Population - Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition

Question

Read the data given below in the table and answer the questions that follow: Religious Communities of India. 2001.

 

2001

Religious

Population

% of Total

Groups

(in million)

 

Hindus

827.6

80.5

Muslims

138.2

13.5

Christians

24.1

2.3

Sikhs

19.2

1.9

Buddhists

8.0

0.9

Jains

4.2

0.4

Others

6.6

0.6

(i) Which religious community occupies the second place in the total population of India? Name a state where the people of this community are in majority.

(ii) Which is the smallest religious community in India? Name the three states where this community is mainly concentrated.

Answer

(i) Muslims : Jammu & Kashmir

(ii) Jains : Rajasthan, Gujrat and Maharashtra.

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