Communities

British India

Indian States and Agencies

Total

1. Hindus

150,890,146

55,227,180

206,117,326

2. Muslims

79,398,503

12,659,593

92.058.096

3. Scheduled Castes ²¹[f.1] 

39,920,807

8.892,373

48,813,180

4. Tribal  

16,713,256

8.728,233

25,441,489

5. Sikhs  

4,165,097

1,526,350

5,691,447

6. Christians

(i) Indian Christians

1,655,982

1,413,808

3,069,790

(ii) Anglo-Indians

113,936

26,486

140,422

(iii) Others

75,751

7,708

83,459

7. Jains

578,372

870,914

1.449.286

8. Buddhists

167,413

64,590

232,003

9. Parsees

101,968

12,922

114,890

10. Jews

19.327

3,153

22,480

11. Others

371,403

38,474

409,877

Total

294,171,961

89,471,784

383,643,745

Total

Muslims

Scheduled Castes

Indian Christians

Sikhs

Provinces

Population

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

1. Ajmere-Merwara

583,693

89,899

15.4

Nil

3,895

.8

867

.15

2. Andaman Nicobar

33,768

8,005

23.7

Nil

779

2.3

744

2.2

3. Assam

10,204,733

3,442,479

33.7

676,291

6.6

37,750

.4

3,464

.03

4. British Baluchistan

501,631

438,930

87.5

5,102

1.0

2,633

.5

11,918

2.3

5. Bengal

60,306,525

33,005,434

54.7

7,878,970

13.0

110,923

.2

16,281

.03

6. Bihar*

36,340,151

4,716,314

12.9

4,840,379

13.3

24,693

.07

 13,213

.04

7. Bombay

20,849,840

1,920,368

9.2

1,855,148

8.9

338,812

1.6

8,011

.04

8. Central Provinces & Berar*

16,813,584

783,697

4.7

3,051,413

18.1

48,260

.3

14,996

.09

9. Coorg

168,726

14,780

8.8

25,740

15.3

3,309

2.0

Nil

10. Delhi

917,939

304,971

33.2

121,693

13.3

10,494

1.1

16,157

1.8

11. Madras

49,341,810

3,896,452

7.9

8,068,492

16.4

2,001,082

4.06

418

.001

12. N.-W.F.P.

3,038,067

2,788,797

91.8

Nil

5,426

.2

57,989

1.9

13. Orissa

8,728,544

146,301

1.7

1,238,171

14.2

26,584

.3

232

.003

14. Punjab

28,418,819

16,217,242

57

1,248,635

4.4

486,038

1.7

3,757,401

13.2

15. Panth Piploda

5,267

251

4.8

918

17.4

216

4.1

Nil

16. Sind

4,229,221

3,054,635

72.2

191,634

4.5

13,232

.3

31,011

.7

17. United Provinces @

55,020,617

8,416,308

15.3

11,717,158

21.3

131,327

.2

232,445

.4

Total

295,502.935

79,344,863

26.9

40,919,744

13.9

3,245,453

1.0

4,155,147

1.0

* Bihar

28,823,802

4,168,470

14.4

3,919,619

13.6

12,651

.04

3,204

.01

Chota Nagpur

7,516,349

547,844

7.3

420,760

5.6

12,042

.2

10,009

.1

* C.P.

13,208,718

448,528

3.4

2,359,836

17.9

42,135

.3

12,766

.1

Berar

3.604,866

335,169

93

691.577

19.2

6,125

.2

2,230

.05

@ Agra

40,903,147

6,231,062

15-2

8,018,803

19.6

120,549

.3

226,096

.5

Oudh

14,114,470

2,185,246

15.5

3,698,355

26.2

10,778

.08

6,349

.05

States and Agencies

Total Population

Muslims

Scheduled Castes

Indian Christians

Sikhs

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

1. Assam

725,655

31,662

4.4

265

.04

25913

3.6

381

.05

2. Baluchistan

356,204

346,251

97.2

65

.02

40

.01

126

.04

3. Baroda

2,855,010

223,610

7.8

230,794

8.1

9182

.3

566

.02

4. Bengal

2,144,829

372,113

17.3

269,729

12.6

564

.03

28

.001

5. Central India

7,506,427

439,850

5.9

1,027,009

13.7

7,582

.1

2731

.04

6. Chattisgarh

4,050,000

28,773

0.7

483,132

11.9

11,820

.3

507

.01

7. Cochin

1,422,875

109,188

7.7

141,154

9.9

399,394

28.1

9

8. Deccan

(and Kolhapur)

