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report there were 965,840 Jains in Maharastra followed by 562,806 in Rajasthan and 491,331 in Gujarat. The corresponding figures in the 2001 census were: Maharashtra 1,301,843, Rajasthan 650,491, and Gujarat 525,305. Meanwhile in the 2001 census Madhya Pradesh with 545,446 Jains emerged as the state supporting the third largest Jain population after Maharashtra and Rajasthan. These four States, together with Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi accounted for about 90% of the total Jain population in India in 2001. The varying pace of population growth can be attributed mainly to inter-state migration, ethnic revivalism and natural increase.
Urbanisation
A highly significant population characteristic of the Jains in India is their high degree of urbanization. Thus as per 2001 census 3,215,706
Percentage of total number of Jains in seven major states in india, 1961 - 2001
2001 1991 1981 1971 1961
Delhi
UP
Karnataka
Gurajrat
M.P
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
0.07
6.02
12.91
12.23
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.340.21
15.3989
19:52
20.22
30.81
29.42 27.02
23.96
55 Jains in India and Abroad
