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Percentage Decadal Growth Rates of each Religious Group in India
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Religion
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1881-91
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1891-1901
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1901-11
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1911-21
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1921-31
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1931-41
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1951-61
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1961-71
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1971-81
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1981-91
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Hindu
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10.49
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-0.34
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5.00
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-0.44
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10.35
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13.23
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20.89
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23.69
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24.15
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22.78
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Muslim
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14.24
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8.85
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9.20
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4.67
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11.69
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19.09
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32.89
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30.85
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30.58
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32.76
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Christian
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21.66
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28.29
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32.08
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22.66
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32.66
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24.50
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30.78
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32.60
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16.77
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16.89
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Sikh
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2.76
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14.91
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37.42
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7.52
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33.73
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31.60
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26.53
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32.28
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26.16
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25.48
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Jain
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15.94
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-5.83
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-6.47
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-5.63
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6.29
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15.81
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26.73
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28.48
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23.69
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4.42
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Buddhist
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45.41
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20.29
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15.12
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9.63
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18.80
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4.28
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16.71
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17.20
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22.52
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35.98
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Parsi
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5.27
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4.61
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6.23
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1.61
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7.83
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5.08
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-9.86
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-9.32
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-21.61
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6.63
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Jew
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42.68
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4.16
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13.75
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3.44
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11.04
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-1.93
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-30.72
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-68.60
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3.55
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-6.18
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India
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11.76
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1.54
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6.74
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0.90
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10.45
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15.20
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21.15
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24.79
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24.69
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23.79
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Source:
For the period 1881-1941 Davis, 1951
For the period 1951-1991, Respective Census Reports and Roland, 1988.
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