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-The Hindu&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
India&amp;rsquo;s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India&amp;rsquo;s history, as it is for all religions. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;India in numbers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
India now has 966.3 million Hindus, who make up 79.8 per cent of its population, and 172.2 million Muslims, who make up 14.23 per cent. Among the other minorities, Christians make up 2.3 per cent of the population and Sikhs 2.16 per cent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities &amp;mdash; Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain &amp;mdash; besides &amp;ldquo;Other religions and persuasions&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;Religion not stated&amp;rdquo;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The data are released by sex and residence up to the levels of sub-districts and towns.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As has been the case since Independence, the rate of increase of the Muslim population is higher than that of the Hindu population as a result of higher Muslim fertility, higher child mortality among Hindus and a greater life expectancy among Muslims, demographers say. However, Muslim fertility rates in India are falling faster than among Hindus, Pew Research&amp;rsquo;s Future of World Religions report showed recently, and the Muslim community is expected to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2050.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Muslim sex ratio improves further &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities&amp;rsquo; growth rates are converging.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;This is completely along expected lines, and has been an ongoing process,&amp;rdquo; P. Arokiasamy, demographer and Professor at the International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, told The Hindu. &amp;ldquo;With rising education and changing family expectations, declining fertility is an expected demographic phenomenon. It begins among better educated groups with better access to health care &amp;mdash; as in India&amp;rsquo;s southern States &amp;mdash; and then other groups catch up and converge,&amp;rdquo; Dr. Arokiasamy explained. In Kerala, for instance, the Muslim fertility rate (while higher than among the Hindus) is extremely low, especially compared with all communities in the northern States, he said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The numbers show that the sex ratio among Muslims, already better than among Hindus, has further improved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sex ratio among Muslims now stands at 951 females for every 1,000 males, substantially better than 936 in 2001, while among Hindus, it is 939 females for every 1,000 males, a slight improvement over the 2001 value of 931. Assam remains the State with the largest Muslim population as a proportion (34.22 per cent) and saw the largest increase in the Muslim proportion between 2001 and 2011, followed by Uttarakhand and Kerala. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows.&lt;br /&gt;
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India&amp;rsquo;s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India&amp;rsquo;s history, as it is for all religions. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities &amp;mdash; Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain &amp;mdash; besides &amp;ldquo;Other religions and persuasions&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;Religion not stated&amp;rdquo;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
As has been the case since Independence, the rate of increase of the Muslim population is higher than that of the Hindu population as a result of higher Muslim fertility, higher child mortality among Hindus and a greater life expectancy among Muslims, demographers say. However, Muslim fertility rates in India are falling faster than among Hindus, Pew Research&amp;rsquo;s Future of World Religions report showed recently, and the Muslim community is expected to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2050.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Muslim sex ratio improves further &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities&amp;rsquo; growth rates are converging.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
India&amp;rsquo;s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India&amp;rsquo;s history, as it is for all religions. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;India in numbers&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities &amp;mdash; Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain &amp;mdash; besides &amp;ldquo;Other religions and persuasions&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;Religion not stated&amp;rdquo;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Muslim sex ratio improves further &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities&amp;rsquo; growth rates are converging.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The numbers show that the sex ratio among Muslims, already better than among Hindus, has further improved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sex ratio among Muslims now stands at 951 females for every 1,000 males, substantially better than 936 in 2001, while among Hindus, it is 939 females for every 1,000 males, a slight improvement over the 2001 value of 931. Assam remains the State with the largest Muslim population as a proportion (34.22 per cent) and saw the largest increase in the Muslim proportion between 2001 and 2011, followed by Uttarakhand and Kerala. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows.&lt;br /&gt;
