Punjabi Hindus
पंजाबी हिंदू · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹਿੰਦੂ · پنجابی ہندو Panjābī Hindū | |
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| Total population | |
| c. 17,630,000–19,990,000 approx. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Punjab, India | 10,678,140 (2011 census) |
| Delhi | 4,029,110 – 5,875,780 (2011 est.) |
| Haryana | 2,028,120 – 2,535,150 (2011 est.) |
| Rajasthan | 281,050 (2011 est.) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 222,410 (2011 est.) |
| Punjab, Pakistan | 249,716 (2023 census) |
| Chandigarh | 94,150 (2011 est.) |
| Jammu | 59,930 (2011 est.) |
| Uttarakhand | 27,240 (2011 est.) |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi and its dialects Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism (incl. Nanakpanthi) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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Punjabi Hindus are adherents of Hinduism who identify ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis and are natives of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Punjabi Hindus are the third-largest religious group of the Punjabi community, after the Punjabi Muslims and the Punjabi Sikhs. While Punjabi Hindus mostly inhabit the Indian state of Punjab, as well as Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, and Chandigarh today, many have ancestry across the greater Punjab region, which was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947.
Punjabi Hindus comprise a diverse range of castes, with the urban upper castes, particularly Khatris and Aroras, having historically played a dominant role in the region's trade, commerce, and industry. According to available demographic data, out of the Punjab state's total Hindu population of 35.8% (2011 census), Scheduled Castes constitute approximately 11%, while Other Backward Classes account for around 8.3%. Brahmins constitute around 3.7% of Punjab's Hindu population and Rajputs around 8.3%.