assignment on demographic census data on religious communities

8/17/2019 Assignment on Demographic Census Data on Religious Communities

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ASSIGNMENT ON DEMOGRAPHIC CENSUS DATA ON

RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES

JUPI BHUYAN

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4MSOC


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Census 2011 data on Population b !eli"ious Co##unities

“Religious profile of the populatio is a i!portat so"io#"ultural a$ $e!ographi" feature

oti"ea%le fro! the first Cesus i &'() till o*+ The $ata of religios or a, religious groups

for *hi"h ifor!atio *as "olle"te$ ha$ so!e -ariatios i the pre#I$epe$e"e perio$+ .utafter I$epe$e"e/ it sho*s $ifferet s"ee all together parti"ularl, si"e i &01& there has %ee

so!e uifor!it, i the "olle"tio a$ the geeratio of the religious $ata+ .esi$es the si2 !a3or

religios/ i+e Hi$u/ Musli!/ Christia/ 4ai/ .u$$hist a$ Si5h/ "esus also "olle"te$ $ata o

other religious faiths a$ $eo!iatios+6“So!e of the religious faiths a$ persuasios are -ariats or -arie$ !aifestatio of the !a3or

religious groups+ The huge list of these other religios *ere "he"5e$ agai/ e$ite$/ "lassifie$ a$

pro"esse$ to get the pre"ise pi"ture of the $ata+6

“I the past ifor!atio o religio as pro-i$e$ i Cesus *as -er, li!ite$ %ut i the last Cesus

)77&/ a u!%er of "ross#ta%ulatios *ere !a$e a-aila%le+ The $ata sho*ig $istri%utio ofreligious groups i )77& pro-i$e is a-aila%le at State a$ $istri"t le-els $o* to su%#$i-isios

a$ to*s+ Cross#ta%ulatio of $ifferet religious groups %, litera",/ "lassifi"atio of *or5ers

a$ o#*or5ers pro-i$e$ e* isights+ These are a$$itioal ifor!atio "o!pare$ to those pu%lishe$ $ata of past Cesuses.”

“I$ia8s Musli! populatio gro*s slo*er tha it ha$ i the pre-ious $e"a$es/ its gro*th rate hasslo*e$ !ore sharpl, tha the Hi$u populatio+ The $e"a$al Musli! rate of gro*th is the lo*est

it has e-er %ee i I$ia8s histor,/ as it is for all religios+ The Musli! populatio is still gro*igat a faster rate tha the Hi$u populatio/ %ut the gap %et*ee the t*o gro*th rates is arro*ig

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India in nu#be$s

“I$ia o* has 011+9 !illio Hi$us/ *ho !a5e up (0+' per "et of its populatio/ a$ &()+)

!illio Musli!s/ *ho !a5e up &:+)9 per "et+ A!og the other !iorities/ Christias !a5es up

to )+9 per "et of the populatio a$ Si5hs &+() per "et+6

“The Registrar#Geeral a$ Cesus Co!!issioer release$ the $ata o Populatio %, Religious

Co!!uities of Cesus )7&& o Tues$a, e-eig+6

The $istri%utio of $ata is of the total populatio %, si2 !a3or religious "o!!uities # Hi$u/

Musli!/ Christia/ Si5h/ .u$$hist a$ 4ai/ %esi$es “Other religios a$ persuasios6 a$“Religio ot state$6+

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“Up to the le-els of su%#$istri"ts a$ to*s/ the $ata are release$ %, se2 a$ resi$e"e+6

“As it has %ee a "ase si"e I$epe$e"e/ the rate of i"rease of the Musli! populatio is

higher tha that of the Hi$u populatio as a result of higher Musli! fertilit, tha Hi$u

fertilit,/ higher "hil$ !ortalit, a!og Hi$us a$ all the !ore a greater life e2pe"ta", a!og

Musli!s/ $e!ographers sa,+ Ho*e-er/ Musli! fertilit, rates i I$ia are fallig faster thaa!og Hi$us/ Pe* Resear"h8s ;uture of erala/ for a e2a!ple/ the Musli! fertilit, rate ?*hile higher tha

a!og the Hi$us@ is e2tre!el, lo*/ espe"iall, "o!pare$ to all "o!!uities i the ortherStates/ he sai$+6

The u!%ers sho* that the se2 ratio a!og Musli!s/ alrea$, %etter tha a!og Hi$us/ has

i!pro-e$ further+

“The se2 ratio a!og Musli!s o* sta$s at 0=& fe!ales for e-er, &/777 !ales/ su%statiall,

%etter tha 091 i )77&/ *hile a!og Hi$us/ it is 090 fe!ales for e-er, &/777 !ales/ a

i!pro-e!et see o-er the )77& -alue of 09&+ 4a!!u a$ >ash!ir re!ais the State *ith the

largest Musli! populatio as a proportio ?1'+9& per "et@ a$ sa* the largest i"rease i theMusli! proportio %et*ee )77& a$ )7&&/ follo*e$ %, Uttara5ha$ a$ >erala+6

Religio Nu!%ers ?Per "et of the populatio@

Hi$u 01+19 "rore ?(0+' @

Musli! &(+)) "rore ?&:+)@

Christia )+(' "rore ?)+9@

Si5h )+7' "rore ?&+(@


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.u$$hist 7+': "rore ?7+(@

4ai 7+:= "rore ?7+:@

Other Religios B Persuasios ?ORP@ 7+(0 "rore ?7+(@

Religio Not State$ 7+)0 "rore ?7+)@

)$o*t( $ate

The gro*th rate of populatio i the $e"a$e )77)7&& *as &(+(+ The gro*th rate of

populatio of the $ifferet religious "o!!uities i the sa!e perio$ *as

Religio Gro*th

Hi$u &1+'

Musli! ):+1

Christia &=+=

Si5h '+:

.u$$hist 1+&

4ai =+:

“The Cesus $ata o religio "o!es after a sigifi"at $ela, the )77& Cesus $ata o religio

*as release$ i )77: a$ the )7&& rou$ results *ere e2pe"te$ i )7&:+ Ho*e-er/ the u!%ers

re!aie$ urelease$/ e-e as a $raft of the 5e, $ata *as sele"ti-el, lea5e$ earlier+ The $ata

"o!es i the %a"5$rop of !u"h fear !ogerig o-er the Musli!s a$ their populatio/ a$ RSSthi5ers *ere ui"5 to ter! the e* $ata as proof of the e$ of Hi$us/ e-e *hile the u!%ers

%elie-e their "lai!+6

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