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India&amp;rsquo;s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India&amp;rsquo;s history, as it is for all religions. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;India in numbers&lt;br /&gt;
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India now has 966.3 million Hindus, who make up 79.8 per cent of its population, and 172.2 million Muslims, who make up 14.23 per cent. Among the other minorities, Christians make up 2.3 per cent of the population and Sikhs 2.16 per cent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities &amp;mdash; Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain &amp;mdash; besides &amp;ldquo;Other religions and persuasions&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;Religion not stated&amp;rdquo;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The data are released by sex and residence up to the levels of sub-districts and towns.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As has been the case since Independence, the rate of increase of the Muslim population is higher than that of the Hindu population as a result of higher Muslim fertility, higher child mortality among Hindus and a greater life expectancy among Muslims, demographers say. However, Muslim fertility rates in India are falling faster than among Hindus, Pew Research&amp;rsquo;s Future of World Religions report showed recently, and the Muslim community is expected to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2050.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Muslim sex ratio improves further &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities&amp;rsquo; growth rates are converging.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;This is completely along expected lines, and has been an ongoing process,&amp;rdquo; P. Arokiasamy, demographer and Professor at the International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, told The Hindu. &amp;ldquo;With rising education and changing family expectations, declining fertility is an expected demographic phenomenon. It begins among better educated groups with better access to health care &amp;mdash; as in India&amp;rsquo;s southern States &amp;mdash; and then other groups catch up and converge,&amp;rdquo; Dr. Arokiasamy explained. In Kerala, for instance, the Muslim fertility rate (while higher than among the Hindus) is extremely low, especially compared with all communities in the northern States, he said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The numbers show that the sex ratio among Muslims, already better than among Hindus, has further improved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sex ratio among Muslims now stands at 951 females for every 1,000 males, substantially better than 936 in 2001, while among Hindus, it is 939 females for every 1,000 males, a slight improvement over the 2001 value of 931. Assam remains the State with the largest Muslim population as a proportion (34.22 per cent) and saw the largest increase in the Muslim proportion between 2001 and 2011, followed by Uttarakhand and Kerala. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/census-2011-data-on-population-by-religious-communities/article7579161.ece?homepage=true&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more.
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-The Hindu&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
India&amp;rsquo;s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India&amp;rsquo;s history, as it is for all religions. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;India in numbers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
India now has 966.3 million Hindus, who make up 79.8 per cent of its population, and 172.2 million Muslims, who make up 14.23 per cent. Among the other minorities, Christians make up 2.3 per cent of the population and Sikhs 2.16 per cent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities &amp;mdash; Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain &amp;mdash; besides &amp;ldquo;Other religions and persuasions&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;Religion not stated&amp;rdquo;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The data are released by sex and residence up to the levels of sub-districts and towns.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As has been the case since Independence, the rate of increase of the Muslim population is higher than that of the Hindu population as a result of higher Muslim fertility, higher child mortality among Hindus and a greater life expectancy among Muslims, demographers say. However, Muslim fertility rates in India are falling faster than among Hindus, Pew Research&amp;rsquo;s Future of World Religions report showed recently, and the Muslim community is expected to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2050.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Muslim sex ratio improves further &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities&amp;rsquo; growth rates are converging.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;This is completely along expected lines, and has been an ongoing process,&amp;rdquo; P. Arokiasamy, demographer and Professor at the International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, told The Hindu. &amp;ldquo;With rising education and changing family expectations, declining fertility is an expected demographic phenomenon. It begins among better educated groups with better access to health care &amp;mdash; as in India&amp;rsquo;s southern States &amp;mdash; and then other groups catch up and converge,&amp;rdquo; Dr. Arokiasamy explained. In Kerala, for instance, the Muslim fertility rate (while higher than among the Hindus) is extremely low, especially compared with all communities in the northern States, he said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The numbers show that the sex ratio among Muslims, already better than among Hindus, has further improved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sex ratio among Muslims now stands at 951 females for every 1,000 males, substantially better than 936 in 2001, while among Hindus, it is 939 females for every 1,000 males, a slight improvement over the 2001 value of 931. Assam remains the State with the largest Muslim population as a proportion (34.22 per cent) and saw the largest increase in the Muslim proportion between 2001 and 2011, followed by Uttarakhand and Kerala. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows.&lt;br /&gt;