2,785,428

182,036

6.5

306,898

11.0

17,236

.6

22

.001

9. Gujarat

1,458,702

58,000

3.9

55,204

3-8

4,215

.3

182

.01

10. Gwalior

4,006,159

240,903

6.0

1,352

.03

2,342

.06

11. Hyderabad

16,338,534

2,097,475

12.8

2,928,048

17.9

215,989

1.3

5,330

.03

12. Kashmir and Feudatories

4,021.616

3,073,540

76.4

113,464

2.8

3,079

.08

65,903

1.6

13. Madras

498,754

30,263

6.0

83,734

16.8

20,806

4.2

5

14. Mysore

7,329,140

485,230

66

1,405,067

19.2

98,580

1.3

269

004

15. N.-W.F.P.

46,267

22,068

47.7

Nil

571

1.2

4,472

9.1

16. Orissa

3,023,731

14,355

0.47

352,088

11.6

2,249

.07

151

.005

17. Punjab

5,503,554

2,251,459

40.9

349,962

6.4

6,952

.1

1,342,685

24.4

18. Punjab Hill

1,090,644

46,678

4.3

238,774

21.9

188

.02

17,739

1-6

19. Rajputana

13,670,208

1,297,841

9.5

4,349

.03

81,896

.6

20. Sikkim

121,520

83

0.07

76

06

34

.03

1

21. Travancore

6.070,018

434,150

7.2

395,952

6.5

1,958,491

32.3

31

22. U.P.

928,470

273,625

29.5

152,927

16-5

1,281

.1

731

.08

23. Western India

4,904,156

600,440

12.2

358,038

7.3

3,105

.06

239

.005

Total

91,810,571

15,733,133

16.59

8,892,373

9.7

2,794,959

3.1

1,526,350

1.7

Muslims

Scheduled Castes

Indian Christians

Sikhs

Hindus

Districts

Total Population

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

1. Hissar

1,006,709

285,208

28.3

128,240

12.7

1,235

.1

60,731

6.0

524,602

52.1

2. Rohtak

956,399

166,569

17.4

135,103

14.1

1,026

.1

1,466

.2

645,371

57.5

3. Gurgaon

851,458

285,992

33.6

119,250

14.0

1,457

.2

637

.07

441,287

51.8

4. Karnal

994,575

304,346

30.6

136,713

13.7

1,223

.1

19,887

2.0

529,588

53.2

5. Ambala

847,745

268,999

31.7

124,006

14.6

4,892

.6

153,543

18.1

288,652

34.0

6. Simla

38,576

7,022

18.2

7,092

18.4

508

1.3

1,032

2.7

22,374

58.-0

7. Kangra

899,377

43,249

4.8

121,622

13.5

590

.07

4,809

.5

725,909

80.7

8. Hoshiyarpur

1,170,323

380,759

32.5

170,855

14.6

6,060

.5

198,194

16.9

413,837

35.4

9. Jullundar

1.127,190

509,804

45.2

154,431

13.7

5,971

.5

298,744

26.5

156,579

13.9

10. Ludhiana .

818,615

302,482

