Question

A group of people forming less than half of total population of a region or country can be called as​

Answer 1

Answer:

minority

Concept of a minority: mandate definition

An ethnic, religious or linguistic minority is any group of persons which constitutes less than half of the population in the entire territory of a State whose members share common characteristics of culture, religion or language, or a combination of any of these.

Answer 2

A group of people forming less than half of total population of a region or country can be called as​ minority.

• Minority communities are the ones that form a less part of the population of a region or a country.
• While majority communities form more than half of total population of a region or country.
• Some of the examples of minorities in India are Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, etc.
• While the majority community in India is Hindus.