Muslim Population Increased, Hindus Declined In India: Census Data On Religion

NEW DELHI (Web Work area) – The Muslim group has enlisted a direct 0.8 for each penny development to touch 17.22 crore in the 10-year period somewhere around 2001 and 2011, up from 13.8 crore, while Hindu populace demonstrated a decay by 0.7 for each penny at 96.63 crore amid the period, as per the most recent statistics information on religion. 

While the statistics figure on religion was discharged on Tuesday, over four years after arrangement of the information, the position information is yet to be made open, Times of India reported. 

RJD, JD(U), SP, DMK and some different gatherings have been requesting that the administration discharge the station evaluation figure. The information on financial status of the populace was discharged on July 3. 

According to the religious statistics information of 2011, discharged by the Enlistment center General and Evaluation Chief on Tuesday, the aggregate populace in the nation in 2011 was 121.09 crore. 

Hindu populace is 96.63 crore (79.8 for each penny); Muslim 17.22 crore (14.2 for every penny); Christian 2.78 crore (2.3 for every penny); Sikh 2.08 crore (1.7 for every penny); Buddhist 0.84 crore (0.7 for each penny); Jain 0.45 crore (0.4 for each penny), different religions and influences (ORP) 0.79 crore (0.7 for each penny) and religion not expressed 0.29 crore (0.2 for every penny). 

The extent of Muslim populace to aggregate populace has expanded by 0.8 rate point (PP) in 2011, the enumeration information said. 

The extent of Hindu populace to aggregate populace in 2011 has declined by 0.7 PP; the extent of Sikh populace has declined by 0.2 PP and the Buddhist populace has declined by 0.1 PP amid the decade 2001-2011. 

There has been no huge change in the extent of Christians and Jains. 

According to 2001 enumeration, India's aggregate populace was 102 crore of which Hindu populace involved 82.75 crore (80.45 for each penny) and Muslims were 13.8 crore (13.4 for every penny). 

The development rate of populace in the decade 2001-2011 was 17.7 for every penny. The development rate of populace of the distinctive religious groups in the same period was as Hindus: 16.8 for each penny; Muslim: 24.6 for every penny; Christian: 15.5 for every penny; Sikh: 8.4 for each penny; Buddhist: 6.1 for each penny and Jain: 5.4 for every penny. 

The dissemination is complete populace by six noteworthy religious groups in particular, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain other than 'Different Religions and Influences' and ‘Religion not stated’.