Demographics of Punjab, India

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.

[8] 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%.

[14][12] The table given below shows the urban rural literacy rate of Punjab by district, in the year 2011.

[17][18][19][20] The table below shows the district wise human development index of Punjab through the years.

[37] The table below shows the percentage of rural population in each district of Punjab in ascending order, according to the 2011 census.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sikhism was born in the Punjab area of South Asia, which now falls into the present day states of India and Pakistan.

Hinduism is the second largest and fastest growing religion in the Indian state of Punjab with around 38.5% followers as of 2011 census.

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.

[e] 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.

[e] 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.

[71][72] 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.