Sikh Population in India 2025: State-wise Data

Quick Overview – Sikh Population Census 2011

• Sikhs make up about 1.7% of India's population, estimated at around 20 million (Census 2011).
• Punjab is the only Sikh majority state, hosting 57.69% of its population as Sikhs.
• Notable Sikh minorities in Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttarakhand.
• Sikh presence is negligible in most other states and union territories.

State/UT-wise Sikh Population – Census 2011

State/UT	Total Population	Sikh Population	Sikh %	Significance
Punjab	27,743,338	16,004,754	57.69%	Majority
Chandigarh	1,055,450	138,329	13.11%	Significant
Haryana	25,351,462	1,243,752	4.91%	Minority
Delhi	16,787,941	570,581	3.40%	Minority
Uttarakhand	10,086,292	236,340	2.34%	Negligible
Jammu & Kashmir	12,541,302	234,848	1.87%	Negligible
Rajasthan	68,548,437	872,930	1.27%	Negligible
Himachal Pradesh	6,864,602	79,896	1.16%	Negligible
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	380,581	1,286	0.34%	Negligible
Uttar Pradesh	199,812,341	643,500	0.32%	Negligible
Sikkim	610,577	1,868	0.31%	Negligible
Chhattisgarh	25,545,198	70,036	0.27%	Negligible
Arunachal Pradesh	1,383,727	3,287	0.24%	Negligible
Jharkhand	32,988,134	71,422	0.22%	Negligible
Madhya Pradesh	72,626,809	151,412	0.21%	Negligible
Maharashtra	112,374,333	223,247	0.20%	Negligible
Gujarat	60,439,692	58,246	0.10%	Negligible
Meghalaya	2,966,889	3,045	0.10%	Negligible
Nagaland	1,978,502	1,890	0.10%	Negligible
Goa	1,458,545	1,473	0.10%	Negligible
West Bengal	91,276,115	63,523	0.07%	Negligible
Assam	31,205,576	20,672	0.07%	Negligible
Daman & Diu	243,247	172	0.07%	Negligible
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	343,709	217	0.06%	Negligible
Andhra Pradesh	84,580,777	40,244	0.05%	Negligible
Karnataka	61,095,297	28,773	0.05%	Negligible
Orissa	41,974,218	21,991	0.05%	Negligible
Manipur	2,855,794	1,527	0.05%	Negligible
Tripura	3,673,917	1,070	0.03%	Negligible
Mizoram	1,097,206	286	0.03%	Negligible
Bihar	104,099,452	23,779	0.02%	Negligible
Tamil Nadu	72,147,030	14,601	0.02%	Negligible
Puducherry	1,247,953	297	0.02%	Negligible
Kerala	33,406,061	3,814	0.01%	Negligible
Lakshadweep	64,473	8	0.01%	Negligible

Sikh Population, Literacy Rate, and Sex Ratio by State (Census 2011)

State/UT	Sikh Population	Sikh %	Literacy Rate (%)	Sex Ratio (♀/1000♂)
Punjab	16,004,754	57.69%	73.7	903
Delhi	570,581	3.40%	92 (female), 85 (male est.)	887
Haryana	1,243,752	4.91%	80 (est.)	860 (est.)
All India Sikh Average	2,00,00,000	1.7%	75.4	903

Sikh Population in India: Year-wise Growth (1881-2011)

Year	Population	Decadal Growth (%)	Share of Total Population (%)
1881	1,853,426	—	—
1901	2,195,339	+15.1	—
1911	3,014,466	+37.3	—
1921	3,238,803	+7.4	—
1931	4,306,442	+33.0	—
1941	5,691,447	+32.2	—
1951	6,862,283	+20.6	1.74
1961	7,845,000	+14.6	1.79
1971	10,360,218	+31.8	1.89
1981	13,119,919	+26.6	1.97
1991	16,420,685	+25.2	1.94
2001	19,237,391	+17.2	1.87
2011	20,833,116	+8.4	1.72