Large communities are Ghangas (Jatts), Majhbi Sikh SC, Jains (mainly jewelers, grain Merchants, and businessmen), Malhotras (Khatri), Kamboj & Thatheras (utensil makers), and Christians.
Large concentration of these skillful artisans make Jandiala Guru the hub for jewelry and utensils for the surrounding areas.
A crafts colony of Thatheras was established during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh the great 19th Century Sikh Monarch, who encouraged skilled metal crafters from Kashmir to settle here.
[5] In 2014, the traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru got enlisted on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
[7] The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Jandiala Guru city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.