Q2. What does 2001 census tells about Muslims?
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The 2001 Census data reveals that Uttar Pradesh with a population size of 166 million people is the most populous state of India. Almost half of India's population lives in just five states. The population density of India in the year 2001 was 324 persons per sq km.
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Government releases religion-wise population data; 79.8% Hindus, 14.2% Muslims
Government releases religion-wise population data; 79.8% Hindus, 14.2% Muslims
The religion-wise population data released by the Government on Tuesday indicated a rise in the proportion of Muslim population in the country during 2001-2011.
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The religion-wise population data released by the Government on Tuesday indicated a rise in the proportion of Muslim population in the country during 2001-2011.
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Last Updated: Aug 26, 2015, 06:22 AM IST
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NEW DELHI: The religion-wise population data released by the Government on Tuesday indicated a rise in the proportion of Muslim population in the country during 2001-2011 despite a significant decline in the population growth rate of the community registered during previous census decade (1991-2001).
According to the census data released on Tuesday, the growth rate of Muslim population in the decade 2001-2011 stood at 24.6% as against 36% during 1991-2001.
However, this 24.6% growth rate has resulted in the proportion of Muslim population growing by 0.8% from 13.4% (2001 census) to 14.2% (2011) of total population. The release of the data comes ahead of assembly elections in Bihar where the Muslim population is pegged at 17%, according to the data released on Tuesday.
Minority Sikh population also witnessed a substantial dip in their population growth rate from over 18% (1991-2001 decade) to 8.4% during 2001-2011. As a result, Sikh population as a proportion of total population has witnessed a decline of 0.2% from 1.9% in 2001 to 1.7%.
The growth rate of Hindu population, too, has witnessed a decline from 20.3% during 1991-2001 to 17.7% during 2001-2011, resulting in Hindu population in the country dipping below 80% to 79.8%, the data indicated. The religion-wise data released indicated that the proportion of Christian and Jain communities remained static at 2.3% and 0.4%, respectively. The proportion of Buddhists, in contrast, has witnessed a marginal dip from 0.8% (2001) to 0.7% (2011 census).
There was a controversy surrounding the calculation of Muslim population growth rate last time which was revised to 29.3% (1991-2001 decade) after adjusting for the fact that the census could not take place in Jammu & Kashmir in 1991. Even after this base, the Muslim population growth rate has witnessed higher decline than that of Hindu population growth rate over previous decade.
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