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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.
British Sikhs number over 535,000 people and account for 0.8% of the British population as of 2021, forming the United Kingdom's fourth-largest religious group.According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, British Sikhs numbered 535,517, with 520,092 in England, 10,988 in Scotland, 4,048 in Wales, and 389 in Northern Ireland.
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 ...
Newton, Surrey is the only Sikh majority sub-district outside India with Sikhs representing 51.5% of the population in 2021. [279] There are however, a number of other neighbourhoods outside India where Sikhs form the largest group .
The largest Sikh organisation in the UK is the London-based City Sikhs. The number of Sikhs in London is around 150,000, of which most are of Indian descent, and Sikhs compose over 27% of Indians in Greater London. Islam: Around 20% of Indians in London are Muslims. They are located primarily in Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest in East London.
The first Sikh Gurdwara (temple) was established in 1911, at Putney in London. The first Sikh migration came in the 1950s. It was mostly of men from the Punjab seeking work in industries like foundries and textiles. These new arrivals mostly settled in London, Birmingham and West Yorkshire. Thousands of Sikhs from East Africa soon followed.
It is the largest Sikh temple in London. [1] Building work at the Havelock Road site commenced in March 2000 and the Gurdwara opened on Sunday 30 March 2003, [1] in order to accommodate Southall's growing Sikh community. The Gurdwara cost £17.5 million to build. [1] It was funded by donations from members of the local Sikh community.
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