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Population
.
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Table 6
Sr. No.
.
State/Union Territory
Percentage Distribution of
Jaina population
Toimitvorio o si
27.02 19.72 17:34 13.25 : 8.40
4.79 1.94 1.58 1.24 1.20 0.97 0.82
13.
0.52
14. 15.
Maharashtra Rajasthan Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Mysore Uttar Pradesh Delhi Tamil Nadu West Bengal Haryana Bihar Punjab · Andhra Pradesh Assam Orissa Kerala Manipur Jammu & Kashmir Chandigarh Nagaland Himachal Pradesh Goa, Daman & Diu Tripura Dadra & Nagar Haveli Meghalaya Pondicherry Arunachala Pradesh Andaman Islands Laccadive Islands
16.
17.
0.25 0.13 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01
0.01 Negligible Negligible
25.
26.
27.
of India, comprising the States of Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal where the Jaina religion had its origin, and which had come under the direct spell of Lord Mahavira. It is really surprising to note that the Jainas are most scarce in Bihar where Lord Mahavira lived, preached and flourished. Similarly, it is strange to find
