Declining sikh space on the religious and political landscape of India

India: Growth Rate of Population, By Religion, 2001–2011

Religion	Growth Rate (%)
Muslims	24.65
Hindus	16.76
Christians	15.53
Sikhs	8.42

Northwestern India: Percentage Share of Sikhs in Total Population, By State, 1981–2011

State	1981	1991	2001	2011	Growth Rate 2001–2011 (%)	Growth Rate 1981–2011 (%)
Punjab	60.74	62.95	59.90	57.69	− 3.69	− 5.02
Haryana	6.21	5.81	5.54	4.91	− 11.37	− 20.93
Himachal Pradesh	1.22	1.01	1.19	1.16	− 2.52	− 4.92
Jammu & Kashmir	2.23	-	2.04	1.87	− 8.33	− 16.14
Delhi	6.33	4.84	4.01	3.40	− 15.21	− 46.29
Chandigarh	21.12	20.29	16.12	13.11	− 18.67	− 37.93
Uttarakhand	-	-	2.50	2.34	− 6.40	-
Rajasthan	1.44	1.47	1.45	1.27	− 12.41	− 11.80

Northwestern India: Share of Total Sikh Population in India, By State/UT, 2011

State	%
Punjab	76.82
Haryana	5.97
Rajasthan	4.19
Delhi	2.74
Jammu& Kashmir	1.13
Uttarakhand	1.13
Chandigarh (UT)	0.66
Himachal Pradesh	0.38
Total	93.02

Northwestern India: Growth Rate of Population, By Religion, 2001–2011

State	Growth Rate (%)
	Muslims	Christians	Hindus	Sikhs
Punjab	40.16	18.93	18.67	9.68
Haryana	45.66	85.22	18.84	6.24
Himachal Pradesh	25.41	64.51	12.62	10.42
Jammu & Kashmir	26.12	75.53	18.68	13.37
Uttarakhand	38.99	39.33	16.03	11.47
Rajasthan	29.80	32.71	20.95	6.66
Delhi	32.96	12.10	20.72	2.69
Chandigarh	44.72	14.33	20.42	−4.72

India: Share in Population and Change, By Religion, 1991–2011

Religion	Share in Percentage			Change in Share 1991–2011 (%)
	1991	2001	2011
Muslim	12.11	13.43	14.23	17.51
Christian	2.34	2.34	2.30	−1.71
Hindu	82.00	80.46	79.80	−2.68
Sikh	1.94	1.87	1.72	−11.34

India: Change in Growth Rate of Population, By Religion, 1991–2011

Religion	Growth Rate (%)		Change in Growth Rate (%)
	1991–2001	2001–2011
Hindu	20.35	16.76	− 17.64
Muslim	36.02	24.65	− 31.65
Christians	22.60	15.53	− 31.28
Sikhs	18.18	8.42	− 53.68