Editing Haryana (section)

==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|7=1881|8=40,15,386
|9=1891|10=41,71,339
|11=1901|12=42,68,222
|13=1911|14=38,70,574
|15=1921|16=42,11,393
|17=1931|18=44,95,730
|19=1941|20=51,66,169
|21=1951|22=56,73,597
|23=1961|24=75,90,524
|25=1971|26=1,00,36,431
|27=1981|28=1,29,22,119
|29=1991|30=1,64,63,648
|31=2001|32=2,11,44,564
|33=2011|34=2,53,51,462
|percentages=pagr
|footnote=source:
{{efn|name=Haryana1881}}{{efn|name=Haryana1891}}{{efn|name=Haryana1901}}{{efn|name=Haryana1911}}{{efn|name=Haryana1921}}{{efn|name=Haryana1931}}{{efn|name=Haryana1941}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|title=Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901|access-date=18 March 2020|archive-date=8 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808131957/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|align=right}}
{{See also|List of people from Haryana}}
[[File:Punjab 1909.jpg|thumb|Map of the [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province of British India]]; Haryana formed the southeastern areas of the province|left|329x329px]]

=== Castes and tribes ===
As per 2019 estimates, the [[Caste system in India|caste]] wise composition of Haryana is 25-30% [[Jats]], 21% [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste]], 8% [[Punjabis]], 7.5% [[Brahmin]]s, 5.1% [[Ahir]]/[[Yadav]], 5% [[Vaish]], 4% [[Jat Sikhs]], 3.8% [[Meo (ethnic group)|Meo]]s and other Muslims, 3.4% [[Rajputs]], 3.35% [[Gujjar]], 2.9% [[Saini]], 2.7% [[Kumhar]]s, 1.1% [[Ror]] and 0.7% [[Bishnois]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=Hitender |date=5 October 2019 |title=Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: BJP, Congress field fewer Jats for 2019 polls |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/haryana-assembly-elections-2019-bjp-congress-field-fewer-jats-for-2019-polls/story-cihkwx35EiM78nszZ9bg5M.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sura |first=Ajay |date=25 September 2019 |title=27% of population, Jats chief minister 62% of time in Haryana's history |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/27-of-population-jats-have-occupied-top-chair-62-of-time-since-states-formation/articleshow/71285092.cms |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ruth-Lovell |first1=Saskia |last2=Spirova |first2=Maria |title=Clientelism and Democratic Representation in Comparative Perspective |date=15 October 2019 |publisher=ECPR Press |isbn=978-1-78552-301-4 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Clientelism_and_Democratic_Representatio/2EQhEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=haryana1&dq=jat |language=en}}</ref>

===Languages===

[[File:Language Map of Haryana (2011 Census).svg|left|200px|thumb|Languages spoken by district<br />
'''Hindi'''
{{legend|#ffe0d1|30-40%}}
{{legend|#ffcfb8|40-50%}}
{{legend|#ffac85|50-60%}}
{{legend|#ffac85|50-60%}}
{{legend|#ff8952|60-70%}}
{{legend|#ff661f|70-80%}}
{{legend|#eb5600|80-90%}}
'''Haryanvi'''
{{legend|#f0817f|40–50%}}
{{legend|#ea443e|60–70%}}
{{legend|#e02119|70-80%}}
{{legend|#cc1e14|80-90%}}
{{legend|#aa1a13|90–100%}}
'''Punjabi'''
{{legend|#fde791|40-50%}}
]]

