#Sikh population in world country wise plus#
I could arrive on the topic of Sikh Diaspora with a clear thinking that I have personally experienced many of the plus and minus elements of being away from ‘home’, totaling a period of more than 26 years during my career in the Foreign Service. I had an acute consciousness and even trepidation of being the first non-academician and a Punjabi to the very core of my being who even contests the credentials of being described as a ‘non-Sikh’. The task compelled me to examine critically (Plato said, “an unexamined life is not worth living”) all those years of my own life among the Sikhs in Punjab. Pritam Singh - I remained at a loss for quite many days as to what aspect of Sikhs and their Faith I was qualified and confident to speak of. When I was sounded some time back by Dr Mahinder Singh, Director Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan for the topic of lecture this evening - at the subtle suggestions of Prof. Manmohan Singh has stated that “the NRIs’ remittances – over 20 billion annually - with the significant proportion from the Gulf – has been an important factor in keeping the country’s current account deficit in the balance of payments in a zone of comfort”, adding that, “the largest single item of our export basket is the remittances sent back home by workers in the foreign countries”. The Indian Diaspora has certainly emerged, in the recent years, as a significant economic, social and cultural force in the world. “Before examining the complex contours of the Sikh Diaspora, it may be noted that the overall Indian Diaspora has been estimated at over 25 million – an unconfirmed source has put the number of Sikhs abroad to be around 3.7 million – is spread across more than 110 countries. South Asia Post: Issue 31 Vol II, January 15, 2007 Top ten Metropolitan areas with Sikh Populations in Canada: ( Listed from Largest to Smallest ): Toronto ON, Montreal QC, Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Ottawa ON, Edmonton AB, Quebec City, QC, Winnipeg MBĪs for total Population in Canada of Sikhs: Surrey (120,000 Sikhs), Brampton, Ontario (98,000) and Calgary, Alta (29,000) has a higher population than Abbotsford.Ībbotsford has 26,000 Sikhs while Vancouver has 17,000 and Toronto has 20,000.The Dynamics of Sikh Diaspora since Independence-1 London has the highest overall Sikh Population in England with 126,000 Sikhs comprising 1.5% of London’s total population. Sikhs as a Percentage of Total Population: 4% Sikhs as a Percentage of Population: 8.5% Sikhs as a Percentage of Total Population: 10% Sikhs as a Percentage of Total Population: 10.2% Sikhs as a Percentage of Total Population: 11% Sikhs as a Percentage of Total Population: 12% Sikhs as a Percentage of total Population: 24% Sikhs as a Percentage of Total Population: 36% Sikhs as Percentage of Total Population: 38% Sikhs as a Percentage of total Population: 42% Most densely populated Cities With a significant Sikh Population as percentage of Total Populationġ) City: Surrey, Canada (Largest Sikh Settlement Outside of Punjab)(120,000 Sikhs)
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