OC · #105 statewide rank · 33 districts

Sikhs caste data from the Telangana caste census

Sikhs accounts for 9,142 people and 2,887 households in the statewide caste release. It makes up 0.0% of the Telangana population, 0.2% of the OC total, and 0.2% of Other Caste (OC) families. The largest district count is in GHMC.

Population9,142
Households2,887
State share0.0%
OC share0.2%

Quick context

Where this row sits

Social categoryOC
FamilyOther Caste (OC) families
Statewide rank#105
Family rank#16
Category rank#16
Leading districtGHMC

How to read the percentages

Avoid mixing up the percentage labels

  • State share is Sikhs's share of the Telangana population.
  • OC share means this row's share inside the published OC group.
  • Other Caste (OC) families share groups all named OC communities into one family total.
  • In the district table, share of statewide caste shows how much each district contributes to Sikhs's statewide total.

District concentration

Top districts for Sikhs

  1. GHMC
    55.5% of the statewide Sikhs total
    5,074
  2. Medchal Malkajgiri
    10.1% of the statewide Sikhs total
    922
  3. Rangareddy
    7.7% of the statewide Sikhs total
    708
  4. Nizamabad
    5.6% of the statewide Sikhs total
    510
  5. Karimnagar
    2.6% of the statewide Sikhs total
    236
  6. Sangareddy
    2.1% of the statewide Sikhs total
    196
  7. Hanumakonda
    2.0% of the statewide Sikhs total
    181
  8. Jagitial
    1.2% of the statewide Sikhs total
    113
  9. Mancherial
    1.2% of the statewide Sikhs total
    111
  10. Nalgonda
    1.0% of the statewide Sikhs total
    94

District breakdown

Full district table

District Population Households Within category % Share of statewide caste %
GHMC 5,074 1,670 0.2% 55.5%
Medchal Malkajgiri 922 280 0.3% 10.1%
Rangareddy 708 213 0.2% 7.7%
Nizamabad 510 147 0.3% 5.6%
Karimnagar 236 70 0.2% 2.6%
Sangareddy 196 64 0.1% 2.1%
Hanumakonda 181 61 0.2% 2.0%
Jagitial 113 35 0.1% 1.2%
Mancherial 111 32 0.2% 1.2%
Nalgonda 94 24 0.1% 1.0%
Nirmal 91 25 0.1% 1.0%
Khammam 90 30 0.0% 1.0%
Kamareddy 88 19 0.1% 1.0%
Siddipet 84 21 0.1% 0.9%
Kumarambheem Asifabad 83 23 0.2% 0.9%
Adilabad 77 24 0.1% 0.8%
Warangal 64 21 0.1% 0.7%
Bhadradri Kothagudem 60 21 0.1% 0.7%
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 54 14 0.1% 0.6%
Rajanna Sircilla 52 13 0.1% 0.6%
Medak 49 15 0.1% 0.5%
Suryapet 46 14 0.0% 0.5%
Vikarabad 28 7 0.0% 0.3%
Mahabubnagar 26 8 0.0% 0.3%
Peddapalli 22 7 0.0% 0.2%
Narayanpet 17 6 0.0% 0.2%
Jayashankar Bhupalpally 15 5 0.1% 0.2%
Wanaparthy 15 4 0.0% 0.2%
Nagarkurnool 13 4 0.0% 0.1%
Mahabubabad 11 6 0.0% 0.1%
Jogulamba Gadwal 6 2 0.0% 0.1%
Jangaon 4 1 0.0% 0.0%
Mulugu 2 1 0.0% 0.0%

Position inside the family

How Sikhs sits inside Other Caste (OC) families

Rank Caste / community Population Family share
#14 Christian (other than BC-C) 34,096 0.6%
#15 Karanam 13,106 0.2%
#16 Sikhs 9,142 0.2%
#17 Buddhists 8,874 0.2%
#18 Lingayat 8,577 0.2%

Relevant metric tables

Table pages for the related category or subgroup

Source note

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This page is built from the volume-4 caste-population release and district caste tables. Use the linked source PDF to confirm page context, footnotes, and wording before publishing sensitive demographic claims.