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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.
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]
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.
Sukhpal Singh Gill – Indian born UK academic and Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Queen Mary University of London, UK. [2] Sukhbir Singh Kapoor – Vice Chancellor of The International School of Sikh Studies and Khalsa College London; Tejinder Virdee – Experimental particle physicist and Professor of Physics at Imperial ...
The Sikh Temple: Leeds [8] Ramgarhia Board Gurdwara Leeds: Leeds [9] Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha: Leeds [10] Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Temple: Leeds [11] Gurdwara Guru Kalgidhar Sahib: Leeds [12] Guru Nanak Gurdwara: Huddersfield [13] Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara: Huddersfield [14] Gurdwara Singh Sabha: Huddersfield [15]
Many countries, such as Canada and the United Kingdom, recognize Sikhs as a designated religion on their censuses [95] and, as of 2020, Sikhs are considered as a separate ethnic group in the United States. [96] The UK also considers Sikhs to be an ethno-religious people, as a direct result of the Mandla v Dowell-Lee case in 1982. [97] [98]
Sikhs are not ubiquitous worldwide in the way that adherents of larger world religions are, and they remain primarily an ethnic religion. But they can be found in many international cities and have become an especially strong religious presence in the United Kingdom and Canada. [ 124 ]
Sikhism: Most Sikhs in Greater London live in West London, Southall being the heart of the community. And some also live in Bexleyheath, Erith, Hayes, Ruislip, Hounslow, Belvedere, Osterley and Ealing. 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 ...