Jains in India and Abroad

Author(s): Prakash C Jain
Publisher: International Summer School for Jain Studies

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Table 3.12: Number of persons and selected population characteritics of Jains in the districts having at least 10,000 Jains, 1981
1.
Districts having 100,000 and more
SI.
District
Population
Growth rate, 1971-81
Level of Urbanisation
Sex ratio
No.
Average household size
1.
341,980
52.18
100.00
869
5.730
Greater Bombay
3.
Belgaum Kolhapur Ahmedabad
127,306 121,722 119,235
15.59 30.51 14.60
21.32 23.
84 95.92
1
946
,098 955
5.965 6.307 5.573
II.
Districts having 50,000-99,999
District
Population
Growth rate, 1971-81
Level of Urbanisation
Sex ratio
No.
Average household size
Udaipur
92,093
38.27
988
5.387
wilon
17.31 46.33
Delhi
73,917
99.41
893
6.017
Sangli
67,304
13.20
25.92
946
5.644
Pune Kachchh
Pali
65,907 57,454 50,116
41.85 0.61 12.38
76.19 22.98 43.87
907 1271 1080
6.013 3.987 4.980
10.
1080
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Dustricts having 20,000-49,999
District
Population
SI. No.
Growth rate, 1971-81
Level of Urbanisation
Sex ratio
Average househol d size
11.
Jaipur
47,416
26.69
74.32
917
5.792
12.
Thane
158.75
71.91
857
5.483
13.
Sagar
21.95
58.11
913
6.203
14.
Ajmer
45,609 45,144 44,263 41,873 39,802
18.82
58.43
928
5.764
15.
20.49
27.44
1,164
5.082
Jalore Bhavnagar
16.
1.68
94.99
917
6.236
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