Communal distribution of population by Minorities in the Provinces of British India
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Total
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Muslims
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Scheduled Castes
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Indian Christians
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Sikhs
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Provinces
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Population
|
Population
|
%
|
Population
|
%
|
Population
|
%
|
Population
|
%
|
|
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1. Ajmere-Merwara
|
583,693
|
89,899
|
15.4
|
Nil
|
3,895
|
.8
|
867
|
.15
|
|
|
2. Andaman Nicobar
|
33,768
|
8,005
|
23.7
|
Nil
|
779
|
2.3
|
744
|
2.2
|
|
|
3. Assam
|
10,204,733
|
3,442,479
|
33.7
|
676,291
|
6.6
|
37,750
|
.4
|
3,464
|
.03
|
|
4. British Baluchistan
|
501,631
|
438,930
|
87.5
|
5,102
|
1.0
|
2,633
|
.5
|
11,918
|
2.3
|
|
5. Bengal
|
60,306,525
|
33,005,434
|
54.7
|
7,878,970
|
13.0
|
110,923
|
.2
|
16,281
|
.03
|
|
6. Bihar *
|
36,340,151
|
4,716,314
|
12.9
|
4,840,379
|
13.3
|
24,693
|
.07
|
13,213
|
.04
|
|
7. Bombay
|
20,849,840
|
1,920,368
|
9.2
|
1,855,148
|
8.9
|
338,812
|
1.6
|
8,011
|
.04
|
|
8. Central Provinces & Berar +
|
16,813,584
|
783,697
|
4.7
|
3,051,413
|
18.1
|
48,260
|
.3
|
14,996
|
.09
|
|
9. Coorg
|
168,726
|
14,780
|
8.8
|
25,740
|
15.3
|
3,309
|
2.0
|
Nil
|
|
|
10. Delhi
|
917,939
|
304,971
|
33.2
|
121,693
|
13.3
|
10,494
|
1.1
|
16,157
|
1.8
|
|
11. Madras
|
49,341,810
|
3,896,452
|
7.9
|
8,068,492
|
16.4
|
2,001,082
|
4.06
|
418
|
.001
|
|
12. N.-W.F.P.
|
3,038,067
|
2,788,797
|
91.8
|
Nil
|
5,426
|
.2
|
57,989
|
1.9
|
|
|
13. Orissa
|
8,728,544
|
146,301
|
1.7
|
1,238,171
|
14.2
|
26,584
|
.3
|
232
|
.003
|
|
14. Punjab
|
28,418,819
|
16,217,242
|
57
|
1,248,635
|
4.4
|
486,038
|
1.7
|
3,757,401
|
13.2
|
|
15. Panth Piploda
|
5,267
|
251
|
4.8
|
918
|
17.4
|
216
|
4.1
|
Nil
|
|
|
16. Sind
|
4,229,221
|
3,054,635
|
72.2
|
191,634
|
4.5
|
13,232
|
.3
|
31,011
|
.7
|
|
17. United Provinces @
|
55,020,617
|
8,416,308
|
15.3
|
11,717,158
|
21.3
|
131,327
|
.2
|
232,445
|
.4
|
|
Total
|
295,502.935
|
79,344,863
|
26.9
|
40,919,744
|
13.9
|
3,245,453
|
1.0
|
4,155,147
|
1.0
|
|
* Bihar
|
28,823,802
|
4,168,470
|
14.4
|
3,919,619
|
13.6
|
12,651
|
.04
|
3,204
|
.01
|
|
Chota Nagpur
|
7,516,349
|
547,844
|
7.3
|
420,760
|
5.6
|
12,042
|
.2
|
10,009
|
.1
|
|
+ C.P.
|
13,208,718
|
448,528
|
3.4
|
2,359,836
|
17.9
|
42,135
|
.3
|
12,766
|
.1
|
|
Berar
|
3.604,866
|
335,169
|
93
|
691.577
|
19.2
|
6,125
|
.2
|
2,230
|
.05
|
|
@ Agra
|
40,903,147
|
6,231,062
|
15-2
|
8,018,803
|
19.6
|
120,549
|
.3
|
226,096
|
.5
|
|
Oudh
|
14,114,470
|
2,185,246
|
15.5
|
3,698,355
|
26.2
|
10,778
|
.08
|
6,349
|
.05
|