{{Pie chart| thumb = right| caption = Languages of Haryana (2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0600.XLSX |title=Indian Census 2011 |access-date=11 October 2020 |archive-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112015624/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0600.XLSX |url-status=live }}</ref>
|label1=[[Hindi]] |value1=47.96 |color1=Orange
|label2=[[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] |value2=37.17 |color2=Red
|label3=[[Punjabi Language|Punjabi]] |value3=7.36  |color3=Pink
|label4=[[Bagri language|Bagri]] |value4=2.11  |color4=maroon
|label5=[[Mewati language|Mewati]] |value5=1.66 |color5=gold
|label6=[[Urdu]] |value6=1.48 |color6=Green
|value7=1.28 |color7=purple
|label7=[[Baghati language|Baghati]]
|other=yes}}
The official language of Haryana is [[Hindi]].<ref name="2011lang">{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013) |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=4 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date=8 July 2016 |url-status=dead| page = 11}}</ref>
Several regional languages or dialects, often subsumed under Hindi, are spoken in the state. Predominant among them is [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] (also known as Bangru), whose territory encompasses the central and eastern portions of Haryana. [[Hindi]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] is spoken in the northeast, [[Bagri language|Bagri]] in the west, Deshwali in the East and [[Ahirwati]], [[Mewati language|Mewati]] and [[Braj Bhasha]] in the south.<ref name="Sharada1979">{{cite book|title=Hariyāṇā kī upabhāṣāeṃ|date=c. 1979|editor-last=Sharada|editor-first=Sadhu Ram|place=Chandigarh|publisher=Bhasha Vibhag|language=hi}}</ref>

There are also significant numbers of speakers of [[Urdu]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], the latter of which was recognised as the second official language of Haryana for government and administrative purposes in 2010.<ref name="2011lang"/><ref name="punjabiofficial">{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/haryana-grants-second-language-status-to-punjabi/story-MTUeEQDE4fRCbEyPkAm63N.html |title=Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=28 January 2010 |access-date=2 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105012411/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/haryana-grants-second-language-status-to-punjabi/story-MTUeEQDE4fRCbEyPkAm63N.html |archive-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref> After the state's formation, Telugu was made the state's "second language" – to be taught in schools – but it was not the "second official language" for official communication. Due to a lack of students, the language ultimately stopped being taught.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhatia |first1=Varinder |title=Haryana's South connect: When it made Telugu second language in school |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/haryanas-south-connect-when-it-made-telugu-second-language-in-school-5570917/ |access-date=18 March 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=6 February 2019 |archive-date=5 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505184601/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/haryanas-south-connect-when-it-made-telugu-second-language-in-school-5570917/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Tamil was made the second language in 1969 by [[Bansi Lal]] to show the state's differences with Punjab although there were no Tamil speakers in Haryana at the time.<ref name="DNA">{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-punjabi-edges-out-tamil-in-haryana-1356124|title=Punjabi edges out Tamil in Haryana|first=Ajay|last=Bharadwaj|date=7 March 2010|website=DNA India|access-date=26 September 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108134854/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-punjabi-edges-out-tamil-in-haryana-1356124|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, due to the lack of Tamil speakers, the language was removed from its status.<ref name="DNA"/>

There are also some speakers of several major regional languages of neighbouring states or other parts of the subcontinent, like [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Marwari language|Marwari]], [[Mewari language|Mewari]], and [[Nepali language|Nepali]],<ref>Bengali and Bhojpuri are listed as they have more than 50,000 speakers each according to the 2011 census; the rest are included following Ethnologue (22nd edition).</ref> as well as smaller communities of speakers of languages that are dispersed across larger regions, like [[Bauria language|Bauria]], [[Bazigar language|Bazigar]], [[Gujari language|Gujari]], [[Gade Lohar language|Gade Lohar]], [[Oadki language|Oadki]], and [[Sansi language|Sansi]].<ref name="Ethnologue2019">{{cite web|editor-last1 = Eberhard| editor-first1 = David M.| editor-last2 = Simons| editor-first2 = Gary F.| editor-last3 =  Fennig| editor-first3 = Charles D.| year=2019|title=India – Languages|edition=22nd|website = Ethnologue|publisher=SIL International|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/IN/languages | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190401120331/https://www.ethnologue.com/country/IN/languages | archive-date = 1 April 2019}}</ref>

