Jain Journal 1986 10

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

Page 11

OCTOBER, 1986
Table 5 Number of districts classified according to different ranges of decadal percent change in the number of Jains, 1971-81
50-99
100 and above
25-49
10-24
0-9
Negative
Range
Total
1
District
Thane
Bangalore
Greater Bombay
Districts having
10,000 and
more
population
2
1
3
35
27
8
6
80
Less than
10,000 population
3
40
34
56
40
23
54
247
Growth Rate
158.75
95.23
52.18
All districts
4
Source: Same as for Table 1 (Serial Nos. 3 and 4).
About the location of districts having at least 10,000 Jains and an abnormal growth, it is seen that most of them are situated in Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra only (Appendix Table I). For instance 3 of the 4 such districts having a relatively faster growth are situated in Karnataka and Maharashtra. These districts are:
41
37
91
67
31
60
327
41