Sikhism in Punjab

Sikhism was born in the Punjab area of South Asia, which now falls into the provided day states of India & Pakistan. The leading religions of the area at the time were Hinduism together with Islam.The Sikh faith began around 1500 CE, when Guru Nanak began teaching a faith that was quite distinct from Hinduism and Islam. Nine Gurus followed Nanak and developed the Sikh faith and community over the next centuries.

The Sikh population in India's Punjab gain grown from 5.53 million in 1951 to 16 million in 2011 census an include of 10.47 million in last 60 years. Sikhs in Punjab hit the lowest fertility rate of 1.6 children per women as per census 2011.

Percentage of Sikhism by decades

While population that adheres to Sikh faith has increased, the percentage of Sikhs has declined from 60.62% in 1951 to 57.69% a decline of 2.93% in last 60 years.