===Religion===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Haryana (2011)<ref name="census2011">{{cite web|title=Population by religion community - 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=Census of India, 2011|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825155850/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|archive-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 87.46
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = [[Islam]]
|value2 = 7.03
|color2 = Green
|label3 = [[Sikhism]]
|value3 = 4.91
|color3 = Darkkhaki
|label4 = [[Jainism]]
|value4 = 0.21
|color4 = Pink
|label5 = [[Christianity]]
|value5 = 0.20
|color5 = Blue
|label6 = [[Buddhism]]
|value6 = 0.03
|color6 = Gold
|label7 = Others
|value7 = 0.18
|color7 = Black
}}

According to the 2011 census, of the total population of 25,351,462 in Haryana, [[Hindu]]s (87.46%) constitute the majority of the state's population with [[Muslim]]s (7.03%) (mainly [[Meo (ethnic group)|Meo]]s) and [[Sikh]]s (4.91%) being the largest minorities.<ref name="census2011"/>

Muslims are mainly found in the [[Nuh district]]. Haryana has the second largest Sikh population in India after [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and they mostly live in the districts adjoining [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], such as [[Sirsa district|Sirsa]], [[Jind district|Jind]], [[Fatehabad district|Fatehabad]], [[Kaithal district|Kaithal]], [[Kurukshetra district|Kurukshetra]], [[Ambala district|Ambala]] and [[Panchkula district|Panchkula]].<ref name=harsikh1>{{cite news|title=Haryana government announced the formation of rules to register Anand Karaj, the Sikh marriage ceremony|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/chandigarh/haryana-notifies-anand-marriage-registration-rules.html|access-date=13 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715040119/http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/chandigarh/haryana-notifies-anand-marriage-registration-rules.html|archive-date=15 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=harsc1>{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_sc_haryana.pdf | title=Census India 2001 | year=2001 | access-date=28 March 2013 | author=Govt. of India, Census | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113213432/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_sc_haryana.pdf | archive-date=13 November 2011 | url-status=live}}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religion in Haryana, India (1881–2011)
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in India|Religious]]<br />group
! colspan="2" |1881<ref name="Census1881">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057656 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057656 |access-date=1 June 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I. |year=1881 |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115015937/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057656 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Census1881B">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057657 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057657 |access-date=1 June 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II. |year=1881 |pages=14 |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115015938/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057657 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Census1881C">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057658 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057658 |access-date=1 June 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III. |year=1881 |pages=14 |archive-date=20 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120083807/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057658 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|name=Haryana1881|1881 figure taken from [[Census in British India|census data]] by combining the total population of all [[Districts of British India|districts]] ([[Gurgaon district|Gurgaon]], [[Karnal district|Karnal]], [[Hisar district|Hissar]], [[Rohtak district|Rohtak]], [[Sirsa district|Sirsa]], and [[Ambala district|Ambala]]), and [[princely state]]s ([[Dujana]], [[Pataudi State|Pataudi]], [[Kalsia]], [[Loharu State|Loharu]], and [[Jind State|Jind]]) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Haryana, India. See 1881 census data here:<ref name="Census1881"/><ref name="Census1881B"/><ref name="Census1881C"/>}}
