32,083 |
| Jalandhar | 6,16,421 | 5,44,750 |
| SBS Nagar | 75,173 | 60,243 |
| Hoshiarpur | 1,74,587 | 1,60,382 |
| Rupnagar | 93,396 | 84,411 |
| SAS Nagar | 2,88,269 | 2,56,342 |
| Ludhiana | 11,14,372 | 9,55,336 |
| Ferozepur | 1,53,433 | 1,32,034 |
| Fazilka | 1,41,996 | 1,25,093 |
| Faridkot | 1,15,889 | 1,01,162 |
| Sri Muktsar Sahib | 1,33,420 | 1,18,771 |
| Moga | 1,20,216 | 1,07,030 |
| Bathinda | 2,68,713 | 2,30,504 |
| Mansa | 86,548 | 77,056 |
| Sangrur | 2,73,376 | 2,42,589 |
| Barnala | 1,02,312 | 88,373 |
| Patiala | 4,03,722 | 3,59,558 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 1,00,745 | 84,737 |
| Punjab (whole) | 55,45,989 | 48,53,157 |

## Fertility rate

The table below shows the birth rate per 1000 persons in Punjab through the years.
Birth rate per 1000 in Punjab through the years :
| Year | Total | Urban | Rural |
| 2017 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 15.6 |
| 2016 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 15.6 |
| 2015 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 15.9 |
| 2014 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 16.2 |
| 2013 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 16.3 |
| 2012 | 15.9 | 14.8 | 16.5 |
| 2011 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 16.8 |
| 2010 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 17.2 |
| 2009 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 17.7 |
| 2008 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 18 |
| 2007 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 18.3 |
| 2006 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 18.4 |
| 2005 | 18.1 | 17.0 | 18.8 |
| 2004 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 19.3 |
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%.
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.
Fertility rate by number of years of schooling completed by women in Punjab as of year 2019–21, NFHS-5 :
| Years of schooling | Fertility rate |
| No schooling | 2.5 |
| <5 years | 2.5 |
| 5–9 years | 2.0 |
| 10–11 years | 1.9 |
| 12 or more years | 1.5 |

### 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.
Current Use of Family Planning Methods (currently married women age 15–49 years) :
| Indicator | Urban (2020–21) | Rural (2020–21) | Total (2020–21) | Total (2015–16) |
| Any method | 68.4% | 65.4% | 66.6% | 75.8% |
| Any modern method | 49.4% | 51.1% | 50.5% | 66.3% |
| Female sterilization | 18.0% | 25.6% | 22.8% | 37.5% |
| Male sterilization | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| IUD/PPIUD | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 6.8% |
| Pill | 1.1% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.5% |
| Condom | 26.6% | 19.7% | 22.2% | 18.9% |
| Injectables | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |

## Mortality
### Infant mortality

The list below shows the infant mortality rate per 1000 in Punjab, through the years.
Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births per year, in Punjab through the years :
| Year | Total | Urban | Rural |
| 2017 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
| 2016 | 21 | 18 | 23 |
| 2015 | 23 | 20 | 24 |
| 2014 | 24 | 21 | 26 |
| 2013 | 26 | 23 | 28 |
| 2012 | 30 | 25 | 33 |
| 2011 | 30 | 25 | 33 |
| 2010 | 34 | 31 | 37 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | 42 |
| 2008 | 41 | 33 | 45 |
| 2007 | 43 | 35 | 47 |

### Maternal mortality

The table below shows the maternal mortality rate per one lakh (1,00,000) per year, through the years.
Maternal mortality rate per one lakh (1,00,000) per year, in Punjab through the years :
| Year | Rate |
| 2017 | 122 |
| 2016 | 122 |
| 2015 | 122 |
| 2014 | 122 |
| 2013 | 141 |
| 2012 | 141 |
| 2011 | 141 |
| 2006 | 192 |

## 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 70.73%. The median number of years of schooling completed in the state was 6.5 for females and 7.8 for males, as of 2011.

### District

The table given below shows the literacy rate by district for year 2011 in descending order.
Literacy rate by districts - Census 2011 :
| Sr. No. | District | Percentage |
| 1 | Hoshiarpur | 84.59% |
| 2 | Mohali | 83.80% |
| 3 | Jalandhar | 82.48% |
| 4 | Ludhiana | 82.20% |
| 5 | Rupnagar | 82.19% |
| 6 | Gurdaspur | 79.95% |
| 7 | Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 79.78% |
| 8 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 79.35% |
| 9 | Kapurthala | 79.07% |
| 10 | Amritsar | 76.27% |
| 11 | Patiala | 75.28% |
| 12 | Moga | 70.68% |
| 13 | Faridkot | 69.55% |
| 14 | Firozpur | 68.92% |
| 15 | Bathinda | 68.28% |
| 16 | Sangrur | 67.99% |
| 17 | Barnala | 67.82% |
| 18 | Tarn Taran | 67.81% |
| 19 | Muktsar | 65.81% |
| 20 | Mansa | 61.83% |

### Urban and Rural areas

The table given below shows the urban rural literacy rate of Punjab by district, in the year 2011.
Urban-Rural literacy rate of Punjab (2011) :
| Districts | Urban % | Rural % |
| Amritsar | 74.58% | 59.64% |
| Barnala | 65.78% | 57.90% |
| Bathinda | 70.45% | 55.46% |
| Faridkot | 69.79% | 57.38% |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 74.24% | 69.53% |
| Firozpur | 69.98% | 56.95% |
| Gurdaspur | 78.59% | 68.12% |
| Hoshiarpur | 78.77% | 74.77% |
| Jalandhar | 77.03% | 70.53% |
| Kapurthala | 76.40% | 67.73% |
| Ludhiana | 75.28% | 70.12% |
| Mansa | 67.43% | 51.68% |
| Moga | 70.36% | 60.90% |
| Muktsar | 67.29% | 54.66% |
| Patiala | 75.72% | 60.83% |
| Rupnagar | 77.50% | 72.00 |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | 77.67% | 69.68% |
| Sangrur | 66.52% | 57.83% |
| Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 74.04% | 70.98% |
| Tarn Taran | 67.74% | 58.30% |
| Total | 74.14% | 63.41% |

### Religion

The table below shows the literacy rate by religion in Punjab, according to 2001 census.
Literacy rate by religion in Punjab - Census 2001 :
| Sr. No. | Religion | Percentage |
| 1 | Jains | 95.9% |
| 2 | Hindus | 74.6% |
| 3 | Buddhists | 72.7% |
| 4 | Sikhs | 67.3% |
| 5 | Christians | 54.6% |
| 6 | Muslims | 51.2% |
| | All religious groups | 69.7% |

### Caste

The table below gives the literacy rate of Scheduled castes by district, according to the 2011 census.
Scheduled caste (SC) literacy rate by districts - Census 2011 :
| Sr. No. | District | SC Percentage | District total |
| 1 | Hoshiarpur | 82.49% | 84.59% |
| 2 | Rupnagar | 78.4% | 82.19% |
| 3 | Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 77.72 % | 79.78% |
| 4 | SAS Nagar | 76.1% | 83.80% |
| 5 | Jalandhar | 76.68% | 82.48% |
| 6 | Gurdaspur | 72.89% | 79.95% |
| 7 | Ludhiana | 72.65% | 82.20% |
| 8 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 72.19% | 79.35% |
| 9 | Kapurthala | 71.29% | 79.07% |
| 10 | Patiala | 62.28% | 75.28% |
| 11 | Amritsar | 59.16% | 76.27% |
| 12 | Sangrur | 57.60% | 67.99% |
| 13 | Moga | 55.23% | 70.68% |
| 14 | Firozpur | 55.38% | 68.92% |
| 15 | Faridkot | 54.91% | 69.55% |
| 16 | Barnala | 54.91% | 67.82% |
| 17 | Bathinda | 53.09% | 68.28% |
| 18 | Tarn Taran | 51.37% | 67.81% |
| 19 | Muktsar | 50.46% | 65.81% |
| 20 | Mansa | 48.72% | 61.83% |
| | Punjab | 64.81% | 75.84%. |

## Human Development Index

The table below shows the district wise human development index of Punjab through the years.
Human Development index of Punjab by district :
| Sr. No. | District | 2017 | 2011 | 2001 | 1991 | Percentage change 1991–2017 |
| 1 | Ludhiana | 0.794 | 0.747 | 0.761 | 0.650 | 22.1% |
| 2 | Moga | 0.695 | 0.679 | 0.683 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Sangrur | 0.669 | 0.666 | 0.654 | 0.534 | 25.2% |
| 4 | Bathinda | 0.659 | 0.740 | 0.539 | 22.2% |
| 5 | Tarn Taran | 0.654 | 0.646 | -- | -- | -- |
| 6 | SAS Nagar | 0.653 | 0.701 | -- | -- | -- |
| 7 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 0.648 | 0.69 | 0.74 | -- | -- |
| 8 | Kapurthala | 0.646 | 0.703 | 0.707 | 0.603 | 7.3% |
| 9 | Amritsar | 0.635 | 0.685 | 0.700 | 0.608 | 4.4% |
| 10 | Rupnagar | 0.629 | 0.675 | 0.751 | 0.623 | 0.9% |
| 11 | SBS Nagar | 0.627 | 0.707 | 0.707 | -- | -- |
| 12 | Jalandhar | 0.618 | 0.738 | 0.708 | 0.610 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Barnala | 0.617 | 0.649 | -- | -- | -- |
| 14 | Hoshiarpur | 0.615 | 0.721 | 0.718 | 0.606 | 1.4% |
| 15 | Patiala | 0.607 | 0.695 | 0.697 | 0.589 | 3.0% |
| 16 | Mansa | 0.601 | 0.595 | 0.633 | -- | -- |
| 17 | Faridkot | 0.599 | 0.642 | 0.698 | 0.573 | 4.5% |
| 18 | Muktsar | 0.572 | 0.633 | 0.651 | -- | -- |
| 19 | Firozpur | 0.563 | 0.606 | 0.689 | 0.568 | -0.8% |
| 20 | Pathankot | 0.538 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 21 | Fazilka | 0.505 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 22 | Gurdaspur | 0.503 | 0.673 | 0.723 | 0.612 | -17.6% |
| | Punjab | 0.620 | 0.643 | 0.667 | 0.591 | 4.9% |

