India: Information on whether the results of the 1991 census are available, including the number of Sikhs living in Delhi and whether Indians, especially Sikhs, move from city to city or from state to state in large numbers
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IND13715 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, India: Information on whether the results of the 1991 census are available, including the number of Sikhs living in Delhi and whether Indians, especially Sikhs, move from city to city or from state to state in large numbers, 1 April 1993, IND13715, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad093c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information additional to that contained in Responses to Information Requests IND11021 of 30 June 1992 and IND11087 of 16 June 1992, which are available in the REFINFO database, could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB. However, according to a representative of the World Sikh Organization in Ottawa, the number of Sikhs currently living in New Delhi is estimated at around 800,000 to 1.6 million (8 Apr. 1993).
Attached, please find excerpts from India 1991: A Reference Annual, which provides provisional results of the 1991 census.
Additional information on this subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
Reference
World Sihk Organization, Ottawa. 8 April 1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.
Attachment
India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. February 1992. India 1991: A Reference Annual. Edited and Compiled by Research and Reference Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. New Delhi: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.