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  2. Sikhism in India - Wikipedia

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    Sikhism is the dominant religion in Punjab, India, where it is followed by 16 million constituting 57.7% of the population, the only Indian state where Sikhism is the majority faith. By 2050, according to Pew research center based on growth rate of current Sikh population between (2001–2011), India will have 30,012,386 Sikhs by half-century ...

  3. Sikhism by country - Wikipedia

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    India's capital and second-largest city with nearly 20 million inhabitants, Delhi was home to 570,581 Sikhs at the 2011 census, the largest municipal Sikh population in the world. Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar is located in Brampton , Ontario .

  4. Sikhs - Wikipedia

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    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 religion there. [ 210 ] [ 13 ] [ 211 ] [ 212 ] Canada has the highest proportion of Sikhs in the globe, which stands at 2.1% as of 2021, as compared to India which stands at 1.7% as of 2011 ...

  5. Demographics of Punjab, India - Wikipedia

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    Sikhism is the most common faith in Punjab, numbering over 16 million people representing 57.69% of the population, making it the only Sikh-majority state in India. Around 38.49% of the population (10.68 million) follow Hinduism, while Islam is followed by 1.93% of the population (535,000) and Christianity 1.26% (350,000). [43]

  6. List of religious populations - Wikipedia

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    The Sikh homeland is the Punjab state, in India, where Sikhs make up approximately 58% of the population. This is the only place where Sikhs are in the majority. Sikhs have emigrated to countries all over the world – especially to English-speaking and East Asian nations.

  7. Why so many U.S. schools are adding Sikhism to their curriculum

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    The Sikh population has steadily grown in the U.S. since the late 19th century, contributing to industries like agriculture, health and arts, according to the nonprofit Kaur Foundation ...

  8. Punjabi Sikhs - Wikipedia

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    Punjabi Sikh soldiers constituted a significant chunk of the British Indian Army due to their distinguished service in action. [14] [15] Despite being only around 2% of India's population, Punjabi Sikhs constitute around 20% of the Indian Armed Forces, with the Punjab province being the 2nd largest contributor for manpower after Uttar Pradesh ...

  9. Khalistan movement - Wikipedia

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    Before the 1947 partition of India, Sikhs were not in majority in any of the districts of pre-partition British Punjab Province other than Ludhiana (where Sikhs formed 41.6% of the population). [39] Rather, districts in the region had a majority of either the Hindus or Muslims depending on its location in the province.