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Population
Sr.
No.
1
State
4.
2
3. Gujarat
Group
No.
3
I
II
III
IV
Maharashtra I
5. Mysore
Table 10 (Contd.)
II
I
District
4
Kutch
Jaina population
of the District
1.
57,107
1. Banas-Kantha
31,755
1. Jamnagar
29,952
1. Bhavnagar
39,143
2. Surendranagar
28,224
3. Ahmedabad
1,04,047
Total of Group IV 1,71,414
1. Greater
Bombay
5
2,44,721
93,264
1. Kolhapur 2. Sangli
59,457
Total of Group II 1,52,721
1. Belgaum
1,10,135
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, Group I of (Southern) Rajasthan, Group I of (Western) Madhya Pradesh and Group II of (Northern) Gujarat are contiguous to each other. These 3 contiguous Groups from 3 States could be considered to form a regional pocket of the Jainas in the Western area and could be conveniently termed as the Western Pocket. Similarly in the 2 adjoining States of Maharashtra and Mysore, Group II of (Southern) Maharashtra and Group I of (Northern) Mysore are contiguous to each other. These 2 contiguous Groups from 2 States of Maharashtra and Mysore could be considered to form a regional pocket of the Jainas in the Southern Area and could be conveniently termed as the Southern Pocket. Between these two pockets, the Southern Pocket is of great significance from the point of view of concentration of a considerable number of Jaina population in a limited area as it covers 2,62,855 Jaina persons
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