## Caste population

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. Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes form 63.2% of the total population of Punjab.
Castes of Punjab (2011)
Caste Population data of Punjab :
| Constitutional categories | Population (%) | Castes |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 31.3% | includes Sainis,,Kamboj, Labana, Tarkhan/Ramgarhia, Kumhar/Prajapati, Arain, Gujjar, Teli, Banjara,Kabirpanthi Julaha ,Others |
| Scheduled Castes (Dalits not including Rai Sikh statistics) | 31.9% | 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% |
| Others | 33% | includes Jat Sikh and Hindu Jat - 21%, Brahmin, Khatri, Arora, Rajput (includes Sikh Rajputs), Sood, Bania, Bhatia (remaining 12%) |
| religious minorities | 3.8% | includes Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains |
Below is the list of districts according to the percentage of their SC population, according to 2011 census.
Scheduled Caste population by district (2011) :
| Sr. No. | District | Percentage |
| 1 | Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 42.51% |
| 2 | Muktsar | 42.31% |
| 3 | Fazilka | 42.27% |
| 4 | Firozpur | 42.07% |
| 5 | Jalandhar | 38.95% |
| 6 | Faridkot | 38.92% |
| 7 | Moga | 36.50% |
| 8 | Hoshiarpur | 35.14% |
| 9 | Kapurthala | 33.94% |
| 10 | Tarn Taran | 33.71% |
| 11 | Mansa | 33.63% |
| 12 | Bathinda | 32.44% |
| 13 | Barnala | 32.24% |
| 14 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 32.07% |
| 15 | Amritsar | 30.95% |
| 16 | Pathankot | 30.60% |
| 17 | Sangrur | 27.89% |
| 18 | Ludhiana | 26.39% |
| 19 | Rupnagar | 25.42% |
| 20 | Patiala | 24.55% |
| 21 | Gurdaspur | 23.03% |
| 22 | SAS Nagar | 21.74% |
Scheduled caste (SC) population among different religions in Punjab - Census 2011
| 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.
Crimes against scheduled caste and scheduled tribe people in Punjab :
| Year | Murder | Rape | POA Act | Hurt | Kidnapping | Miscellaneous |
| 2018 | 13 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 82 |
| 2017 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 58 |
| 2016 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 64 |
| 2015 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 94 |
| 2014 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 79 |
| 2013 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 37 | 8 | 39 |
| 2012 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 24 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 22 |
| 2010 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 30 |

## Urbanization

The table below shows the percentage of rural population in each district of Punjab in ascending order, according to the 2011 census.
Percentage of rural population by district - Census 2011 :
| Sr. No. | District | Rural percentage |
| 1 | Ludhiana | 40.84% |
| 2 | SAS Nagar | 45.24% |
| 3 | Amritsar | 46.42% |
| 4 | Jalandhar | 47.07% |
| 5 | Pathankot | 55.93% |
| 6 | Patiala | 59.74% |
| 7 | Bathinda | 64.05% |
| 8 | Faridkot | 64.85% |
| 9 | Kapurthala | 65.35% |
| 10 | Barnala | 67.98% |
| 11 | Sangrur | 68.83% |
| 12 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 69.02% |
| 13 | Ferozepur | 71.54% |
| 14 | Sri Muktsar Sahib | 72.04% |
| 15 | Fazilka | 73.97% |
| 16 | Rupnagar | 74.03% |
| 17 | Moga | 77.18% |
| 18 | Gurdaspur | 77.73% |
| 19 | Mansa | 78.75% |
| 20 | Hoshiarpur | 78.89% |
| 21 | SBS Nagar | 79.52% |
| 22 | Tarn Taran | 87.34% |
| | Punjab (whole) | 62.52% |

## Languages spoken

Languages of Punjab (2011)
The Punjabi language written in the Gurmukhi script is the official language of the state. Muslims form a slight majority in the Malerkotla town and use Shahmukhi for communication. 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

Religion in Punjab, India (2011)

### 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). 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.
| Religion | 2001 Census | 2001 Census | 2011 Census | 2011 Census |
| Religion | Number | % | Number | % |
| Sikh | 14,592,387 | 59.91% | 16,004,754 | 57.69% |
| Hindu | 8,997,942 | 36.94% | 10,678,138 | 38.49% |
| Muslim | 382,045 | 1.57% | 535,489 | 1.93% |
| Christian | 292,800 | 1.20% | 348,230 | 1.26% |
| Jain | 39,276 | 0.16% | 45,040 | 0.16% |
| Buddhist | 41,487 | 0.17% | 33,237 | 0.12% |
| Others | 8,594 | 0.03% | 10,886 | 0.04% |
| Religion not stated | n/a | n/a | 87,564 | 0.31% |
| 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.
Religion in urban vs rural areas of Punjab :
| Religion | Urban | Urban | Rural | Rural |
| Religion | Percentage | Population | Percentage | Population |
| Hindu | 60.41% | 6,282,072 | 25.35% | 4,396,066 |
| Sikh | 35.16% | 3,656,299 | 71.20% | 12,348,455 |
| Muslim | 2.47% | 256,664 | 1.61% | 278,825 |
| Christian | 1.01% | 105,253 | 1.40% | 242,977 |
| Jain | 0.39% | 40,674 | 0.03% | 4,366 |
| Buddhist | 0.09% | 9,660 | 0.14% | 23,577 |
| Other religions and persuasions | 0.04% | 4,240 | 0.04% | 6,646 |
| Religion not stated | 0.43% | 44,284 | 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.
Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Punjab :
| | | Hindu | Sikh | Christian | Muslim | Other religions |
| 1991 | Urban | 29,81,804 | 15,42,623 | 33,503 | 60,395 | 29,432 |
| 1991 | Rural | 32,18,391 | 86,56,518 | 1,51,431 | 1,07,699 | 7,119 |
| 2001 | Urban | 49,33,743 | 30,24,950 | 81,642 | 1,66,529 | 55,649 |
| 2001 | Rural | 40,64,199 | 1,15,67,437 | 2,11,160 | 2,15,518 | 38,176 |
| 2011 | Urban | 62,82,072 | 36,56,299 | 1,05,253 | 2,56,664 | 98,858 |
| 2011 | Rural | 43,96,066 | 1,23,48,455 | 2,42,977 | 2,78,825 | 77,869 |

### 1971 census

Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1971)
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.
Religion in the districts that comprise the contemporary state of Punjab, India (1971) :
| District | Sikhism | Sikhism | Hinduism | Hinduism | Christianity | Christianity | Islam | Islam | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Firozpur district | 1,240,218 | 65.07% | 639,911 | 33.58% | 16,158 | 0.85% | 6,340 | 0.33% | 1,084 | 0.06% | 2,122 | 0.11% | 1,905,833 | 100% |
| Amritsar district | 1,362,291 | 74.22% | 430,019 | 23.43% | 37,703 | 2.05% | 3,044 | 0.17% | 2,295 | 0.13% | 148 | 0.01% | 1,835,500 | 100% |
| Jalandhar district | 653,018 | 44.9% | 784,048 | 53.9% | 10,705 | 0.74% | 3,362 | 0.23% | 2,660 | 0.18% | 708 | 0.05% | 1,454,501 | 100% |
| Ludhiana district | 932,712 | 65.71% | 471,519 | 33.22% | 3,027 | 0.21% | 5,620 | 0.4% | 6,176 | 0.44% | 367 | 0.03% | 1,419,421 | 100% |
| Bhatinda district | 1,014,091 | 76.93% | 297,382 | 22.56% | 752 | 0.06% | 3,829 | 0.29% | 2,072 | 0.16% | 8 | 0% | 1,318,134 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur district | 550,996 | 44.82% | 590,290 | 48.02% | 79,732 | 6.49% | 6,868 | 0.56% | 152 | 0.01% | 1,211 | 0.1% | 1,229,249 | 100% |
| Patiala district | 659,020 | 54.24% | 539,128 | 44.37% | 1,696 | 0.14% | 13,644 | 1.12% | 1,380 | 0.11% | 232 | 0.02% | 1,215,100 | 100% |
| Sangrur district | 767,071 | 66.9% | 311,197 | 27.14% | 806 | 0.07% | 64,448 | 5.62% | 2,982 | 0.26% | 146 | 0.01% | 1,146,650 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur district | 414,323 | 39.38% | 623,413 | 59.25% | 8,594 | 0.82% | 3,456 | 0.33% | 1,602 | 0.15% | 765 | 0.07% | 1,052,153 | 100% |
| Rupar district | 303,102 | 55.61% | 237,016 | 43.49% | 1,212 | 0.22% | 2,978 | 0.55% | 655 | 0.12% | 42 | 0.01% | 545,005 | 100% |
| Kapurthala district | 263,130 | 61.26% | 163,312 | 38.02% | 1,817 | 0.42% | 858 | 0.2% | 325 | 0.08% | 72 | 0.02% | 429,514 | 100% |
| Total | 8,159,972 | 60.22% | 5,087,235 | 37.54% | 162,202 | 1.2% | 114,447 | 0.84% | 21,383 | 0.16% | 5,821 | 0.04% | 13,551,060 | 100% |
| Note: Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh. |||||||||||||||

### 1961 census
#### East Punjab region

Religions in East Punjab, India (1961)
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.
Religion in the Districts of East Punjab, India region (1961) :
| District | Hinduism | Hinduism | Sikhism | Sikhism | Islam | Islam | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| National Capital Territory of Delhi | 2,234,597 | 84.05% | 203,916 | 7.67% | 155,453 | 5.85% | 29,269 | 1.1% | 29,595 | 1.11% | 5,782 | 0.22% | 2,658,612 | 100% |
| Firozpur district | 657,712 | 40.62% | 936,953 | 57.87% | 3,369 | 0.21% | 19,234 | 1.19% | 1,746 | 0.11% | 102 | 0.01% | 1,619,116 | 100% |
| Hissar district | 1,374,258 | 89.21% | 152,719 | 9.91% | 6,203 | 0.4% | 1,022 | 0.07% | 6,021 | 0.39% | 285 | 0.02% | 1,540,508 | 100% |
| Amritsar district | 506,170 | 32.98% | 990,344 | 64.52% | 2,401 | 0.16% | 33,739 | 2.2% | 1,987 | 0.13% | 275 | 0.02% | 1,534,916 | 100% |
| Karnal district | 1,293,354 | 86.78% | 177,602 | 11.92% | 14,159 | 0.95% | 2,094 | 0.14% | 3,207 | 0.22% | 14 | 0% | 1,490,430 | 100% |
| Sangrur district | 738,816 | 51.86% | 622,227 | 43.67% | 55,738 | 3.91% | 577 | 0.04% | 7,328 | 0.51% | 2 | 0% | 1,424,688 | 100% |
| Rohtak district | 1,400,347 | 98.59% | 6,439 | 0.45% | 7,349 | 0.52% | 355 | 0.02% | 5,471 | 0.39% | 430 | 0.03% | 1,420,391 | 100% |
| Ambala district | 981,288 | 71.45% | 340,968 | 24.83% | 40,351 | 2.94% | 4,877 | 0.36% | 5,318 | 0.39% | 675 | 0.05% | 1,373,477 | 100% |
| Gurgaon district | 1,011,862 | 81.56% | 8,362 | 0.67% | 216,767 | 17.47% | 730 | 0.06% | 2,930 | 0.24% | 55 | 0% | 1,240,706 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur district | 835,436 | 67.73% | 381,965 | 30.97% | 7,050 | 0.57% | 7,207 | 0.58% | 1,794 | 0.15% | 41 | 0% | 1,233,493 | 100% |
| Jalandhar district | 662,631 | 53.99% | 550,232 | 44.83% | 3,184 | 0.26% | 8,733 | 0.71% | 2,278 | 0.19% | 309 | 0.03% | 1,227,367 | 100% |
| Kangra district | 1,043,387 | 98.2% | 8,854 | 0.83% | 6,701 | 0.63% | 1,251 | 0.12% | 127 | 0.01% | 2,198 | 0.21% | 1,062,518 | 100% |
| Bhatinda district | 285,967 | 27.1% | 762,677 | 72.28% | 3,340 | 0.32% | 956 | 0.09% | 2,209 | 0.21% | 28 | 0% | 1,055,177 | 100% |
| Patiala district | 480,086 | 45.78% | 553,438 | 52.77% | 11,714 | 1.12% | 1,565 | 0.15% | 1,944 | 0.19% | 31 | 0% | 1,048,778 | 100% |
| Ludhiana district | 365,429 | 35.74% | 644,266 | 63.01% | 4,686 | 0.46% | 2,638 | 0.26% | 5,110 | 0.5% | 390 | 0.04% | 1,022,519 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur district | 494,635 | 50.06% | 424,190 | 42.93% | 5,566 | 0.56% | 62,231 | 6.3% | 69 | 0.01% | 1,303 | 0.13% | 987,994 | 100% |
| Mahendragarh district | 543,480 | 99.2% | 2,222 | 0.41% | 1,456 | 0.27% | 29 | 0.01% | 663 | 0.12% | 0 | 0% | 547,850 | 100% |
| Mandi district | 380,453 | 99.01% | 1,759 | 0.46% | 1,868 | 0.49% | 28 | 0.01% | 10 | 0% | 141 | 0.04% | 384,259 | 100% |
| Mahasu district | 354,247 | 98.68% | 793 | 0.22% | 2,958 | 0.82% | 203 | 0.06% | 9 | 0% | 759 | 0.21% | 358,969 | 100% |
| Kapurthala district | 140,828 | 40.96% | 200,117 | 58.21% | 856 | 0.25% | 1,535 | 0.45% | 416 | 0.12% | 26 | 0.01% | 343,778 | 100% |
| Chamba district | 197,821 | 93.94% | 398 | 0.19% | 10,512 | 4.99% | 105 | 0.05% | 10 | 0% | 1,733 | 0.82% | 210,579 | 100% |
| Sirmur district | 185,020 | 93.66% | 3,867 | 1.96% | 8,203 | 4.15% | 221 | 0.11% | 64 | 0.03% | 176 | 0.09% | 197,551 | 100% |
| Bilaspur district | 155,094 | 97.66% | 1,593 | 1% | 2,078 | 1.31% | 35 | 0.02% | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 158,806 | 100% |
| Simla district | 104,784 | 93.01% | 5,392 | 4.79% | 1,214 | 1.08% | 1,059 | 0.94% | 135 | 0.12% | 69 | 0.06% | 112,653 | 100% |
| Kinnaur district | 37,384 | 91.22% | 27 | 0.07% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3,569 | 8.71% | 40,980 | 100% |
| Lahaul and Spiti district | 9,575 | 46.81% | 162 | 0.79% | 1,210 | 5.92% | 2 | 0.01% | 1 | 0% | 9,503 | 46.46% | 20,453 | 100% |
| Total | 16,474,661 | 67.75% | 6,981,482 | 28.71% | 574,386 | 2.36% | 179,695 | 0.74% | 78,444 | 0.32% | 27,900 | 0.11% | 24,316,568 | 100% |
| Note: Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh. |||||||||||||||

