Comparison of Contribution of Sikhs and Non-Sikhs during India's Independence Movement till August 15, 1947*

Sacrifice Category Sikhs Non-Sikhs Total % Sikhs % Non-Sikhs
Hanged 93 28 121 71 29
Life Imprisonment (called Kala Pani) at Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 18th and 19th Centuries 2147 499 2646 81 19
Killed at Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Amritsar, April 13, 1919 799 501 1300 61 39
Killed at Budge Budge Ghat Firing, Kolkata 67 46 113 59 41
Killed in Naamdhari Kooka Movement, 1800's 91 - 91 100 -
Killed in Akali Movement, December 30, 1920 500 - 500 100 -
Grand Total 3697 1074 4771 77 23
Population of India (July 2008)** 21.8 million 930 million 1.148 Billion 1.9% 98.1%

*Data compiled from Sikh Phulwari (Magazine monthly printed by Sikh Missionary College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India), pp.31, August, 2015, & pp. 27, Jan. 2008 and www.google.com

**Data obtained from: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html