پنجابی سکھ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿੱਖ | |
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 A painting of a Sikh family, circa late 19th century | |
| Total population | |
| c. 35 million approx. (Worldwide)[1][2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Punjab, India | 24,004,754 (2011 census)[4][a] |
| Haryana | 7,243,752 (2011)[4][a] |
| Rajasthan | 1,676,930 (2011)[4][a] |
| Uttar Pradesh | 643,500 (2011)[4][a] |
| Delhi | 1,566,581 (2011)[4][a] |
| Uttarakhand | 236,340 (2011)[4][a] |
| Maharashtra | 223,247 (2011)[4][a] |
| Madhya Pradesh | 151,412 (2011)[4][a] |
| Chandigarh | 138,329 (2011)[4][a] |
| Himachal Pradesh | 79,896 (2011)[4][a] |
| Languages | |
| Sacred language Sant Bhasha Ethnic language Hindi, English | |
| Religion | |
| Sikhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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Punjabi Sikhs are adherents of Sikhism who identify ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis. Punjabi Sikhs are the second-largest religious group of the Punjabis, after the Punjabi Muslims. They form the largest religious community in the Indian state of Punjab. Sikhism is an indigenous religion that originated in the Punjab region of South Asia during the 15th century. Almost 70% of the world's Sikh population are Punjabis.[5]
Punjabi Sikhs primarily inhabit the Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth. Punjabi Sikhs make up 57.69% of the state’s population.[6] Many have ancestry from the greater Punjab region, an area that was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947. In the contemporary era, apart from Indian Punjab, Punjabi Sikhs are found in large numbers across the Indian states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. Large numbers are also found in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Britain, due to various immigration waves over the centuries.[7]
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- ^ "Indianapolis Shootout: The US Has Long Lacked Understanding on Who Sikh People Are".
- ^ "Behind the decline". frontline.thehindu.com. 16 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Sikhism | History, Doctrines, Practice, & Literature | Britannica".
- ^ "Census 2011: %age of Sikhs drops in Punjab; migration to blame?". The Times of India. 27 August 2015.
- ^ George, Usha, and Ferzana Chaze. "Punjabis/Sikhs in Canada." Mobility and Multiple Affiliations (2016): 91-104.
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