page_title: Religion in Birmingham
section_title: Sikhism
hierarchical_section_title: Religion in Birmingham / Sikhism
caption_attribution_description: Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewa Jatha, Birmingham
context_page_description: Modern-day Birmingham's cultural diversity is reflected in the wide variety of religious beliefs of its citizens. 74.1% of residents identified themselves as belonging to a particular faith in the 2011 Census, while 19.3% stated they had no religion and a further 6.5% did not answer the question.
context_section_description: 3.0% of the population of Birmingham identify themselves as Sikh. The average figure for England and Wales is 0.8%.
  The Sikh presence in Birmingham is largely due to immigration in the 1950s and 1960s, although there were Sikhs living in the city before and during World War II. The main organisation for Sikhism in Birmingham is the Council of Sikh Gurdwaras in Birmingham founded in 1989 which represents the city's gurdwaras.
  One of the most prominent Sikh events in Birmingham is the annual celebration of Vaisakhi in Handsworth, where many of the city's Sikhs live. The celebrations in 1999 marking the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Khalsa were the largest Vaisakhi celebrations outside of the Punjab.
caption: Gurdwara Sahib in Handsworth
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