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India&amp;rsquo;s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India&amp;rsquo;s history, as it is for all religions. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;India in numbers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
India now has 966.3 million Hindus, who make up 79.8 per cent of its population, and 172.2 million Muslims, who make up 14.23 per cent. Among the other minorities, Christians make up 2.3 per cent of the population and Sikhs 2.16 per cent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities &amp;mdash; Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain &amp;mdash; besides &amp;ldquo;Other religions and persuasions&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;Religion not stated&amp;rdquo;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
As has been the case since Independence, the rate of increase of the Muslim population is higher than that of the Hindu population as a result of higher Muslim fertility, higher child mortality among Hindus and a greater life expectancy among Muslims, demographers say. However, Muslim fertility rates in India are falling faster than among Hindus, Pew Research&amp;rsquo;s Future of World Religions report showed recently, and the Muslim community is expected to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2050.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Muslim sex ratio improves further &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities&amp;rsquo; growth rates are converging.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The sex ratio among Muslims now stands at 951 females for every 1,000 males, substantially better than 936 in 2001, while among Hindus, it is 939 females for every 1,000 males, a slight improvement over the 2001 value of 931. Assam remains the State with the largest Muslim population as a proportion (34.22 per cent) and saw the largest increase in the Muslim proportion between 2001 and 2011, followed by Uttarakhand and Kerala. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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-The Hindu<br />
<br />
<em>Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows.<br />
</em><br />
India&rsquo;s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show.<br />
<br />
The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India&rsquo;s history, as it is for all religions. <br />
<br />
The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast.<br />
<br />
<em>India in numbers<br />
</em><br />
India now has 966.3 million Hindus, who make up 79.8 per cent of its population, and 172.2 million Muslims, who make up 14.23 per cent. Among the other minorities, Christians make up 2.3 per cent of the population and Sikhs 2.16 per cent.<br />
<br />
The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening.<br />
<br />
The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities &mdash; Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain &mdash; besides &ldquo;Other religions and persuasions&rdquo; and &ldquo;Religion not stated&rdquo;.<br />
<br />
The data are released by sex and residence up to the levels of sub-districts and towns.<br />
<br />
As has been the case since Independence, the rate of increase of the Muslim population is higher than that of the Hindu population as a result of higher Muslim fertility, higher child mortality among Hindus and a greater life expectancy among Muslims, demographers say. However, Muslim fertility rates in India are falling faster than among Hindus, Pew Research&rsquo;s Future of World Religions report showed recently, and the Muslim community is expected to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2050.<br />
<br />
<em>Muslim sex ratio improves further <br />
</em><br />
The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities&rsquo; growth rates are converging.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;This is completely along expected lines, and has been an ongoing process,&rdquo; P. Arokiasamy, demographer and Professor at the International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, told The Hindu. &ldquo;With rising education and changing family expectations, declining fertility is an expected demographic phenomenon. It begins among better educated groups with better access to health care &mdash; as in India&rsquo;s southern States &mdash; and then other groups catch up and converge,&rdquo; Dr. Arokiasamy explained. In Kerala, for instance, the Muslim fertility rate (while higher than among the Hindus) is extremely low, especially compared with all communities in the northern States, he said.<br />
<br />
The numbers show that the sex ratio among Muslims, already better than among Hindus, has further improved.<br />
<br />
The sex ratio among Muslims now stands at 951 females for every 1,000 males, substantially better than 936 in 2001, while among Hindus, it is 939 females for every 1,000 males, a slight improvement over the 2001 value of 931. Assam remains the State with the largest Muslim population as a proportion (34.22 per cent) and saw the largest increase in the Muslim proportion between 2001 and 2011, followed by Uttarakhand and Kerala. <br />
<br />
Please <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/census-2011-data-on-population-by-religious-communities/article7579161.ece?homepage=true">click here</a> to read more.
