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Decadal Growth Rate of Each Religious Group in India
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Percentage Decadal Growth Rates of each Religious Group in India

Religion

1881-91

1891-1901

1901-11

1911-21

1921-31

1931-41

1951-61

1961-71

1971-81

1981-91

Hindu

10.49

-0.34

5.00

-0.44

10.35

13.23

20.89

23.69

24.15

22.78

Muslim

14.24

8.85

9.20

4.67

11.69

19.09

32.89

30.85

30.58

32.76

Christian

21.66

28.29

32.08

22.66

32.66

24.50

30.78

32.60

16.77

16.89

Sikh

2.76

14.91

37.42

7.52

33.73

31.60

26.53

32.28

26.16

25.48

Jain

15.94

-5.83

-6.47

-5.63

6.29

15.81

26.73

28.48

23.69

4.42

Buddhist

45.41

20.29

15.12

9.63

18.80

4.28

16.71

17.20

22.52

35.98

Parsi

5.27

4.61

6.23

1.61

7.83

5.08

-9.86

-9.32

-21.61

6.63

Jew

42.68

4.16

13.75

3.44

11.04

-1.93

-30.72

-68.60

3.55

-6.18

India

11.76

1.54

6.74

0.90

10.45

15.20

21.15

24.79

24.69

23.79

Source: 

For the period 1881-1941 Davis, 1951

For the period 1951-1991, Respective Census Reports and Roland, 1988.

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