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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Province_(British_India)#Demographics

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Population trends for major religious groups in the Punjab Province of the British India(1881–1941)[35]
Religious
group
Population
% 1881
Population
% 1891
Population
% 1901
Population
% 1911[a]
Population
% 1921
Population
% 1931
Population
% 1941
Islam 47.6% 47.8% 49.6% 51.1% 51.1% 52.4% 53.2%
Hinduism 43.8% 43.6% 41.3% 35.8% 35.1% 30.2% 29.1%
Sikhism 8.2% 8.2% 8.6% 12.1% 12.4% 14.3% 14.9%
Christianity 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.8% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5%
Other religions / No religion 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 1.6% 1.3%
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https://southasiablog.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/religious-map-of-punjab-before-partition/

A quick primer on Punjab in 1947: Most of the undivided Punjab region was part of the British Indian province of Punjab. Some medium-sized princely states were sprinkled in as well. Most Punjabi speakers lived in Punjab, though some lived (and still live) in what was then called the North West Frontier Province. The southeast and northeast of Punjab province was inhabited by non-Punjabi speakers. The Punjab region was home to about 35 million people, roughly 4/5ths of whom lived in Punjab province, the remaining 1/5th in the princely states.

The Punjab had seven cities with populations over 100,000. The capital, Lahore was the largest with 630,000, followed by the Sikh holy city, Amritsar, which housed 390,000. The other five were Rawalpindi, Multan, Sialkot, Ludhiana, and Jalandhar, all with populations between 100,000 and 200,000. All but Jalandhar and Rawalpindi had Muslim majorities. Those two had Muslim pluralities (or, if you prefer, Hindu+Sikh majorities). The overall religious distribution in Punjab, including the princely states, was 53% Muslim, 30% Hindu, 14.6% Sikh, 1.4% Christian, and 1% Other. Muslims were concentrated in the west, Sikhs in the center, and Hindus in the east. Hindus were also relatively prevalent in cities and Sikhs in rural areas.

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55 minutes ago, 5aaban said:

The districts aren’t clearly defined but western districts usually refers to Moga, Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fazilka, Sri Muktsar Sahib and Mansa. This districts have Sikh majorities (between 70-82%) and tend to be more rural and traditional compared to others. 
 

When you go towards eastern districts there is a shift in Panjabi dialect and culture. Eastern Districts can be Rupanagar, Patiala, parts of Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib etc. 

Have you spent a lot of time in these places? What cultural changes did you notice between the two? 

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On 1/11/2022 at 2:35 PM, dallysingh101 said:

Like alluded to before, Ludhiana itself, seems to have a lot of refugees from Lahore settled therein. Those guys are more 'progressive' and value things like Sikh education and heritage more (?), they seem quite 'cultured' (for lack of a better word) compared to some others, and this could be linked to early colonial reports of Lahore being a sort of educational hotspot during Sikh raj? This might also have influenced Malwa recently?

Plus lots of movements like Rara Sahib, Taksaal etc. It seems like there is a concentration of respectable Sikh institutes there? Ones that haven't outright, full on been corrupted like those in Majha like the Badals have done?  

Rara Sahib Mahapurkhs Sant Isher Singh ji (Patiala district) and Sant Kishan Singh ji (from Hisar area of Northern Haryana now) were not from Ludhiana originally. Before them were Sant Attar Singh Ji Reru Sahib wale  - Reru Sahib is not in Ludhiana city, and these Mahapurkhs were in Ludhiana district well before partition. 

Also, can you give examples of those prominent personalities originally from Lahore who settled in Ludhiana ?

I also think that as Lahore was the 'big city' of Panjab, naturally the biggest educational and media institutions were there. 

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