#### Contemporary Punjab state

Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1961)
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.
Religion in the districts that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1961) :
| District | Sikhism | Sikhism | Hinduism | Hinduism | Christianity | Christianity | Islam | Islam | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Firozpur district | 936,953 | 57.87% | 657,712 | 40.62% | 19,234 | 1.19% | 3,369 | 0.21% | 1,746 | 0.11% | 102 | 0.01% | 1,619,116 | 100% |
| Amritsar district | 990,344 | 64.52% | 506,170 | 32.98% | 33,739 | 2.2% | 2,401 | 0.16% | 1,987 | 0.13% | 275 | 0.02% | 1,534,916 | 100% |
| Sangrur district | 622,227 | 43.67% | 738,816 | 51.86% | 577 | 0.04% | 55,738 | 3.91% | 7,328 | 0.51% | 2 | 0% | 1,424,688 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur district | 381,965 | 30.97% | 835,436 | 67.73% | 7,207 | 0.58% | 7,050 | 0.57% | 1,794 | 0.15% | 41 | 0% | 1,233,493 | 100% |
| Jalandhar district | 550,232 | 44.83% | 662,631 | 53.99% | 8,733 | 0.71% | 3,184 | 0.26% | 2,278 | 0.19% | 309 | 0.03% | 1,227,367 | 100% |
| Bhatinda district | 762,677 | 72.28% | 285,967 | 27.1% | 956 | 0.09% | 3,340 | 0.32% | 2,209 | 0.21% | 28 | 0% | 1,055,177 | 100% |
| Patiala district | 553,438 | 52.77% | 480,086 | 45.78% | 1,565 | 0.15% | 11,714 | 1.12% | 1,944 | 0.19% | 31 | 0% | 1,048,778 | 100% |
| Ludhiana district | 644,266 | 63.01% | 365,429 | 35.74% | 2,638 | 0.26% | 4,686 | 0.46% | 5,110 | 0.5% | 390 | 0.04% | 1,022,519 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur district | 424,190 | 42.93% | 494,635 | 50.06% | 62,231 | 6.3% | 5,566 | 0.56% | 69 | 0.01% | 1,303 | 0.13% | 987,994 | 100% |
| Kapurthala district | 200,117 | 58.21% | 140,828 | 40.96% | 1,535 | 0.45% | 856 | 0.25% | 416 | 0.12% | 26 | 0.01% | 343,778 | 100% |
| Total | 6,066,409 | 52.76% | 5,167,710 | 44.95% | 138,415 | 1.2% | 97,904 | 0.85% | 24,881 | 0.22% | 2,507 | 0.02% | 11,497,826 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. |||||||||||||||

### 1951 census
#### East Punjab region

Religions in East Punjab, India (1951)
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.
Religion in the Districts of East Punjab, India region (1951) :
| District | Hinduism | Hinduism | Sikhism | Sikhism | Islam | Islam | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Delhi district | 1,467,854 | 84.16% | 137,096 | 7.86% | 99,501 | 5.71% | 18,685 | 1.07% | 20,174 | 1.16% | 762 | 0.04% | 1,744,072 | 100% |
| Firozpur district | 505,937 | 38.67% | 780,024 | 59.62% | 4,805 | 0.37% | 11,976 | 0.92% | 5,475 | 0.42% | 20 | 0% | 1,308,237 | 100% |
| Amritsar district | 351,710 | 27.69% | 897,309 | 70.64% | 4,237 | 0.33% | 14,753 | 1.16% | 2,115 | 0.17% | 196 | 0.02% | 1,270,320 | 100% |
| Rohtak district | 1,105,046 | 98.48% | 7,907 | 0.7% | 2,562 | 0.23% | 153 | 0.01% | 5,878 | 0.52% | 500 | 0.04% | 1,122,046 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur district | 794,688 | 73.2% | 283,720 | 26.13% | 1,353 | 0.12% | 4,027 | 0.37% | 1,823 | 0.17% | 13 | 0% | 1,085,624 | 100% |
| Karnal district | 974,959 | 90.33% | 96,458 | 8.94% | 3,658 | 0.34% | 490 | 0.05% | 3,813 | 0.35% | 1 | 0% | 1,079,379 | 100% |
| Hissar district | 954,714 | 91.3% | 80,394 | 7.69% | 3,312 | 0.32% | 609 | 0.06% | 6,609 | 0.63% | 7 | 0% | 1,045,645 | 100% |
| Jalandhar district | 429,747 | 42.6% | 569,487 | 56.45% | 2,569 | 0.25% | 5,969 | 0.59% | 985 | 0.1% | 9 | 0% | 1,008,766 | 100% |
| Gurgaon district | 794,019 | 82.06% | 6,310 | 0.65% | 163,663 | 16.91% | 769 | 0.08% | 2,722 | 0.28% | 181 | 0.02% | 967,664 | 100% |
| Ambala district | 681,477 | 72.21% | 232,456 | 24.63% | 23,106 | 2.45% | 3,690 | 0.39% | 2,983 | 0.32% | 22 | 0% | 943,734 | 100% |
| Kangra district | 898,564 | 96.99% | 18,401 | 1.99% | 6,426 | 0.69% | 604 | 0.07% | 1,199 | 0.13% | 1,283 | 0.14% | 926,477 | 100% |
| Ludhiana district | 301,398 | 37.36% | 497,419 | 61.65% | 3,360 | 0.42% | 1,200 | 0.15% | 3,397 | 0.42% | 5 | 0% | 806,779 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur district | 346,884 | 45.54% | 354,681 | 46.56% | 9,370 | 1.23% | 50,457 | 6.62% | 388 | 0.05% | 2 | 0% | 761,782 | 100% |
| Bhatinda district | 144,305 | 21.64% | 521,045 | 78.14% | 416 | 0.06% | 450 | 0.07% | 574 | 0.09% | 19 | 0% | 666,809 | 100% |
| Sangrur district | 420,218 | 65.36% | 215,023 | 33.44% | 3,741 | 0.58% | 341 | 0.05% | 3,610 | 0.56% | 1 | 0% | 642,934 | 100% |
| Barnala district | 112,635 | 20.99% | 380,811 | 70.95% | 41,673 | 7.76% | 113 | 0.02% | 1,484 | 0.28% | 12 | 0% | 536,728 | 100% |
| Patiala district | 273,087 | 52.09% | 246,953 | 47.1% | 2,893 | 0.55% | 499 | 0.1% | 689 | 0.13% | 148 | 0.03% | 524,269 | 100% |
| Mohinder Garh district | 438,347 | 98.93% | 2,615 | 0.59% | 1,450 | 0.33% | 5 | 0% | 657 | 0.15% | 0 | 0% | 443,074 | 100% |
| Mahasu district | 327,998 | 99.21% | 730 | 0.22% | 1,795 | 0.54% | 85 | 0.03% | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 330,614 | 100% |
| Mandi district | 308,302 | 99.25% | 1,056 | 0.34% | 1,268 | 0.41% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 310,626 | 100% |
| Kapurthala district | 104,679 | 35.48% | 187,568 | 63.57% | 854 | 0.29% | 1,547 | 0.52% | 269 | 0.09% | 154 | 0.05% | 295,071 | 100% |
| Fatehgarh Sahib district | 80,141 | 33.76% | 154,714 | 65.17% | 2,269 | 0.96% | 267 | 0.11% | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 237,397 | 100% |
| Chamba district | 170,333 | 96.75% | 300 | 0.17% | 5,208 | 2.96% | 208 | 0.12% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 176,050 | 100% |
| Sirmoor district | 157,815 | 95.03% | 2,626 | 1.58% | 5,588 | 3.36% | 19 | 0.01% | 29 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 166,077 | 100% |
| Kohistan district | 130,937 | 88.83% | 13,206 | 8.96% | 2,617 | 1.78% | 343 | 0.23% | 289 | 0.2% | 11 | 0.01% | 147,403 | 100% |
| Bilaspur district | 124,393 | 98.65% | 307 | 0.24% | 1,394 | 1.11% | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 126,099 | 100% |
| Simla district | 37,287 | 80.8% | 7,417 | 16.07% | 659 | 1.43% | 596 | 1.29% | 131 | 0.28% | 60 | 0.13% | 46,150 | 100% |
| Total | 12,437,474 | 66.44% | 5,696,033 | 30.43% | 399,747 | 2.14% | 117,860 | 0.63% | 65,304 | 0.35% | 3,408 | 0.02% | 18,719,826 | 100% |
| Note: Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh. |||||||||||||||

