, 2 4 9 ▁females . ▁Thus ▁the ▁corresponding ▁sex ▁ratio ▁is ▁ 9 0 5 ▁women ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁men . ▁ ▁Religion ▁ ▁S ikh ism ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁religion ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁Other ▁minor ities ▁includes ▁H indu ism ▁and ▁J ain ism . ▁Bh ull ar ▁J att s ▁and ▁Sh uk la ▁P and its ▁were ▁the ▁original ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁village . ▁There ▁were ▁few ▁Muslim ▁households , ▁who ▁migr ated ▁elsewhere ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Part ition ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁Mos que ▁as ▁well . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁An cient ▁Sh iva ▁Temple ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁which ▁still ▁exists . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁B aba ▁Bak ala ▁Sah ib ' s ▁constitu ency ▁is ▁mainly ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Sh ir oman i ▁Ak ali ▁Dal ▁party . ▁Many ▁political ▁leaders ▁such ▁as ▁J iw an ▁Singh ▁Um ran ang al , ▁Bab u ▁Kar am ▁Singh ▁Bal , ▁Sh a he ed ▁Dar sh an ▁Singh ▁Ph er uman , ▁So han ▁Singh ▁J all alus man ▁and ▁Dal ip ▁Singh ▁Me ht a ▁belonged ▁to ▁this ▁constitu ency . ▁These ▁polit icians ▁played ▁a ▁large ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁P un j ab . ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁of ▁the ▁B aba ▁Bak ala ▁Sah ib ▁te hs il ▁was ▁laid ▁by ▁J iw an ▁Singh