36.9

68,469

8.4

1,632

.2

341,175

41.7

106,246

12.9

11. Ferozpore .

1.423,076

641,448

45.1

73,504

5.1

11,031

.8

479,486

33.7

216,229

15.2

12. Lahore

1,695,375

1,027,772

60.6

32,735

1.9

67,686

4.0

310,648

18.3

252,004

14.9

13. Amritsar

1,413,876

657,695

46.5

22,750

1.6

25,330

1.8

510,845

36.1

194,727

13.8

14. Gurdaspur .

1,153,511

589,923

51.1

45,839

4.0

40,262

4.4

221,251

19.2

244,935

21.2

15. Sialkot

1,190,497

739,218

62.1

65,354

5.5

73,846

6.2

139,409

11.7

165,965

13.9

16. Gujranwalla

912,235

642,706

70.5

7,485

.8

60,380

6.6

99,139

10.9

100,630

11.0

17. Shakhupura

852,508

542,344

63.6

22,438

2.6

59,985

7.0

160,706

18.9

66,744

7.8

18. Gujarat

1,104, 52

945,609

85.6

4,621

    .4

4,391

.4

70.233

6.3

80,022

7.2

19. Shahapur

998,921

835,918

83.7

9,693

1.0

12,690

1.3

48.046

4.8

92,479

9.2

20. Jhealam .

629,658

563,033

89.4

771

.1

730

.1

24,680

3.9

40,117

6.4

21. Rawalpindi

785,231

628,193

80.0

4.233

.5

4,212

.5

64,127

8.2

78,245

10.0

22. Attock

675,875

611,128

90.4

1,015

.1

504

.09

20,102

30

42,194

6.2

23. Mianwali .

506,321

436,260

86.2

1,008

.2

324

.06

6,865

1.3

61,806

12.2

24. Montgomery

1,329,103

918,564

69.1

43,456

3.2

24,101

1.9

175.064

13.2

167,510

12.6

25. Lyallpore

1,396,305

877,518

62.8

68,222

4.9

51,694

3.7

262,737

18.8

135,637

9.7

26. Jhang.

821,631

678,736

82.6

1,943

.2

744

.1

12,238

1.-5

127,946

15.6

27. Multan

1,484,333

1,157,911

78.0

24.530

1.7

13,270

.9

61,628

4.1

225,342

15.2

28. Muzaffargarh

712,849

616,074

86.4

2,691

.4

218

.03

5.882

.8

87,952

12.3

29.DeraGazi Khan

581,350

512,678

88.1

1,059

.2

46

.01

1.072

.2

66,348

114

30.Transfrontier Tract

40,246

40,084

99.6

Nil

Nil

2

160

.4

Total .

28.418,820

16,217,242

57.1

1,592,320

5.6

486,038

1.7

3,757,401

13.2

6,301,737

22.2

Muslims

Scheduled Castes

Hindus

Indian Christians

Districts

Total Population

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

1. Burdwan

1,890,732

336,665

17.8

430,300

22.8

963,520

51.0

3,280

.2

2. Birbhum

1,048,317

287,310

27.4

280,254.