#### Contemporary Punjab state

Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1951)
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.
Religion in the districts that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1951) :
| District | Sikhism | Sikhism | Hinduism | Hinduism | Christianity | Christianity | Islam | Islam | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Firozpur district | 780,024 | 59.62% | 505,937 | 38.67% | 11,976 | 0.92% | 4,805 | 0.37% | 5,475 | 0.42% | 20 | 0% | 1,308,237 | 100% |
| Amritsar district | 897,309 | 70.64% | 351,710 | 27.69% | 14,753 | 1.16% | 4,237 | 0.33% | 2,115 | 0.17% | 196 | 0.02% | 1,270,320 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur district | 283,720 | 26.13% | 794,688 | 73.2% | 4,027 | 0.37% | 1,353 | 0.12% | 1,823 | 0.17% | 13 | 0% | 1,085,624 | 100% |
| Jalandhar district | 569,487 | 56.45% | 429,747 | 42.6% | 5,969 | 0.59% | 2,569 | 0.25% | 985 | 0.1% | 9 | 0% | 1,008,766 | 100% |
| Ludhiana district | 497,419 | 61.65% | 301,398 | 37.36% | 1,200 | 0.15% | 3,360 | 0.42% | 3,397 | 0.42% | 5 | 0% | 806,779 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur district | 354,681 | 46.56% | 346,884 | 45.54% | 50,457 | 6.62% | 9,370 | 1.23% | 388 | 0.05% | 2 | 0% | 761,782 | 100% |
| Bhatinda district | 521,045 | 78.14% | 144,305 | 21.64% | 450 | 0.07% | 416 | 0.06% | 574 | 0.09% | 19 | 0% | 666,809 | 100% |
| Sangrur district | 215,023 | 33.44% | 420,218 | 65.36% | 341 | 0.05% | 3,741 | 0.58% | 3,610 | 0.56% | 1 | 0% | 642,934 | 100% |
| Barnala district | 380,811 | 70.95% | 112,635 | 20.99% | 113 | 0.02% | 41,673 | 7.76% | 1,484 | 0.28% | 12 | 0% | 536,728 | 100% |
| Patiala district | 246,953 | 47.1% | 273,087 | 52.09% | 499 | 0.1% | 2,893 | 0.55% | 689 | 0.13% | 148 | 0.03% | 524,269 | 100% |
| Kapurthala district | 187,568 | 63.57% | 104,679 | 35.48% | 1,547 | 0.52% | 854 | 0.29% | 269 | 0.09% | 154 | 0.05% | 295,071 | 100% |
| Fatehgarh Sahib district | 154,714 | 65.17% | 80,141 | 33.76% | 267 | 0.11% | 2,269 | 0.96% | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 237,397 | 100% |
| Total | 5,088,754 | 55.65% | 3,865,429 | 42.27% | 91,599 | 1% | 77,540 | 0.85% | 20,815 | 0.23% | 579 | 0.01% | 9,144,716 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. |||||||||||||||

### 1941 census
#### East Punjab region

Religions in East Punjab, India region (1941)$^{:42}$
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.
Religion in the Districts & Princely States of East Punjab, India region (1941)$^{:42}$ :
| District/ Princely State | Hinduism | Hinduism | Islam | Islam | Sikhism | Sikhism | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District/ Princely State | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Patiala State | 597,488 | 30.86% | 436,539 | 22.55% | 896,021 | 46.28% | 1,592 | 0.08% | 3,101 | 0.16% | 1,518 | 0.08% | 1,936,259 | 100% |
| Firozpur District | 287,733 | 20.22% | 641,448 | 45.07% | 479,486 | 33.69% | 12,607 | 0.89% | 1,674 | 0.12% | 128 | 0.01% | 1,423,076 | 100% |
| Amritsar District | 217,431 | 15.38% | 657,695 | 46.52% | 510,845 | 36.13% | 25,973 | 1.84% | 1,911 | 0.14% | 21 | 0% | 1,413,876 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur District | 584,080 | 49.91% | 380,759 | 32.53% | 198,194 | 16.93% | 6,165 | 0.53% | 1,125 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 1,170,323 | 100% |
| Jalandhar District | 311,010 | 27.59% | 509,804 | 45.23% | 298,741 | 26.5% | 6,233 | 0.55% | 1,395 | 0.12% | 7 | 0% | 1,127,190 | 100% |
| Hisar District | 652,842 | 64.85% | 285,208 | 28.33% | 60,731 | 6.03% | 1,292 | 0.13% | 6,126 | 0.61% | 510 | 0.05% | 1,006,709 | 100% |
| Karnal District | 666,301 | 66.99% | 304,346 | 30.6% | 19,887 | 2% | 1,249 | 0.13% | 2,789 | 0.28% | 3 | 0% | 994,575 | 100% |
| Rohtak District | 780,474 | 81.61% | 166,569 | 17.42% | 1,466 | 0.15% | 1,043 | 0.11% | 6,847 | 0.72% | 0 | 0% | 956,399 | 100% |
| Kangra District | 846,531 | 94.12% | 43,249 | 4.81% | 4,809 | 0.53% | 788 | 0.09% | 101 | 0.01% | 3,899 | 0.43% | 899,377 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur District | 174,221 | 20.21% | 440,323 | 51.08% | 200,688 | 23.28% | 46,743 | 5.42% | 25 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 862,006 | 100% |
| Gurgaon District | 560,537 | 65.83% | 285,992 | 33.59% | 637 | 0.07% | 1,673 | 0.2% | 2,613 | 0.31% | 6 | 0% | 851,458 | 100% |
| Ambala District | 412,658 | 48.68% | 268,999 | 31.73% | 156,543 | 18.47% | 6,065 | 0.72% | 3,065 | 0.36% | 415 | 0.05% | 847,745 | 100% |
| Ludhiana District | 171,715 | 20.98% | 302,482 | 36.95% | 341,175 | 41.68% | 1,913 | 0.23% | 1,279 | 0.16% | 51 | 0.01% | 818,615 | 100% |
| Kapurthala State | 61,546 | 16.27% | 213,754 | 56.49% | 88,350 | 23.35% | 1,667 | 0.44% | 380 | 0.1% | 12,683 | 3.35% | 378,380 | 100% |
| Jind State | 268,355 | 74.17% | 50,972 | 14.09% | 40,981 | 11.33% | 161 | 0.04% | 1,294 | 0.36% | 49 | 0.01% | 361,812 | 100% |
| Simla Hill States | 345,716 | 96.16% | 10,812 | 3.01% | 2,693 | 0.75% | 161 | 0.04% | 126 | 0.04% | 12 | 0% | 359,520 | 100% |
| Nabha State | 146,518 | 42.59% | 70,373 | 20.45% | 122,451 | 35.59% | 221 | 0.06% | 480 | 0.14% | 1 | 0% | 344,044 | 100% |
| Mandi State | 227,463 | 97.79% | 4,328 | 1.86% | 583 | 0.25% | 11 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 208 | 0.09% | 232,593 | 100% |
| Faridkot State | 21,814 | 10.95% | 61,352 | 30.79% | 115,070 | 57.74% | 247 | 0.12% | 800 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% | 199,283 | 100% |
| Chamba State | 155,910 | 92.3% | 12,318 | 7.29% | 107 | 0.06% | 190 | 0.11% | 0 | 0% | 383 | 0.23% | 168,908 | 100% |
| Sirmoor State | 146,199 | 93.7% | 7,374 | 4.73% | 2,334 | 1.5% | 38 | 0.02% | 81 | 0.05% | 0 | 0% | 156,026 | 100% |
| Bilaspur State | 108,375 | 98.22% | 1,498 | 1.36% | 453 | 0.41% | 7 | 0.01% | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 110,336 | 100% |
| Malerkotla State | 23,482 | 26.65% | 33,881 | 38.45% | 30,320 | 34.41% | 116 | 0.13% | 310 | 0.35% | 0 | 0% | 88,109 | 100% |
| Suket State | 69,974 | 98.43% | 884 | 1.24% | 234 | 0.33% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 71,092 | 100% |
| Kalsia State | 29,866 | 44.32% | 25,049 | 37.17% | 12,235 | 18.15% | 55 | 0.08% | 188 | 0.28% | 0 | 0% | 67,393 | 100% |
| Simla District | 29,466 | 76.38% | 7,022 | 18.2% | 1,032 | 2.68% | 934 | 2.42% | 114 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.02% | 38,576 | 100% |
| Dujana State | 23,727 | 77.37% | 6,939 | 22.63% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 30,666 | 100% |
| Loharu State | 23,923 | 85.77% | 3,960 | 14.2% | 7 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 27,892 | 100% |
| Pataudi State | 17,728 | 82.38% | 3,655 | 16.98% | 0 | 0% | 9 | 0.04% | 128 | 0.59% | 0 | 0% | 21,520 | 100% |
| Total | 7,963,083 | 46.95% | 5,237,584 | 30.88% | 3,586,073 | 21.14% | 117,155 | 0.69% | 35,955 | 0.21% | 19,908 | 0.12% | 16,959,758 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. |||||||||||||||

#### Contemporary Punjab state

Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1941)$^{:42}$
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.
Religion in the Districts & Princely States that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1941)$^{:42}$ :
| District/ Princely State | Islam | Islam | Sikhism | Sikhism | Hinduism | Hinduism | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District/ Princely State | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Patiala State | 436,539 | 22.55% | 896,021 | 46.28% | 597,488 | 30.86% | 1,592 | 0.08% | 3,101 | 0.16% | 1,518 | 0.08% | 1,936,259 | 100% |
| Firozpur District | 641,448 | 45.07% | 479,486 | 33.69% | 287,733 | 20.22% | 12,607 | 0.89% | 1,674 | 0.12% | 128 | 0.01% | 1,423,076 | 100% |
| Amritsar District | 657,695 | 46.52% | 510,845 | 36.13% | 217,431 | 15.38% | 25,973 | 1.84% | 1,911 | 0.14% | 21 | 0% | 1,413,876 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur District | 380,759 | 32.53% | 198,194 | 16.93% | 584,080 | 49.91% | 6,165 | 0.53% | 1,125 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 1,170,323 | 100% |
| Jalandhar District | 509,804 | 45.23% | 298,741 | 26.5% | 311,010 | 27.59% | 6,233 | 0.55% | 1,395 | 0.12% | 7 | 0% | 1,127,190 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur District | 440,323 | 51.08% | 200,688 | 24.44% | 174,221 | 20.21% | 46,743 | 5.42% | 25 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 862,006 | 100% |
| Ludhiana District | 302,482 | 36.95% | 341,175 | 41.68% | 171,715 | 20.98% | 1,913 | 0.23% | 1,279 | 0.16% | 51 | 0.01% | 818,615 | 100% |
| Kapurthala State | 213,754 | 56.49% | 88,350 | 23.35% | 61,546 | 16.27% | 1,667 | 0.44% | 380 | 0.1% | 12,683 | 3.35% | 378,380 | 100% |
| Nabha State | 70,373 | 20.45% | 122,451 | 35.59% | 146,518 | 42.59% | 221 | 0.06% | 480 | 0.14% | 1 | 0% | 344,044 | 100% |
| Faridkot State | 61,352 | 30.79% | 115,070 | 57.74% | 21,814 | 10.95% | 247 | 0.12% | 800 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% | 199,283 | 100% |
| Malerkotla State | 33,881 | 38.45% | 30,320 | 34.41% | 23,482 | 26.65% | 116 | 0.13% | 310 | 0.35% | 0 | 0% | 88,109 | 100% |
| Total | 3,748,410 | 38.42% | 3,281,341 | 33.63% | 2,597,038 | 26.62% | 103,477 | 1.06% | 12,480 | 0.13% | 14,415 | 0.15% | 9,757,161 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. |||||||||||||||

