Population Of Jains In India

Author(s): Dheeraj Jain
Publisher: Dheeraj Jain

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LITERACY (HTTST)
•Jains have the highest literacy rate amongst all communities. •This holds good for male as well as female. •Out of the 36 States/UTS, Jains have literacy rate of more than 95% in 17 States/UTs and •between 90-95% in 11 States/UTS. •However, as a whole, it has gone down since 2001 wherein it was 97.41%.
India
Hindu
Muslim
Christian Sikh
Buddhists
Jains
Total Male Female
72.98 80.88 64.63
73.27 81.70 64.34
68.54 74.73 62.04
84.53 87.70 81.47
75.39 81.29 80.03 88.31 70.31 74.04
94.88 96.78 92.91