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159,408 108,350
142,623 98,761
Jain
4,961
4,320
4,325,924 3,646,560 539,740
4,163,425 3,565,700 472,401
13,833
13,283
111,723 6,992
100,302 5,442 4,458
4,791
270 Uttar Pradesh Buddhist
302,031 271 Uttar Pradesh
207,111 Other Religious 272 Uttar Pradesh
9,281 Communities 273 Uttaranchal All Religious Communities 18,489,349 274 Uttaranchal Hindu
7,212,260 275 Uttaranchal Muslim
1,012,141 276 Uttaranchal Christian
27,116 277 Uttaranchal Sikh
212,025 278 Uttaranchal Buddhist
12,434 279 Uttaranchal Jain
9,249 Other Religious 280 Uttaranchal
770 Communities 281 West Bengal All Religious Communities 80,176,197 282 West Bengal Hindu
58,104,835 283 West Bengal Muslim
20,240,543 284 West Bengal Christian
515,150 285 West Bengal Sikh
66,391 286 West Bengal Buddhist
243,364 287 West Bengal Jain
55,223 Other Religious 288 West Bengal
895,796 Communities Source: Census of India 2001
437
333
141,465,985 38,710,212 30,069,503 28,035,332 10,470,406 9,770,137 257,337 257,813 36,738 29,653 122,877 120,487 28,631 26,592
451,334
444,462
APPENDIX - 11
Table: Distribution of Population of Indian Religious Communities by Caste Categories
Religion/Caste
SCS
STS
OBCs
Others
All
100 100 100
100
Hindu Muslim Christians Sikh Jain Buddhist Zorastrian Others Total
22.2 0.8 9.0 30.7 0.0 89.5 0.0 2.6 19.7
9.1 0.5 32.8 0.9 2.6 7.4 15.9 82.5 8.5
42.8 39.2 24.8 22.4 3.0 0.4 13.7
6.2 41.1
26.0 59.5 33.3 46.1 94.3 2.7 70.4 8.7 30.8
100 100 100 100 100
Source: Distribution obtained from merged sample of Schedule 1 and Schedule 10 of NSSO, 61 round Survey.
Jains in India and Abroad