! colspan="2" |1891<ref name="Census1891">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25318668 |jstor=saoa.crl.25318668 |access-date=30 November 2024 |title=Census of India, 1891 The Punjab and its feudatories, part I--The report on the census |year=1891 }}</ref><ref name="Census1891B">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25318669 |jstor=saoa.crl.25318669 |access-date=30 November 2024 |title=Census of India, 1891 The Punjab and its feudatories, part II--Imperial Tables and Supplementary Returns for the British Territory |year=1891 |pages=14 }}</ref><ref name="Census1891C">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25318670 |jstor=saoa.crl.25318670 |access-date=30 November 2024 |title=Census of India, 1891 The Punjab and its feudatories, part III--Imperial Tables and Supplementary Returns for the Native States, Together with a Caste Index |year=1891 |pages=8 }}</ref>{{efn|name=Haryana1891|1891 figure taken from [[Census in British India|census data]] by combining the total population of all [[Districts of British India|districts]] ([[Hisar district|Hissar]], [[Rohtak district|Rohtak]], [[Gurgaon district|Gurgaon]], [[Karnal district|Karnal]], and [[Ambala district|Ambala]]), and [[princely state]]s ([[Dujana]], [[Pataudi State|Pataudi]], [[Kalsia]], [[Loharu State|Loharu]], and [[Jind State|Jind]]) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Haryana, India. See 1891 census data here:<ref name="Census1891"/><ref name="Census1891B"/><ref name="Census1891C"/>}}
! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25363739 |jstor=saoa.crl.25363739 |access-date=10 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province. |year=1901 |archive-date=28 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128154853/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25363739 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|34}}{{efn|name=Haryana1901|1901 figure taken from [[Census in British India|census data]] by combining the total population of all [[Districts of British India|districts]] ([[Hisar district|Hissar]], [[Rohtak district|Rohtak]], [[Gurgaon district|Gurgaon]], [[Karnal district|Karnal]], and [[Ambala district|Ambala]]), and [[princely state]]s ([[Dujana]], [[Pataudi State|Pataudi]], [[Kalsia]], [[Loharu State|Loharu]], and [[Jind State|Jind]]) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Haryana, India. See 1901 census data here:<ref name="Census1901"/>{{rp|34}}}}
! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25393788 |jstor=saoa.crl.25393788 |access-date=3 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1911 |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109220619/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25393788 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|27}}<ref name="Census1911B">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62718 |access-date=3 March 2024 |title=Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II |year=1911 |author=Kaul, Harikishan}}</ref>{{rp|27}}{{efn|name=Haryana1911|1911 figure taken from [[Census in British India|census data]] by combining the total population of all [[Districts of British India|districts]] ([[Hisar district|Hissar]], [[Rohtak district|Rohtak]], [[Gurgaon district|Gurgaon]], [[Karnal district|Karnal]], and [[Ambala district|Ambala]]), and [[princely state]]s ([[Dujana]], [[Pataudi State|Pataudi]], [[Kalsia]], [[Loharu State|Loharu]], and [[Jind State|Jind]]) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Haryana, India. See 1911 census data here:<ref name="Census1911"/>{{rp|27}}<ref name="Census1911B"/>{{rp|27}}}}
! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25430165 |jstor=saoa.crl.25430165 |access-date=17 February 2024 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1921 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326083309/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25430165 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|29}}{{efn|name=Haryana1921|1921 figure taken from [[Census in British India|census data]] by combining the total population of all [[Districts of British India|districts]] ([[Hisar district|Hissar]], [[Rohtak district|Rohtak]], [[Gurgaon district|Gurgaon]], [[Karnal district|Karnal]], and [[Ambala district|Ambala]]), and [[princely state]]s ([[Dujana]], [[Pataudi State|Pataudi]], [[Kalsia]], [[Loharu State|Loharu]], and [[Jind State|Jind]]) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Haryana, India. See 1921 census data here:<ref name="Census1921"/>{{rp|29}}}}
! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |jstor=saoa.crl.25793242 |access-date=4 February 2024 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1931 |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031110212/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|277}}{{efn|name=Haryana1931|1931 figure taken from [[Census in British India|census data]] by combining the total population of all [[Districts of British India|districts]] ([[Hisar district|Hissar]], [[Rohtak district|Rohtak]], [[Gurgaon district|Gurgaon]], [[Karnal district|Karnal]], and [[Ambala district|Ambala]]), and [[princely state]]s ([[Dujana]], [[Pataudi State|Pataudi]], [[Kalsia]], [[Loharu State|Loharu]], and [[Jind State|Jind]]) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Haryana, India. See 1931 census data here:<ref name="Census1931"/>{{rp|277}}}}
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215541 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215541 |access-date=19 January 2023 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab |year=1941 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002225000/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215541 |url-status=live |author1=India Census Commissioner |volume=6 }}</ref>{{rp|42}}{{efn|name=Haryana1941|1941 figure taken from [[Census in British India|census data]] by combining the total population of all [[Districts of British India|districts]] ([[Hisar district|Hissar]], [[Rohtak district|Rohtak]], [[Gurgaon district|Gurgaon]], [[Karnal district|Karnal]], and [[Ambala district|Ambala]]), and [[princely state]]s ([[Dujana]], [[Pataudi State|Pataudi]], [[Kalsia]], [[Loharu State|Loharu]], and [[Jind State|Jind]]) which are in the region that comprises the contemporary state of Haryana, India. See 1941 census data here:<ref name="Census1941"/>{{rp|42}}}}
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="census2011" />
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| [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941 census: Including [[Ad-Dharmi]]s}}
| 2,863,454
|{{Percentage | 2863454 | 4015386 | 2 }}
| 2,959,925
|{{Percentage | 2959925 | 4171339 | 2 }}
| 3,012,101
|{{Percentage | 3012101 | 4268222 | 2 }}
| 2,644,264
|{{Percentage | 2644264 | 3870574 | 2 }}
| 2,898,119
|{{Percentage | 2898119 | 4211393 | 2 }}
| 2,980,206
|{{Percentage | 2980206 | 4495730 | 2 }}
| 3,436,411
|{{Percentage | 3436411 | 5166169 | 2 }}
| 22,171,128
|{{Percentage | 22171128 | 25351462 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
| 1,009,526
|{{Percentage | 1009526 | 4015386 | 2 }}
| 1,037,541
|{{Percentage | 1037541 | 4171339 | 2 }}
| 1,090,306
|{{Percentage | 1090306 | 4268222 | 2 }}
| 1,019,439
|{{Percentage | 1019439 | 3870574 | 2 }}
| 1,074,072
|{{Percentage | 1074072 | 4211393 | 2 }}
| 1,204,537
|{{Percentage | 1204537 | 4495730 | 2 }}
| 1,401,689
|{{Percentage | 1401689 | 5166169 | 2 }}
| 1,781,342
|{{Percentage | 1781342 | 25351462 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
| 118,468
|{{Percentage | 118468 | 4015386 | 2 }}
| 146,483
|{{Percentage | 146483 | 4171339 | 2 }}
| 135,634
|{{Percentage | 135634 | 4268222 | 2 }}
| 175,837
|{{Percentage | 175837 | 3870574 | 2 }}
| 193,075
|{{Percentage | 193075 | 4211393 | 2 }}
| 271,077
|{{Percentage | 271077 | 4495730 | 2 }}
| 292,487
|{{Percentage | 292487 | 5166169 | 2 }}
| 1,243,752