### 1931 census
#### East Punjab region

Religions in East Punjab, India region (1931)$^{:277}$
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.
Religion in the Districts & Princely States of East Punjab, India region (1931)$^{:277}$ :
| District/ Princely State | Hinduism | Hinduism | Islam | Islam | Sikhism | Sikhism | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District/ Princely State | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Patiala State | 623,597 | 38.36% | 363,920 | 22.39% | 632,972 | 38.94% | 1,449 | 0.09% | 3,578 | 0.22% | 4 | 0% | 1,625,520 | 100% |
| Firozpur District | 244,688 | 21.15% | 515,430 | 44.56% | 388,108 | 33.55% | 7,070 | 0.61% | 1,411 | 0.12% | 25 | 0% | 1,156,732 | 100% |
| Amritsar District | 174,556 | 15.63% | 524,676 | 46.97% | 399,951 | 35.8% | 16,619 | 1.49% | 1,272 | 0.11% | 46 | 0% | 1,117,120 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur District | 526,182 | 50.98% | 328,078 | 31.78% | 173,147 | 16.77% | 3,764 | 0.36% | 1,016 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 1,032,187 | 100% |
| Jalandhar District | 268,822 | 28.49% | 419,556 | 44.46% | 249,571 | 26.45% | 4,323 | 0.46% | 1,379 | 0.15% | 70 | 0.01% | 943,721 | 100% |
| Hisar District | 583,429 | 64.86% | 253,784 | 28.21% | 55,169 | 6.13% | 1,107 | 0.12% | 5,988 | 0.67% | 2 | 0% | 899,479 | 100% |
| Karnal District | 570,297 | 66.89% | 259,730 | 30.46% | 16,928 | 1.99% | 1,469 | 0.17% | 4,190 | 0.49% | 0 | 0% | 852,614 | 100% |
| Rohtak District | 655,963 | 81.42% | 137,880 | 17.11% | 596 | 0.07% | 4,807 | 0.6% | 6,375 | 0.79% | 0 | 0% | 805,621 | 100% |
| Kangra District | 752,098 | 93.86% | 40,483 | 5.05% | 2,396 | 0.3% | 576 | 0.07% | 94 | 0.01% | 5,665 | 0.71% | 801,312 | 100% |
| Ambala District | 346,809 | 46.68% | 230,837 | 31.07% | 155,555 | 20.94% | 7,141 | 0.96% | 2,550 | 0.34% | 10 | 0% | 742,902 | 100% |
| Gurgaon District | 493,174 | 66.63% | 242,357 | 32.74% | 500 | 0.07% | 1,463 | 0.2% | 2,665 | 0.36% | 4 | 0% | 740,163 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur District | 154,631 | 21.37% | 367,388 | 50.78% | 162,741 | 22.49% | 38,756 | 5.36% | 15 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 723,535 | 100% |
| Ludhiana District | 120,161 | 17.87% | 235,598 | 35.03% | 312,829 | 46.52% | 2,477 | 0.37% | 1,419 | 0.21% | 10 | 0% | 672,494 | 100% |
| Simla Hill States | 317,390 | 95.93% | 10,017 | 3.03% | 1,817 | 0.55% | 176 | 0.05% | 141 | 0.04% | 1,309 | 0.4% | 330,850 | 100% |
| Jind State | 243,561 | 75.02% | 46,002 | 14.17% | 33,290 | 10.25% | 210 | 0.06% | 1,613 | 0.5% | 0 | 0% | 324,676 | 100% |
| Kapurthala State | 64,319 | 20.31% | 179,251 | 56.59% | 72,177 | 22.79% | 983 | 0.31% | 27 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 316,757 | 100% |
| Nabha State | 132,354 | 46.02% | 57,393 | 19.96% | 97,452 | 33.89% | 66 | 0.02% | 309 | 0.11% | 0 | 0% | 287,574 | 100% |
| Mandi State | 199,935 | 96.37% | 6,351 | 3.06% | 899 | 0.43% | 141 | 0.07% | 0 | 0% | 139 | 0.07% | 207,465 | 100% |
| Faridkot State | 20,855 | 12.69% | 49,912 | 30.37% | 92,880 | 56.51% | 167 | 0.1% | 550 | 0.33% | 0 | 0% | 164,364 | 100% |
| Sirmoor State | 139,031 | 93.58% | 7,020 | 4.73% | 2,413 | 1.62% | 52 | 0.04% | 52 | 0.04% | 0 | 0% | 148,568 | 100% |
| Chamba State | 135,254 | 92.09% | 10,839 | 7.38% | 112 | 0.08% | 94 | 0.06% | 3 | 0% | 568 | 0.39% | 146,870 | 100% |
| Bilaspur State | 99,023 | 98.05% | 1,458 | 1.44% | 507 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 100,994 | 100% |
| Malerkotla State | 21,252 | 25.58% | 31,417 | 37.82% | 28,982 | 34.89% | 135 | 0.16% | 1,286 | 1.55% | 0 | 0% | 83,072 | 100% |
| Kalsia State | 28,832 | 48.18% | 21,797 | 36.42% | 9,035 | 15.1% | 22 | 0.04% | 162 | 0.27% | 0 | 0% | 59,848 | 100% |
| Suket State | 57,616 | 98.64% | 733 | 1.25% | 44 | 0.08% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 14 | 0.02% | 58,408 | 100% |
| Simla District | 28,661 | 77.91% | 5,810 | 15.79% | 760 | 2.07% | 1,540 | 4.19% | 1 | 0% | 14 | 0.04% | 36,786 | 100% |
| Dujana State | 22,347 | 79.2% | 5,863 | 20.78% | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 28,216 | 100% |
| Loharu State | 20,198 | 86.55% | 3,119 | 13.36% | 2 | 0.01% | 1 | 0% | 18 | 0.08% | 0 | 0% | 23,338 | 100% |
| Pataudi State | 15,596 | 82.64% | 3,168 | 16.79% | 1 | 0.01% | 3 | 0.02% | 105 | 0.56% | 0 | 0% | 18,873 | 100% |
| Total | 7,060,631 | 48.86% | 4,359,867 | 30.17% | 2,890,835 | 20.01% | 94,623 | 0.65% | 36,219 | 0.25% | 7,884 | 0.05% | 14,450,059 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. |||||||||||||||

#### Contemporary Punjab state

Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1931)$^{:277}$
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.
Religion in the Districts & Princely States that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1931)$^{:277}$ :
| District/ Princely State | Islam | Islam | Sikhism | Sikhism | Hinduism | Hinduism | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District/ Princely State | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Patiala State | 363,920 | 22.39% | 632,972 | 38.94% | 623,597 | 38.36% | 1,449 | 0.09% | 3,578 | 0.22% | 4 | 0% | 1,625,520 | 100% |
| Firozpur District | 515,430 | 44.56% | 388,108 | 33.55% | 244,688 | 21.15% | 7,070 | 0.61% | 1,411 | 0.12% | 25 | 0% | 1,156,732 | 100% |
| Amritsar District | 524,676 | 46.97% | 399,951 | 35.8% | 174,556 | 15.63% | 16,619 | 1.49% | 1,272 | 0.11% | 46 | 0% | 1,117,120 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur District | 328,078 | 31.78% | 173,147 | 16.77% | 526,182 | 50.98% | 3,764 | 0.36% | 1,016 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 1,032,187 | 100% |
| Jalandhar District | 419,556 | 44.46% | 249,571 | 26.45% | 268,822 | 28.49% | 4,323 | 0.46% | 1,379 | 0.15% | 70 | 0.01% | 943,721 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur District | 367,388 | 50.78% | 162,741 | 22.49% | 154,631 | 21.37% | 38,756 | 5.36% | 15 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 723,535 | 100% |
| Ludhiana District | 235,598 | 35.03% | 312,829 | 46.52% | 120,161 | 17.87% | 2,477 | 0.37% | 1,419 | 0.21% | 10 | 0% | 672,494 | 100% |
| Kapurthala State | 179,251 | 56.59% | 72,177 | 22.79% | 64,319 | 20.31% | 983 | 0.31% | 27 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 316,757 | 100% |
| Nabha State | 57,393 | 19.96% | 97,452 | 33.89% | 132,354 | 46.02% | 66 | 0.02% | 309 | 0.11% | 0 | 0% | 287,574 | 100% |
| Faridkot State | 49,912 | 30.37% | 92,880 | 56.51% | 20,855 | 12.69% | 167 | 0.1% | 550 | 0.33% | 0 | 0% | 164,364 | 100% |
| Malerkotla State | 31,417 | 37.82% | 28,982 | 34.89% | 21,252 | 25.58% | 135 | 0.16% | 1,286 | 1.55% | 0 | 0% | 83,072 | 100% |
| Total | 3,072,619 | 37.83% | 2,610,810 | 32.14% | 2,351,417 | 28.95% | 75,809 | 0.93% | 12,262 | 0.15% | 159 | 0.002% | 8,123,076 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. |||||||||||||||

