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At 93.33% Sikh, Tarn Taran is the world's most Sikh district or county. [37] Located in the heart of the Majha region of Punjab founded by Guru Arjan Dev - the 5th Sikh guru, [38] Tarn Taran also hosts the world's largest sarovar (sacred pool) [39] even surpassing the great Darbar Sahib - Golden Temple in the neighbouring Amritsar district.
English Sikhs number over 520,000 people and account for 0.9% of England's population in 2021, forming the country's fourth-largest religious group. In 2006 there were 352 gurdwaras in England. [1] The largest Sikh populations in the U.K. are in the West Midlands and Greater London. Nagar Kirtan Convoy in Barking, London.
According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, Sikhs in England and Wales enumerated 524,140, or 0.9% of the population [62] Northern Ireland recorded a population of 389, or 0.02% of the population. [49] The equivalent census was recorded a year later in Scotland with a population of 10,988, making up 0.2% of the population. [50]
Location Notes Image Ref Guru Nanak Gurdwara: Bradford [1] Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara: Bradford [2] Gurdwara Singh Sabha: Bradford [3] Ramgarhia Gurdwara: Bradford [4] Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Diwan: Bradford [5] The Sikh Temple: Leeds [6] Ramgarhia Board Gurdwara Leeds: Leeds [7] Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha: Leeds [8] Sri Guru Nanak ...
Sikhism (/ ˈ s iː k ɪ z əm / SEEK-iz-əm) [7] also known as Sikhi, [i] is an Indian religion and philosophy [8] that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religions and among the largest in the world with about 25–30 million adherents ...
The growth is mainly contributed by the immigration of Indian Sikhs there over the decades. Sikhism is fourth-largest religion in Canada, fifth-largest religion in Australia and New Zealand. The decadal growth of Sikhs is more in those countries as compared to the decadal growth of Sikh population in India, thus making them the fastest-growing ...
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A Sikh state is a political entity that is ruled by Sikhs. [1] [2] There were various Sikh states, empires, and dynasties, beginning with the first Sikh state established by Banda Singh Bahadur to the Sikh-ruled princely states of British India.