26.7

406,182

38.8

344

.03

3. Banknra

1,289,640

55,564

4.3

355,290

97.5

723,269

56.1

1,216

.1

4.Midnapore

3,190,647

246,559

7.7

339,066

10.6

2.342,897

73.4

3,834

.1

5.Hooghly

1,377,729

207,077

15.0

245,810

17.8

853.734

61.9

543

.04

6. Howrah

1490,304

296,325

19.9

184,318

 12.4

1,000,548

 67.1

 994

.06

7. 24-Parganas

3,536,386

1,148,180

32.5

743,397

21.0

1.566,599

44.3

20,823

.6

8. Calcutta

2,108,891

497,535

23.6

55,228

2.6

1,476,284

 70.0

16,431

.8

9. Nadia 

1,759,846

1,078,007

61.3

143,682

8.2

514,268

29.2

10,749

.6

10. Murshidabad

1,640,530

927,747

56.6

167,184

10.2

517,803

31.6

394

.02

11. Khulna

1,943,218

959,172

49.4

470,550

24.2

507,143

26.1

3,538

.2

12. Rajashahi

1,571,750

1,173.285

74.6

75,650

4.8

253,580

16.1

1,166

.07

13. Dinajpur

1,926,833

967,246

50.2

399,410

20.7

375,212

19.5

1,448

.07

14. Jalpaiguri

15. Darjeeling

16. Rangpur

17. Bogra

1,089,513 376,369 2,877,847 1,260.463

251,460 9,125 2,055,186 1,057,902

23.4

2.4

71.4 83.9

325,504 28,922 495,462 61,303

29.9

7.7

17.2

4.9

226,143 149,574 307,387 126,229

20.8 39.7 10.7 10.0

2,589

2,599

389

286

.2

.7

.01

.02

18. Pabna

1705,072

1,313,968

77.1

114,738

6.7

269,017

15.8

285

.02

19. Malda .

1,232,618

699,945

56.7

75,535

6.1

390,143

31.6

466

.04

20. Dacca

4,222,143

2,841,261

67.3

409,905

9.7

950,227

22.5

15,846

.4

21. Myrnensiagh

22. Faridpur

 23. Bakargunj

24. Tippera

25. Naokhali

6,023,758 2,888,803 3,549,010 3,860,139 2,217,402

4,664.548 1,871,336 2,567,027 2,975,901 1,803,937

77.4 64.4 72.3 77.1 81.3

340,676 527,496 427,667 227,643 81,817

5.7

18.3 12.1

5.9

3.7

955,962 478,742 480,962 652,318 330.494

15.9 16.6 13.6 16.9 14.9

2,322

9,549

9,357

428

535

.04

.3

 .2

.01

.02

26, Chittagong

27. Chittagong Hill Tracts .

2,153,296 247,053 

1,605,183 7,270

74.5

2.9

57,024

283

2.6

.1

401,050

4,598

18.6

1.9

395

60

.02

 .02

28. Jessore

1,828,216

1,100,713

60.2

314,856

17.2

406,223

22.2

1057

.06

Total

60,306,525

33,005,434

54.7

7,378,.970

12.2

17,630,054

29.3

110,923

.2

Muslims

Scheduled Castes

Indian Christians

Sikhs

Hindus

Districts

Total Population

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

Population

%

 Surma Valley

1. Kachahar

641,181

232,950

36.3

51,961

8.1

3,744

.6

---

---

173,855

27.1

2. Sylhet

3,116,602

1,892,117

60.7

364,510

11.7

2,590

.08

---

---

785,004

25.2

3. Khasi and Jantia Hills

118,665

1,555

1.3

63

.05

120

.1

---

---

12,676

10.7

4. Naga Hills

189,641

531

.2

45

.02

9

---

---

4,153

2.2

5. Lushai Hills

152,786

101

.06

22

.01

Nil

---

---

2,425

1.6

Assam Valley

---

---

6. Goalpara

1,014,285

468,924

46.2

23,434

2.3

269

.03

---

---

282,789

27.9

7. Kamrup

1,264,200

361,522

391

59,092

4.7

1,038

.08

---

---

637,457

50.4

8. Darang

736,791

120,995

16.4

19.475

2.6

6,367

.8

---

---

328,283

44.6

9. Nowgong

710,800

250,113

35.2

59,214

8.3

4,049

.6

---

---

229,137

32.2

10. Sibsagar

1.074.741

51.769

4.8

50,184

4.7

15,268

1.4

---

---

593,007

55.2

11. Lakmipur

894,842

44.579

5.0

43,527

4.9

.3,786

.4

---

---

 457,509

51.1

12. Garo Hills

233,569

10,398

4.5

789

.3

1

---

---

13,518

5.8

13. Sadiya Frontier Tract

60,118

864

1.4

3,991

6.6

 486

.8

---

---

14.605

24.3

14. Balipara Frontier Tract

6,512

61

.9

74

1.1

23

.4

---

---

2.514

38.6

Total

10.204,733

3,442,479

33.7

676,291

6.6

37,750

.4

3,464

.03

3,536,932

34.6

Districts

Total Population

Total Muslim Population

P. C. of Muslim Population to Total

Total Non-Muslim Population

P. C. of Non-Muslim to Total

Hazara

796,230

756,004

94.9

40,226

5.1

Mardan

506,539

483,575

965

22,964

4.5

Peshawar .

851,833

769,589

90.4

82,244

9.6

Kohat

289,404

266,224

92.0

23,180

8.0

Bannu

295,930

257,648

871

38,282

12.9

D.I. Khan.

298,131

255,757

85.8

42,374

14.2