### 1921 census
#### East Punjab region

Religions in East Punjab, India region (1921)$^{:29}$
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.
Religion in the Districts & Princely States of East Punjab, India region (1921)$^{:29}$ :
| District/ Princely State | Hinduism | Hinduism | Islam | Islam | Sikhism | Sikhism | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District/ Princely State | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Patiala State | 642,055 | 42.81% | 330,341 | 22.03% | 522,675 | 34.85% | 1,395 | 0.09% | 3,249 | 0.22% | 24 | 0% | 1,499,739 | 100% |
| Firozpur District | 306,350 | 27.89% | 482,540 | 43.94% | 302,761 | 27.57% | 5,365 | 0.49% | 1,211 | 0.11% | 21 | 0% | 1,098,248 | 100% |
| Amritsar District | 204,435 | 22% | 423,724 | 45.59% | 287,004 | 30.88% | 12,773 | 1.37% | 1,375 | 0.15% | 63 | 0.01% | 929,374 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur District | 500,339 | 53.95% | 289,298 | 31.19% | 132,958 | 14.34% | 3,745 | 0.4% | 1,079 | 0.12% | 0 | 0% | 927,419 | 100% |
| Karnal District | 573,224 | 69.17% | 235,618 | 28.43% | 12,280 | 1.48% | 3,382 | 0.41% | 4,222 | 0.51% | 0 | 0% | 828,726 | 100% |
| Jalandhar District | 244,995 | 29.79% | 366,586 | 44.57% | 206,130 | 25.06% | 4,088 | 0.5% | 736 | 0.09% | 9 | 0% | 822,544 | 100% |
| Hisar District | 548,351 | 67.13% | 215,943 | 26.44% | 45,615 | 5.58% | 1,024 | 0.13% | 5,874 | 0.72% | 3 | 0% | 816,810 | 100% |
| Rohtak District | 629,592 | 81.52% | 125,035 | 16.19% | 602 | 0.08% | 10,033 | 1.3% | 7,010 | 0.91% | 0 | 0% | 772,272 | 100% |
| Kangra District | 722,277 | 94.28% | 38,263 | 4.99% | 2,083 | 0.27% | 363 | 0.05% | 56 | 0.01% | 3,023 | 0.39% | 766,065 | 100% |
| Gurgaon District | 460,134 | 67.47% | 216,860 | 31.8% | 924 | 0.14% | 1,316 | 0.19% | 2,762 | 0.4% | 7 | 0% | 682,003 | 100% |
| Ambala District | 370,125 | 54.31% | 205,750 | 30.19% | 97,614 | 14.32% | 5,679 | 0.83% | 2,272 | 0.33% | 37 | 0.01% | 681,477 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur District | 168,178 | 26.3% | 316,709 | 49.54% | 125,322 | 19.6% | 29,099 | 4.55% | 20 | 0% | 15 | 0% | 639,343 | 100% |
| Ludhiana District | 135,512 | 23.87% | 192,961 | 33.99% | 235,721 | 41.53% | 1,613 | 0.28% | 1,796 | 0.32% | 19 | 0% | 567,622 | 100% |
| Jind State | 234,721 | 76.16% | 43,251 | 14.03% | 28,026 | 9.09% | 637 | 0.21% | 1,548 | 0.5% | 0 | 0% | 308,183 | 100% |
| Simla Hill States | 292,768 | 95.45% | 9,551 | 3.11% | 2,040 | 0.67% | 164 | 0.05% | 142 | 0.05% | 2,053 | 0.67% | 306,718 | 100% |
| Kapurthala State | 58,412 | 20.55% | 160,457 | 56.44% | 64,074 | 22.54% | 1,100 | 0.39% | 228 | 0.08% | 4 | 0% | 284,275 | 100% |
| Nabha State | 133,870 | 50.84% | 50,756 | 19.27% | 78,389 | 29.77% | 41 | 0.02% | 278 | 0.11% | 0 | 0% | 263,334 | 100% |
| Mandi State | 181,358 | 98.01% | 3,462 | 1.87% | 142 | 0.08% | 10 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 76 | 0.04% | 185,048 | 100% |
| Faridkot State | 38,610 | 25.63% | 44,813 | 29.74% | 66,658 | 44.24% | 107 | 0.07% | 473 | 0.31% | 0 | 0% | 150,661 | 100% |
| Chamba State | 130,489 | 91.98% | 10,529 | 7.42% | 242 | 0.17% | 63 | 0.04% | 3 | 0% | 541 | 0.38% | 141,867 | 100% |
| Nahan State | 132,431 | 94.29% | 6,449 | 4.59% | 1,449 | 1.03% | 44 | 0.03% | 65 | 0.05% | 10 | 0.01% | 140,448 | 100% |
| Bilaspur State | 96,000 | 97.96% | 1,559 | 1.59% | 437 | 0.45% | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 98,000 | 100% |
| Malerkotla State | 29,459 | 36.68% | 28,413 | 35.37% | 21,828 | 27.18% | 37 | 0.05% | 585 | 0.73% | 0 | 0% | 80,322 | 100% |
| Kalsia State | 28,769 | 50.15% | 20,394 | 35.55% | 8,014 | 13.97% | 4 | 0.01% | 190 | 0.33% | 0 | 0% | 57,371 | 100% |
| Suket State | 53,625 | 98.71% | 659 | 1.21% | 44 | 0.08% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 54,328 | 100% |
| Simla District | 33,228 | 73.31% | 6,953 | 15.34% | 1,173 | 2.59% | 3,823 | 8.43% | 90 | 0.2% | 60 | 0.13% | 45,327 | 100% |
| Dujana State | 20,135 | 77.94% | 5,698 | 22.06% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 25,833 | 100% |
| Loharu State | 17,978 | 87.18% | 2,625 | 12.73% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 18 | 0.09% | 0 | 0% | 20,621 | 100% |
| Pataudi State | 15,090 | 83.38% | 2,898 | 16.01% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 109 | 0.6% | 0 | 0% | 18,097 | 100% |
| Total | 7,002,510 | 53% | 3,838,095 | 29.05% | 2,244,205 | 16.99% | 85,909 | 0.65% | 35,391 | 0.27% | 5,965 | 0.05% | 13,212,075 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. |||||||||||||||

#### Contemporary Punjab state

Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1921)$^{:29}$
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.
Religion in the Districts & Princely States that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1921)$^{:29}$ :
| District/ Princely State | Islam | Islam | Hinduism | Hinduism | Sikhism | Sikhism | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District/ Princely State | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Patiala State | 330,341 | 22.03% | 642,055 | 42.81% | 522,675 | 34.85% | 1,395 | 0.09% | 3,249 | 0.22% | 24 | 0% | 1,499,739 | 100% |
| Firozpur District | 482,540 | 43.94% | 306,350 | 27.89% | 302,761 | 27.57% | 5,365 | 0.49% | 1,211 | 0.11% | 21 | 0% | 1,098,248 | 100% |
| Amritsar District | 423,724 | 45.59% | 204,435 | 22% | 287,004 | 30.88% | 12,773 | 1.37% | 1,375 | 0.15% | 63 | 0.01% | 929,374 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur District | 289,298 | 31.19% | 500,339 | 53.95% | 132,958 | 14.34% | 3,745 | 0.4% | 1,079 | 0.12% | 0 | 0% | 927,419 | 100% |
| Jalandhar District | 366,586 | 44.57% | 244,995 | 29.79% | 206,130 | 25.06% | 4,088 | 0.5% | 736 | 0.09% | 9 | 0% | 822,544 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur District | 316,709 | 49.54% | 168,178 | 26.3% | 125,322 | 19.6% | 29,099 | 4.55% | 20 | 0% | 15 | 0% | 639,343 | 100% |
| Ludhiana District | 192,961 | 33.99% | 135,512 | 23.87% | 235,721 | 41.53% | 1,613 | 0.28% | 1,796 | 0.32% | 19 | 0% | 567,622 | 100% |
| Kapurthala State | 160,457 | 56.44% | 58,412 | 20.55% | 64,074 | 22.54% | 1,100 | 0.39% | 228 | 0.08% | 4 | 0% | 284,275 | 100% |
| Nabha State | 50,756 | 19.27% | 133,870 | 50.84% | 78,389 | 29.77% | 41 | 0.02% | 278 | 0.11% | 0 | 0% | 263,334 | 100% |
| Faridkot State | 44,813 | 29.74% | 38,610 | 25.63% | 66,658 | 44.24% | 107 | 0.07% | 473 | 0.31% | 0 | 0% | 150,661 | 100% |
| Malerkotla State | 28,413 | 35.37% | 29,459 | 36.68% | 21,828 | 27.18% | 37 | 0.05% | 585 | 0.73% | 0 | 0% | 80,322 | 100% |
| Total | 2,686,598 | 36.99% | 2,462,215 | 33.9% | 2,043,520 | 28.14% | 59,363 | 0.82% | 11,030 | 0.15% | 155 | 0.002% | 7,262,881 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. |||||||||||||||

### 1911 census
#### East Punjab region

Religions in East Punjab, India region (1911)$^{:27}$$^{:27}$
Prior to partition, the eastern portion of Punjab that was ultimately awarded to India following the demarcation of the Radcliffe Line was made into a new province – East Punjab. The area includes the contemporary states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Below is the religious demographics of this region broken down by district and princely state with an overall total as per the 1911 Indian census.
Religion in the Districts & Princely States of East Punjab, India region (1911)$^{:27}$$^{:27}$ :
| District/ Princely State | Hinduism | Hinduism | Islam | Islam | Sikhism | Sikhism | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District/ Princely State | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Patiala State | 563,940 | 40.06% | 307,384 | 21.84% | 532,292 | 37.81% | 739 | 0.05% | 3,282 | 0.23% | 22 | 0% | 1,407,659 | 100% |
| Firozpur District | 273,832 | 28.53% | 418,553 | 43.61% | 262,511 | 27.35% | 3,342 | 0.35% | 1,401 | 0.15% | 18 | 0% | 959,657 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur District | 498,642 | 54.28% | 281,805 | 30.68% | 134,146 | 14.6% | 2,978 | 0.32% | 998 | 0.11% | 0 | 0% | 918,569 | 100% |
| Amritsar District | 211,708 | 24.04% | 408,882 | 46.43% | 253,941 | 28.83% | 4,763 | 0.54% | 1,386 | 0.16% | 48 | 0.01% | 880,728 | 100% |
| Hisar District | 541,720 | 67.3% | 218,600 | 27.16% | 38,508 | 4.78% | 273 | 0.03% | 5,767 | 0.72% | 21 | 0% | 804,889 | 100% |
| Jalandhar District | 265,378 | 33.09% | 357,051 | 44.52% | 176,227 | 21.98% | 2,404 | 0.3% | 842 | 0.1% | 18 | 0% | 801,920 | 100% |
| Karnal District | 556,203 | 69.54% | 224,920 | 28.12% | 13,531 | 1.69% | 920 | 0.12% | 4,213 | 0.53% | 0 | 0% | 799,787 | 100% |
| Kangra District | 725,156 | 94.13% | 38,859 | 5.04% | 1,910 | 0.25% | 386 | 0.05% | 81 | 0.01% | 3,994 | 0.52% | 770,386 | 100% |
| Rohtak District | 450,549 | 83.21% | 86,076 | 15.9% | 161 | 0.03% | 334 | 0.06% | 4,369 | 0.81% | 0 | 0% | 541,489 | 100% |
| Ambala District | 380,592 | 55.16% | 205,203 | 29.74% | 94,471 | 13.69% | 7,483 | 1.08% | 2,187 | 0.32% | 34 | 0% | 689,970 | 100% |
| Delhi District | 469,561 | 71.4% | 171,745 | 26.12% | 2,985 | 0.45% | 5,693 | 0.87% | 7,539 | 1.15% | 81 | 0.01% | 657,604 | 100% |
| Gurgaon District | 421,885 | 65.59% | 217,237 | 33.78% | 342 | 0.05% | 782 | 0.12% | 2,921 | 0.45% | 10 | 0% | 643,177 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur District | 190,965 | 30.49% | 304,860 | 48.67% | 110,525 | 17.65% | 19,879 | 3.17% | 73 | 0.01% | 22 | 0% | 626,324 | 100% |
| Ludhiana District | 131,370 | 25.4% | 176,043 | 34.04% | 207,042 | 40.03% | 888 | 0.17% | 1,849 | 0.36% | 0 | 0% | 517,192 | 100% |
| Simla Hill States | 386,953 | 95.7% | 11,374 | 2.81% | 2,911 | 0.72% | 224 | 0.06% | 172 | 0.04% | 2,709 | 0.67% | 404,343 | 100% |
| Jind State | 210,222 | 77.36% | 37,520 | 13.81% | 22,566 | 8.3% | 187 | 0.07% | 1,233 | 0.45% | 0 | 0% | 271,728 | 100% |
| Kapurthala State | 61,426 | 22.91% | 152,117 | 56.73% | 54,275 | 20.24% | 107 | 0.04% | 205 | 0.08% | 3 | 0% | 268,133 | 100% |
| Nabha State | 126,414 | 50.79% | 46,032 | 18.5% | 76,198 | 30.62% | 5 | 0% | 238 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 248,887 | 100% |
| Mandi State | 178,115 | 98.35% | 2,799 | 1.55% | 26 | 0.01% | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 164 | 0.09% | 181,110 | 100% |
| Nahan State | 130,276 | 94.05% | 6,016 | 4.34% | 2,142 | 1.55% | 37 | 0.03% | 49 | 0.04% | 0 | 0% | 138,520 | 100% |
| Chamba State | 126,269 | 92.93% | 8,750 | 6.44% | 141 | 0.1% | 81 | 0.06% | 5 | 0% | 627 | 0.46% | 135,873 | 100% |
| Faridkot State | 37,377 | 28.69% | 37,105 | 28.48% | 55,397 | 42.52% | 6 | 0% | 409 | 0.31% | 0 | 0% | 130,294 | 100% |
| Malerkotla State | 22,902 | 32.19% | 25,942 | 36.46% | 21,018 | 29.54% | 14 | 0.02% | 1,268 | 1.78% | 0 | 0% | 71,144 | 100% |
| Kalsia State | 30,640 | 54.8% | 18,820 | 33.66% | 6,258 | 11.19% | 31 | 0.06% | 160 | 0.29% | 0 | 0% | 55,909 | 100% |
| Suket State | 54,268 | 98.8% | 587 | 1.07% | 71 | 0.13% | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 54,928 | 100% |
| Simla District | 29,047 | 73.87% | 5,820 | 14.8% | 693 | 1.76% | 3,666 | 9.32% | 49 | 0.12% | 45 | 0.11% | 39,320 | 100% |
| Dujana State | 20,161 | 79.11% | 5,324 | 20.89% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 25,485 | 100% |
| Pataudi State | 16,114 | 82.45% | 3,338 | 17.08% | 0 | 0% | 9 | 0.05% | 82 | 0.42% | 0 | 0% | 19,543 | 100% |
| Loharu State | 16,178 | 86.99% | 2,401 | 12.91% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 18 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 18,597 | 100% |
| Total | 7,127,863 | 54.48% | 3,781,163 | 28.9% | 2,070,288 | 15.82% | 55,237 | 0.42% | 40,798 | 0.31% | 7,816 | 0.06% | 13,083,165 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh. |||||||||||||||

