Explanation:

The proportion of Sikh population in Punjab in 2001 has gone down from about 63 per cent in 1991 to 59.9 per cent in 2011. The proportion of Hindu, Muslim and Christian population has gone up from 34.5 per cent, 1.2 per cent and 1.1 per cent in 1991 to 36.9 per cent 1.8 per cent and 1.2 per cent in 2011. The share of Punjabi Sikhs in India’s total Sikh population has gone down from 78.6 per cent in 1991 to 73.2 per cent in 2011. The share of Sikhs in India’s total population has also gone down slightly from 2 per cent in 1991 to 1.9 per cent in 2011