|{{Percentage | 1243752 | 25351462 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Jainism]] [[File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg|15px]]
| 19,885
|{{Percentage | 19885 | 4015386 | 2 }}
| 21,575
|{{Percentage | 21575 | 4171339 | 2 }}
| 23,906
|{{Percentage | 23906 | 4268222 | 2 }}
| 20,950
|{{Percentage | 20950 | 3870574 | 2 }}
| 24,005
|{{Percentage | 24005 | 4211393 | 2 }}
| 23,666
|{{Percentage | 23666 | 4495730 | 2 }}
| 23,050
|{{Percentage | 23050 | 5166169 | 2 }}
| 52,613
|{{Percentage | 52613 | 25351462 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
| 4,045
|{{Percentage | 4045 | 4015386 | 2 }}
| 5,783
|{{Percentage | 5783 | 4171339 | 2 }}
| 6,232
|{{Percentage | 6232 | 4268222 | 2 }}
| 10,019
|{{Percentage | 10019 | 3870574 | 2 }}
| 22,075
|{{Percentage | 22075 | 4211393 | 2 }}
| 16,228
|{{Percentage | 16228 | 4495730 | 2 }}
| 11,549
|{{Percentage | 11549 | 5166169 | 2 }}
| 50,353
|{{Percentage | 50353 | 25351462 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Zoroastrianism]] [[File:Faravahar.svg|15px]]
| 6
|{{Percentage | 6 | 4015386 | 4 }}
| 25
|{{Percentage | 25 | 4171339 | 3 }}
| 27
|{{Percentage | 27 | 4268222 | 3 }}
| 53
|{{Percentage | 53 | 3870574 | 3 }}
| 39
|{{Percentage | 39 | 4211393 | 3 }}
| 8
|{{Percentage | 8 | 4495730 | 4 }}
| 62
|{{Percentage | 62 | 5166169 | 3 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
|-
| [[Buddhism]] [[File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg|15px]]
| 0
|{{Percentage | 0 | 4015386 | 4 }}
| 0
|{{Percentage | 0 | 4171339 | 4 }}
| 0
|{{Percentage | 0 | 4268222 | 4 }}
| 4
|{{Percentage | 4 | 3870574 | 4 }}
| 5
|{{Percentage | 5 | 4211393 | 4 }}
| 6
|{{Percentage | 6 | 4495730 | 4 }}
| 149
|{{Percentage | 149 | 5166169 | 3 }}
| 7,514
|{{Percentage | 7514 | 25351462 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Judaism]] [[File:Star_of_David.svg|15px]]
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 6
|{{Percentage | 6 | 4171339 | 4 }}
| 5
|{{Percentage | 5 | 4268222 | 4 }}
| 8
|{{Percentage | 8 | 3870574 | 4 }}
| 2
|{{Percentage | 2 | 4211393 | 4 }}
| 2
|{{Percentage | 2 | 4495730 | 4 }}
| 7
|{{Percentage | 7 | 5166169 | 4 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
|-
| Others
| 2
|{{Percentage | 2 | 4015386 | 4 }}
| 1
|{{Percentage | 1 | 4171339 | 4 }}
| 11
|{{Percentage | 11 | 4268222 | 4 }}
| 0
|{{Percentage | 0 | 3870574 | 4 }}
| 1
|{{Percentage | 1 | 4211393 | 4 }}
| 0
|{{Percentage | 0 | 4495730 | 4 }}
| 765
|{{Percentage | 765 | 5166169 | 2 }}
| 44,760
|{{Percentage | 44760 | 25351462 | 2 }}
|-
! Total Population
! 4,015,386
!{{Percentage | 4015386 | 4015386 | 2 }}
! 4,171,339
!{{Percentage | 4171339 | 4171339 | 2 }}
! 4,268,222
!{{Percentage | 4268222 | 4268222 | 2 }}
! 3,870,574
!{{Percentage | 3870574 | 3870574 | 2 }}
! 4,211,393
!{{Percentage | 4211393 | 4211393 | 2 }}
! 4,495,730
!{{Percentage | 4495730 | 4495730 | 2 }}
! 5,166,169
!{{Percentage | 5166169 | 5166169 | 2 }}
! 25,351,462
!{{Percentage | 25351462 | 25351462 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="20" | {{smalldiv|Note: Colonial-era census figures include small portions of contemporary [[Punjab, India]] due to changes to administrative division borders during the post-independence era.

# [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|kharar]], [[Rupnagar|Ropar]] tehsil of [[Ambala district|Ambala District]] Included in haryana here, while Fully [[Rupnagar|Ropar tehsil]] given to Punjab in [[Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966]] while [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar tehsil]] 154 village with [[kalka]] given to haryana and 282 Village with [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]] [[kurali]] town given to [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and 36 villages with [[Chandigarh|Chandigarth]] and Manimajra town to [[Chandigarh|Chandigarth UT]].
# [[Jind State|Jind Princly State]] fully Included in Haryana while its some area also fall into [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Nabha State|Nabha]], [[Patiala State|Patiala]] State some area also fall in Haryana which not added here.<ref>{{Cite book |title=25842_1971_AMB}}</ref>}}
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