#### Contemporary Punjab state

Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1911)$^{:27}$$^{:27}$
The religious demography according to the 1911 census for the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India is also shown below, broken down by district and princely state with an overall total.
Religion in the Districts & Princely States that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1911)$^{:27}$$^{:27}$ :
| District/ Princely State | Islam | Islam | Hinduism | Hinduism | Sikhism | Sikhism | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District/ Princely State | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Patiala State | 307,384 | 21.84% | 563,940 | 40.06% | 532,292 | 37.81% | 739 | 0.05% | 3,282 | 0.23% | 22 | 0% | 1,407,659 | 100% |
| Firozpur District | 418,553 | 43.61% | 273,832 | 28.53% | 262,511 | 27.35% | 3,342 | 0.35% | 1,401 | 0.15% | 18 | 0% | 959,657 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur District | 281,805 | 30.68% | 498,642 | 54.28% | 134,146 | 14.6% | 2,978 | 0.32% | 998 | 0.11% | 0 | 0% | 918,569 | 100% |
| Amritsar District | 408,882 | 46.43% | 211,708 | 24.04% | 253,941 | 28.83% | 4,763 | 0.54% | 1,386 | 0.16% | 48 | 0.01% | 880,728 | 100% |
| Jalandhar District | 357,051 | 44.52% | 265,378 | 33.09% | 176,227 | 21.98% | 2,404 | 0.3% | 842 | 0.1% | 18 | 0% | 801,920 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur District | 304,860 | 48.67% | 190,965 | 30.49% | 110,525 | 17.65% | 19,879 | 3.17% | 73 | 0.01% | 22 | 0% | 626,324 | 100% |
| Ludhiana District | 176,043 | 34.04% | 131,370 | 25.4% | 207,042 | 40.03% | 888 | 0.17% | 1,849 | 0.36% | 0 | 0% | 517,192 | 100% |
| Kapurthala State | 152,117 | 56.73% | 61,426 | 22.91% | 54,275 | 20.24% | 107 | 0.04% | 205 | 0.08% | 3 | 0% | 268,133 | 100% |
| Nabha State | 46,032 | 18.5% | 126,414 | 50.79% | 76,198 | 30.62% | 5 | 0% | 238 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 248,887 | 100% |
| Faridkot State | 37,105 | 28.48% | 37,377 | 28.69% | 55,397 | 42.52% | 6 | 0% | 409 | 0.31% | 0 | 0% | 130,294 | 100% |
| Malerkotla State | 25,942 | 36.46% | 22,902 | 32.19% | 21,018 | 29.54% | 14 | 0.02% | 1,268 | 1.78% | 0 | 0% | 71,144 | 100% |
| Total | 2,515,774 | 36.83% | 2,383,954 | 34.9% | 1,883,572 | 27.58% | 35,125 | 0.51% | 11,951 | 0.17% | 131 | 0.002% | 6,830,507 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. |||||||||||||||

### 1901 census
#### East Punjab region

Religions in East Punjab, India region (1901)$^{:34}$$^{:62}$
Prior to partition, the eastern portion of Punjab that was ultimately awarded to India following the demarcation of the Radcliffe Line was made into a new province – East Punjab. The area includes the contemporary states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Below is the religious demographics of this region broken down by district and princely state with an overall total as per the 1901 Indian census.
Religion in the Districts & Princely States of East Punjab, India region (1901)$^{:34}$$^{:62}$ :
| District/ Princely State | Hinduism | Hinduism | Islam | Islam | Sikhism | Sikhism | Jainism | Jainism | Christianity | Christianity | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District/ Princely State | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Patiala State | 880,490 | 55.14% | 357,334 | 22.38% | 355,649 | 22.27% | 2,877 | 0.18% | 316 | 0.02% | 26 | 0% | 1,596,692 | 100% |
| Amritsar District | 280,985 | 27.44% | 474,976 | 46.39% | 264,329 | 25.82% | 1,439 | 0.14% | 2,078 | 0.2% | 21 | 0% | 1,023,828 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur District | 603,710 | 60.99% | 312,958 | 31.62% | 71,126 | 7.19% | 1,173 | 0.12% | 813 | 0.08% | 2 | 0% | 989,782 | 100% |
| Firozpur District | 279,099 | 29.13% | 447,615 | 46.72% | 228,355 | 23.83% | 1,090 | 0.11% | 1,908 | 0.2% | 5 | 0% | 958,072 | 100% |
| Jalandhar District | 368,051 | 40.11% | 421,011 | 45.88% | 125,817 | 13.71% | 969 | 0.11% | 1,713 | 0.19% | 26 | 0% | 917,587 | 100% |
| Karnal District | 623,597 | 70.6% | 241,412 | 27.33% | 12,294 | 1.39% | 4,739 | 0.54% | 1,179 | 0.13% | 4 | 0% | 883,225 | 100% |
| Ambala District | 510,105 | 62.52% | 240,710 | 29.5% | 58,073 | 7.12% | 2,614 | 0.32% | 4,362 | 0.53% | 16 | 0% | 815,880 | 100% |
| Hisar District | 544,799 | 69.69% | 202,009 | 25.84% | 28,642 | 3.66% | 6,003 | 0.77% | 253 | 0.03% | 11 | 0% | 781,717 | 100% |
| Kangra District | 722,554 | 94.07% | 39,672 | 5.16% | 1,220 | 0.16% | 113 | 0.01% | 385 | 0.05% | 4,180 | 0.54% | 768,124 | 100% |
| Gurgaon District | 499,373 | 66.92% | 242,548 | 32.5% | 99 | 0.01% | 3,909 | 0.52% | 278 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 746,208 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur District | 268,817 | 38.08% | 348,182 | 49.33% | 85,199 | 12.07% | 72 | 0.01% | 3,571 | 0.51% | 28 | 0% | 705,869 | 100% |
| Delhi District | 510,532 | 74.09% | 167,290 | 24.28% | 294 | 0.04% | 7,726 | 1.12% | 3,158 | 0.46% | 39 | 0.01% | 689,039 | 100% |
| Ludhiana District | 269,076 | 39.98% | 235,937 | 35.05% | 164,919 | 24.5% | 2,217 | 0.33% | 947 | 0.14% | 1 | 0% | 673,097 | 100% |
| Rohtak District | 533,723 | 84.63% | 91,687 | 14.54% | 94 | 0.01% | 5,087 | 0.81% | 80 | 0.01% | 1 | 0% | 630,672 | 100% |
| Simla Hill States | 373,886 | 96.03% | 11,535 | 2.96% | 1,318 | 0.34% | 274 | 0.07% | 113 | 0.03% | 2,223 | 0.57% | 389,349 | 100% |
| Kapurthala State | 93,652 | 29.79% | 178,326 | 56.73% | 42,101 | 13.39% | 226 | 0.07% | 39 | 0.01% | 7 | 0% | 314,351 | 100% |
| Nabha State | 160,553 | 53.89% | 58,550 | 19.65% | 78,361 | 26.3% | 476 | 0.16% | 7 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 297,949 | 100% |
| Jind State | 211,963 | 75.16% | 38,717 | 13.73% | 29,975 | 10.63% | 1,258 | 0.45% | 80 | 0.03% | 10 | 0% | 282,003 | 100% |
| Mandi State | 170,304 | 97.85% | 3,187 | 1.83% | 41 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 510 | 0.29% | 174,045 | 100% |
| Nahan State | 128,478 | 94.69% | 6,414 | 4.73% | 688 | 0.51% | 61 | 0.04% | 46 | 0.03% | 0 | 0% | 135,687 | 100% |
| Chamba State | 119,327 | 93.35% | 8,332 | 6.52% | 80 | 0.06% | 3 | 0% | 70 | 0.05% | 22 | 0.02% | 127,834 | 100% |
| Faridkot State | 35,778 | 28.64% | 35,996 | 28.82% | 52,721 | 42.21% | 406 | 0.33% | 11 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 124,912 | 100% |
| Malerkotla State | 38,409 | 49.56% | 27,229 | 35.13% | 10,495 | 13.54% | 1,361 | 1.76% | 12 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 77,506 | 100% |
| Kalsia State | 38,626 | 57.5% | 21,921 | 32.63% | 6,453 | 9.61% | 181 | 0.27% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 67,181 | 100% |
| Suket State | 54,005 | 98.77% | 665 | 1.22% | 6 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 54,676 | 100% |
| Simla District | 30,299 | 75.09% | 6,675 | 16.54% | 544 | 1.35% | 32 | 0.08% | 2,798 | 6.93% | 3 | 0.01% | 40,351 | 100% |
| Dujana State | 18,380 | 76.03% | 5,790 | 23.95% | 4 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 24,174 | 100% |
| Pataudi State | 18,281 | 83.35% | 3,549 | 16.18% | 0 | 0% | 103 | 0.47% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 21,933 | 100% |
| Loharu State | 13,254 | 87.03% | 1,963 | 12.89% | 0 | 0% | 12 | 0.08% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 15,229 | 100% |
| Total | 8,400,106 | 58.63% | 4,232,190 | 29.54% | 1,618,897 | 11.3% | 44,421 | 0.31% | 24,220 | 0.17% | 7,138 | 0.05% | 14,326,972 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary subdivisions of Punjab, India, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh. |||||||||||||||

