Religion in Lahore

It is estimated that the city of Lahore, Pakistan, has a Muslim majority with 94.7% and Christian minority constitute 5.1% of the population and rest Sikhs and Hindus constitute the remaining 0.2%. There is also a small but longstanding Zoroastrian community.[1]

Religion in Lahore City 2017[2][3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 94.7%
Christianity
 
 5.14%
Hinduism
 
 0.02%
Sikhism
 
 0.02%
Others
 
 0.1%

Before Partition

Religion in Lahore District (1941)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 60.62%
Sikhism
 
 18.32%
Hinduism
 
 16.79%
Christianity
 
 4.14%
Others
 
 0.14%

Prior to the partition of India in 1947, a third of Lahore district's population was Hindu and Sikh. Hindus and Sikhs used to reside in 'distinct enclaves'. The city's Hindu and Sikh population left en masse during the partition and shifted to East Punjab and Delhi in India. In the process, Lahore lost its entire Hindu and Sikh population. The emigrants were replaced by Muslim refugees from India. Muslim refugees and locals competed for ownership over abandoned Hindu and Sikh property.[5]

Lahore District

Religious groups in Lahore District (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group 		1901[6] 1911[7][8] 1921[9] 1931[10] 1941[4]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 717,519 61.74% 626,271 60.44% 647,640 57.25% 815,820 59.18% 1,027,772 60.62%
Hinduism [a] 276,375 23.78% 217,609 21% 255,690 22.6% 259,725 18.84% 284,689 16.79%
Sikhism 159,701 13.74% 169,008 16.31% 179,975 15.91% 244,304 17.72% 310,646 18.32%
Christianity 7,296 0.63% 21,781 2.1% 46,454 4.11% 57,097 4.14% 70,147 4.14%
Jainism 1,047 0.09% 1,139 0.11% 1,209 0.11% 1,450 0.11% 1,951 0.12%
Zoroastrianism 171 0.01% 209 0.02% 179 0.02% 159 0.01% 136 0.01%
Buddhism 0 0% 128 0.01% 170 0.02% 14 0% 32 0%
Judaism 0 0% 13 0% 13 0% 1 0% 2 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 6 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Total population 1,162,109 100% 1,036,158 100% 1,131,336 100% 1,378,570 100% 1,695,375 100%
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Religion in the Tehsils of Lahore District (1921)[9]
Tehsil Islam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[b] Total
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Lahore Tehsil 290,325 56.31% 139,215 27% 57,337 11.12% 27,898 5.41% 478 0.09% 360 0.07% 515,613 100%
Chunian Tehsil 179,399 60.71% 61,475 20.8% 49,151 16.63% 5,408 1.83% 76 0.03% 0 0% 295,509 100%
Kasur Tehsil 177,916 55.56% 55,000 17.18% 73,487 22.95% 13,154 4.11% 655 0.2% 2 0% 320,214 100%
Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Religion in the Tehsils of Lahore District (1941)[4]
Tehsil Hinduism [a] Islam Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[c] Total
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Lahore Tehsil 193,714 21.77% 552,907 62.12% 103,312 11.61% 37,442 4.21% 1,095 0.12% 2,458 0.28% 890,024 100%
Chunian Tehsil 56,293 14.4% 237,829 60.85% 83,888 21.46% 11,730 3% 47 0.01% 165 0.04% 390,852 100%
Kasur Tehsil 34,682 8.37% 237,036 57.19% 123,446 29.78% 18,514 4.47% 809 0.2% 8 0% 414,499 100%
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

Lahore City

Religion in Lahore City (1941)
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 64.49%
Hinduism
 
 26.71%
Sikhism
 
 5.07%
Christianity
 
 3.20%
Religious groups in Lahore City (1881−1941)
Religious
group 		1881[11][12]: 520  1891[13]: 68  1901[14]: 44  1911[15]: 20  1921[16]: 23  1931[17]: 26  1941[18]: 32 
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 86,413 57.85% 102,280 57.83% 119,601 58.93% 129,801 56.76% 149,044 52.89% 249,315 58.01% 433,170 64.49%
Hinduism [a] 53,641 35.91% 62,077 35.1% 70,196 34.59% 77,267 33.79% 107,783 38.25% 139,125 32.37% 179,422 26.71%
Sikhism 4,627 3.1% 7,306 4.13% 7,023 3.46% 12,877 5.63% 12,833 4.55% 23,477 5.46% 34,021 5.07%
Christianity 529[d] 0.35% 4,697 2.66% 5,558 2.74% 8,436 3.69% 11,287 4.01% 16,875 3.93% 21,495 3.2%
Jainism 227 0.15% 339 0.19% 420 0.21% 467 0.2% 474 0.17% 791 0.18% 1,094 0.16%
Zoroastrianism — — 132 0.07% 166 0.08% 198 0.09% 177 0.06% 150 0.03% — —
Judaism — — 14 0.01% — — 13 0.01% 13 0% 0 0% — —
Buddhism — — 0 0% 0 0% 128 0.06% 170 0.06% 14 0% — —
Others 3,932 2.63% 9 0.01% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2,457 0.37%
Total population 149,369 100% 176,854 100% 202,964 100% 228,687 100% 281,781 100% 429,747 100% 671,659 100%
Note: 1881-1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Lahore, which included Lahore Municipality and Lahore Cantonment.[18]: 32 

Religious heritage

According to a Hindu legend, Lahore was once named Lavapura,[19] after Lava, son of Lord Rama, Hindu God from Ramayana as one of etymological theory of Lahore.[20][21] A vacant temple, the Lava Temple, dedicated to this figure is contained inside the Lahore Fort.[22][23]

The first Persian text on Sufism was written, by Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh Shaykh Abul Hasan 'Ali Hujwiri R.A. in Lahore which became a major source for early Sufi thought and practice. Hazrat e Hujwiri R.A's tomb in Lahore is one of the major Sufi shrines in the subcontinent.[24] Several other leading Sufi saints are buried in Lahore.[25] These Sufi shrines have contributed to making Lahore an important place of pilgrimage.[26] During the Mughal era, several impressive buildings including mosques were constructed, contributing to the city's rich Mughal heritage.[27][28]

The city is also of significant importance to the Sikhs of Punjab region who call it Lahore-Sharif.[29][30] Some of Sikhism's holiest sites are situated inside Lahore.[31]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
  2. ^ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
  3. ^ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
  4. ^ Only includes protestant population.[11]: 152 

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