1951 Census of India

Increase in population from 1901 to 2011.

The 1951 Census of India was the 9th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.[1] It is also the first census after independence and Partition of India.[2] 1951 census was also the first census to be conducted under 1948 Census of India Act.

The population of India was counted as 36,10,88,090 consisting of 18,823,090 males and 17,714,346 females.[3] Total population increased by 4,24,27,510, 11.5% more than the 318,660,580 people counted during the 1941 census.[4] No census was done for Jammu and Kashmir in 1951 and its figures were interpolated from 1941 and 1961 state census.[5] National Register of Citizens of India (NRC) was prepared soon after the census.[6][7]

Language demographics

Separate figures for Hindi, Urdu, Hindustani, and Punjabi were not issued, due to the fact the returns were intentionally recorded incorrect in states such as East Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, PEPSU, and Bilaspur.[8]

Table: Ordered by number of native speakers
Rank Language 1951 Census of India[8]
Speakers Percentage
1 Hindi, Urdu, Hindustani, Punjabi[9] 149,944,311 42.01%
2 Telugu 32,999,916 9.24%
3 Marathi 27,049,522 7.57%
4 Tamil 26,546,764 7.43%
5 Bengali 253,121,674 7.03%
7 Gujarati 16,310,771 4.57%
8 Kannada 14,471,764 4.05%
9 Malayalam 13,380,109 3.69%
10 Odia 13,153,909 3.21%
6 Assamese 4,988,226 1.39%

Religious demographics

Hindus comprises 30.36 crore(84.1%)[10] and Muslims were 3.54 crore(9.8%) in 1951 census.[11][12][13][14][15][16] 1951 Indian census showed that there were 83 lakh Christians.[11] Hindus comprised about 66 per cent of the population of India before partition.

Population trends for major religious groups in India (1951)
Religious group Population % 1951
Hindu 84.1%
Muslim 9.8%
Christian 2.3%
Sikh 1.89%
Buddhist 0.74%
Animist, others 0.43%
Jain 0.46%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dr. M. Vijaynunni (26–29 August 1998). "Planning for the 2001 Census of India Based on the 1991 Census" (PDF). 18th Population Census Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia, and the Pacific. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  2. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/religious-communities-census-2011-what-the-numbers-say/article7582284.ece
  3. ↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India_at_glance/variation.aspx
  4. ↑ http://www.isec.ac.in/List%20of%20Census%20Data%20in%20Microfiche%20(6).pdf
  5. ↑ http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/tab97.pdf
  6. ↑ "National Register of Citizens in Assam: Issue of illegal foreigners continues to be a major political one".
  7. ↑ "Assam: Overhaul of National Register of Citizens sparks controversy".
  8. 1 2 Dasgupta, Jyotirindra (1970). Language Conflict and National Development: Group Politics and National Language Policy in India. Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley. Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies. p. 47. ISBN 9780520015906.
  9. ↑ Includes dialects of the Hindi belt along with Urdu and Punjabi, whether or not the included varieties were reported as such or under their individual regional names.
  10. ↑ "Muslim population growth slows".
  11. 1 2 "Muslims in Indian army".
  12. ↑ Abantika Ghosh , Vijaita Singh (24 January 2015). "Census: Hindu share dips below 80%, Muslim share grows but slower". Indian Express. Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  13. ↑ Aariz Mohammed (1–15 May 2013). "Demographic Dividend and Indian Muslims - i". Milli Gazette. Milli Gazette. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  14. ↑ Aariz Mohammed (1–15 May 2013). "Demographic Dividend and Indian Muslims - i" (PDF). Milli Gazette. Milli Gazette. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  15. ↑ "Religious taxonomy of states" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "Social justice" (PDF).

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