#### Contemporary Punjab state

Religions in contemporary Punjab State, India region (1901)$^{:34}$$^{:62}$
The religious demography according to the 1901 census for the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India is also shown below, broken down by district and princely state with an overall total.
Religion in the Districts & Princely States that comprise contemporary Punjab State, India region (1901)$^{:34}$$^{:62}$ :
| District/ Princely State | Hinduism | Hinduism | Islam | Islam | Sikhism | Sikhism | Jainism | Jainism | Christianity | Christianity | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| District/ Princely State | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Patiala State | 880,490 | 55.14% | 357,334 | 22.38% | 355,649 | 22.27% | 2,877 | 0.18% | 316 | 0.02% | 26 | 0% | 1,596,692 | 100% |
| Amritsar District | 280,985 | 27.44% | 474,976 | 46.39% | 264,329 | 25.82% | 1,439 | 0.14% | 2,078 | 0.2% | 21 | 0% | 1,023,828 | 100% |
| Hoshiarpur District | 603,710 | 60.99% | 312,958 | 31.62% | 71,126 | 7.19% | 1,173 | 0.12% | 813 | 0.08% | 2 | 0% | 989,782 | 100% |
| Firozpur District | 279,099 | 29.13% | 447,615 | 46.72% | 228,355 | 23.83% | 1,090 | 0.11% | 1,908 | 0.2% | 5 | 0% | 958,072 | 100% |
| Jalandhar District | 368,051 | 40.11% | 421,011 | 45.88% | 125,817 | 13.71% | 969 | 0.11% | 1,713 | 0.19% | 26 | 0% | 917,587 | 100% |
| Gurdaspur District | 268,817 | 38.08% | 348,182 | 49.33% | 85,199 | 12.07% | 72 | 0.01% | 3,571 | 0.51% | 28 | 0% | 705,869 | 100% |
| Ludhiana District | 269,076 | 39.98% | 235,937 | 35.05% | 164,919 | 24.5% | 2,217 | 0.33% | 947 | 0.14% | 1 | 0% | 673,097 | 100% |
| Kapurthala State | 93,652 | 29.79% | 178,326 | 56.73% | 42,101 | 13.39% | 226 | 0.07% | 39 | 0.01% | 7 | 0% | 314,351 | 100% |
| Nabha State | 160,553 | 53.89% | 58,550 | 19.65% | 78,361 | 26.3% | 476 | 0.16% | 7 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 297,949 | 100% |
| Faridkot State | 35,778 | 28.64% | 35,996 | 28.82% | 52,721 | 42.21% | 406 | 0.33% | 11 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 124,912 | 100% |
| Malerkotla State | 38,409 | 49.56% | 27,229 | 35.13% | 10,495 | 13.54% | 1,361 | 1.76% | 12 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 77,506 | 100% |
| Total | 3,278,620 | 42.69% | 2,898,114 | 37.74% | 1,479,072 | 19.26% | 12,306 | 0.16% | 11,415 | 0.15% | 118 | 0.002% | 7,679,645 | 100% |
| Territory comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India. |||||||||||||||

## Sikhism in Punjab

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.
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.
Decadal percentage of Sikhs in Punjab, India
| Year | Percent | Increase |
| 1901 | 19.26% | N/A |
| 1911 | 27.58% | +8.32% |
| 1921 | 28.14% | +0.56% |
| 1931 | 32.14% | +4.00% |
| 1941 | 33.63% | +1.49% |
| 1951 | 60.62% | +26.99% |
| 1961 | 55.48% | -5.14% |
| 1971 | 60.22% | +4.74% |
| 1981 | 60.75% | +0.53% |
| 1991 | 62.95% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 59.91% | -3.04% |
| 2011 | 57.69% | -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. 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

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. 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.
Decadal percentage of Hindus in Punjab, India
| Year | Percent | Increase |
| 1901 | 42.69% | N/A |
| 1911 | 34.90% | -7.79% |
| 1921 | 33.90% | -1.00% |
| 1931 | 28.95% | -4.95% |
| 1941 | 26.62% | -2.33% |
| 1951 | 37.66% | +11.04% |
| 1961 | 38.23% | +0.57% |
| 1971 | 37.54% | -0.69% |
| 1981 | 36.93% | -0.61% |
| 1991 | 34.46% | -2.47% |
| 2001 | 36.94% | +2.48% |
| 2011 | 38.49% | +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.

## Islam in Punjab

The Muslim population in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Punjab, India reduced from approximately 38.4% according to the 1941 census 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. 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. 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. 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.
Decadal percentage of Muslims in Punjab, India
| Year | Percent | Increase |
| 1901 | 37.74% | N/A |
| 1911 | 36.83% | -0.91% |
| 1921 | 36.99% | +0.16% |
| 1931 | 37.83% | +0.84% |
| 1941 | 38.42% | +0.59% |
| 1947 | 0.5% | -37.92% |
| 1951 | 0.63% | +0.13% |
| 1961 | 0.82% | +0.19% |
| 1971 | 0.93% | +0.11% |
| 1981 | 1% | +0.07% |
| 1991 | 1.18% | +0.18% |
| 2001 | 1.57% | +0.39% |
| 2011 | 1.93% | +0.36% |

## Religious population by districts

Religious population by district (2011) :
| # | District | Sikh | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Jain | Buddhist | Other religions | Religion not stated |
| 1 | Amritsar | 1,716,935 | 690,939 | 12,502 | 54,344 | 3,152 | 876 | 5,488 | 10,864 |
| 2 | Barnala | 467,751 | 112,859 | 13,100 | 622 | 246 | 108 | 481 | 360 |
| 3 | Bathinda | 984,286 | 380,569 | 16,299 | 2,474 | 1,266 | 246 | 559 | 2,826 |
| 4 | Faridkot | 469,789 | 141,363 | 3,125 | 1,227 | 1,109 | 155 | 103 | 637 |
| 5 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 427,521 | 152,851 | 16,808 | 1,698 | 178 | 48 | 251 | 808 |
| 6 | Firozpur | 1,090,815 | 906,408 | 6,844 | 19,358 | 1,143 | 454 | 278 | 3,774 |
| 7 | Gurdaspur | 1,002,874 | 1,074,332 | 27,667 | 176,587 | 580 | 405 | 812 | 15,066 |
| 8 | Hoshiarpur | 538,208 | 1,000,743 | 23,089 | 14,968 | 2034 | 3,476 | 531 | 3,576 |
| 9 | Jalandhar | 718,363 | 1,394,329 | 30,233 | 26,016 | 4,011 | 11,385 | 805 | 8,448 |
| 10 | Kapurthala | 453,692 | 336,124 | 10,190 | 5,445 | 553 | 6,662 | 334 | 2,168 |
| 11 | Ludhiana | 1,863,408 | 1,502,403 | 77,713 | 16,517 | 19,620 | 2,007 | 1,254 | 15,817 |
| 12 | Mansa | 598,443 | 156,539 | 10,656 | 917 | 1,577 | 123 | 493 | 1,284 |
| 13 | Moga | 818,921 | 158,414 | 9,388 | 3,277 | 436 | 178 | 365 | 4,767 |
| 14 | Muktsar | 638,625 | 254,920 | 4,333 | 1,681 | 744 | 240 | 433 | 920 |
| 15 | Patiala | 1,059,944 | 783,306 | 40,043 | 5,683 | 1,914 | 245 | 1,410 | 3,141 |
| 16 | Rupnagar | 361,045 | 304,481 | 14,492 | 2,094 | 653 | 118 | 143 | 1,601 |
| 17 | Mohali | 478,908 | 476,276 | 29,488 | 5,342 | 1,257 | 257 | 239 | 2,861 |
| 18 | Sangrur | 1,077,438 | 389,410 | 179,116 | 2,406 | 3,222 | 268 | 1,038 | 2,271 |
| 19 | Nawanshehar | 192,885 | 401,368 | 6,829 | 1,479 | 695 | 5,885 | 266 | 2,903 |
| 20 | Tarn Taran | 1,044,903 | 60,504 | 3,855 | 6,095 | 650 | 101 | 47 | 3,472 |
| Punjab (Total) | Punjab (Total) | 16,004,754 | 10,678,138 | 535,489 | 348,230 | 45,040 | 33,237 | 10,886 | 87,564 |
Religious population proportion by district (2011) :
| # | District | Sikh | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Jain | Buddhist | Other religions | Religion not stated |
| 1 | Amritsar | 68.94% | 27.74% | 0.50% | 2.18% | 0.13% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.44% |
| 2 | Barnala | 78.54% | 18.95% | 2.20% | 0.10% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.08% | 0.06% |
| 3 | Bathinda | 70.89% | 27.41% | 1.17% | 0.18% | 0.09% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.20% |
| 4 | Faridkot | 76.08% | 22.89% | 0.51% | 0.20% | 0.18% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.10% |
| 5 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 71.23% | 25.47% | 2.80% | 0.28% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| 6 | Firozpur | 53.76% | 44.67% | 0.34% | 0.95% | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.19% |
| 7 | Gurdaspur | 43.64% | 46.74% | 1.20% | 7.68% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.66% |
| 8 | Hoshiarpur | 33.92% | 63.07% | 1.46% | 0.94% | 0.13% | 0.22% | 0.03% | 0.23% |
| 9 | Jalandhar | 32.75% | 63.56% | 1.38% | 1.19% | 0.18% | 0.52% | 0.04% | 0.39% |
| 10 | Kapurthala | 55.66% | 41.23% | 1.25% | 0.67% | 0.07% | 0.82% | 0.04% | 0.27% |
| 11 | Ludhiana | 53.26% | 42.94% | 2.22% | 0.47% | 0.56% | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.45% |
| 12 | Mansa | 77.75% | 20.34% | 1.35% | 0.12% | 0.20% | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.17% |
| 13 | Moga | 82.24% | 15.91% | 0.94% | 0.33% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.48% |
| 14 | Muktsar | 70.81% | 28.26% | 0.48% | 0.19% | 0.08% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.10% |
| 15 | Patiala | 55.91% | 41.32% | 2.11% | 0.30% | 0.10% | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.17% |
| 16 | Rupnagar | 52.74% | 44.47% | 2.12% | 0.31% | 0.10% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.23% |
| 17 | Mohali | 48.15% | 47.88% | 2.96% | 0.54% | 0.13% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.29% |
| 18 | Sangrur | 65.10% | 23.53% | 10.82% | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.14% |
| 19 | Nawanshehar | 31.50% | 65.55% | 1.12% | 0.24% | 0.11% | 0.96% | 0.04% | 0.47% |
| 20 | Tarn Taran | 93.33% | 5.40% | 0.34% | 0.54% | 0.06% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| Punjab (Total) | Punjab (Total) | 57.69% | 38.49% | 1.93% | 1.26% | 0.16% | 0.12% | 0.04% | 0.32% |