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-The Hindu<br />
<br />
<em>Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows.<br />
</em><br />
India&rsquo;s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show.<br />
<br />
The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India&rsquo;s history, as it is for all religions. <br />
<br />
The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast.<br />
<br />
<em>India in numbers<br />
</em><br />
India now has 966.3 million Hindus, who make up 79.8 per cent of its population, and 172.2 million Muslims, who make up 14.23 per cent. Among the other minorities, Christians make up 2.3 per cent of the population and Sikhs 2.16 per cent.<br />
<br />
The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening.<br />
<br />
The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities &mdash; Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain &mdash; besides &ldquo;Other religions and persuasions&rdquo; and &ldquo;Religion not stated&rdquo;.<br />
<br />
The data are released by sex and residence up to the levels of sub-districts and towns.<br />
<br />
As has been the case since Independence, the rate of increase of the Muslim population is higher than that of the Hindu population as a result of higher Muslim fertility, higher child mortality among Hindus and a greater life expectancy among Muslims, demographers say. However, Muslim fertility rates in India are falling faster than among Hindus, Pew Research&rsquo;s Future of World Religions report showed recently, and the Muslim community is expected to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2050.<br />
<br />
<em>Muslim sex ratio improves further <br />
</em><br />
The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities&rsquo; growth rates are converging.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;This is completely along expected lines, and has been an ongoing process,&rdquo; P. Arokiasamy, demographer and Professor at the International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, told The Hindu. &ldquo;With rising education and changing family expectations, declining fertility is an expected demographic phenomenon. It begins among better educated groups with better access to health care &mdash; as in India&rsquo;s southern States &mdash; and then other groups catch up and converge,&rdquo; Dr. Arokiasamy explained. In Kerala, for instance, the Muslim fertility rate (while higher than among the Hindus) is extremely low, especially compared with all communities in the northern States, he said.<br />
<br />
The numbers show that the sex ratio among Muslims, already better than among Hindus, has further improved.<br />
<br />
The sex ratio among Muslims now stands at 951 females for every 1,000 males, substantially better than 936 in 2001, while among Hindus, it is 939 females for every 1,000 males, a slight improvement over the 2001 value of 931. Assam remains the State with the largest Muslim population as a proportion (34.22 per cent) and saw the largest increase in the Muslim proportion between 2001 and 2011, followed by Uttarakhand and Kerala. <br />
<br />
Please <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/census-2011-data-on-population-by-religious-communities/article7579161.ece?homepage=true">click here</a> to read more.
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-The Hindu

Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows.

India&rsquo;s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show.

The decadal Muslim rate...'
$disp = '<div align="justify">-The Hindu<br /><br /><em>Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows.<br /></em><br />India&rsquo;s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show.<br /><br />The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India&rsquo;s history, as it is for all religions. <br /><br />The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast.<br /><br /><em>India in numbers<br /></em><br />India now has 966.3 million Hindus, who make up 79.8 per cent of its population, and 172.2 million Muslims, who make up 14.23 per cent. Among the other minorities, Christians make up 2.3 per cent of the population and Sikhs 2.16 per cent.<br /><br />The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening.<br /><br />The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities &mdash; Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain &mdash; besides &ldquo;Other religions and persuasions&rdquo; and &ldquo;Religion not stated&rdquo;.<br /><br />The data are released by sex and residence up to the levels of sub-districts and towns.<br /><br />As has been the case since Independence, the rate of increase of the Muslim population is higher than that of the Hindu population as a result of higher Muslim fertility, higher child mortality among Hindus and a greater life expectancy among Muslims, demographers say. However, Muslim fertility rates in India are falling faster than among Hindus, Pew Research&rsquo;s Future of World Religions report showed recently, and the Muslim community is expected to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2050.<br /><br /><em>Muslim sex ratio improves further <br /></em><br />The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities&rsquo; growth rates are converging.<br /><br />&ldquo;This is completely along expected lines, and has been an ongoing process,&rdquo; P. Arokiasamy, demographer and Professor at the International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, told The Hindu. &ldquo;With rising education and changing family expectations, declining fertility is an expected demographic phenomenon. It begins among better educated groups with better access to health care &mdash; as in India&rsquo;s southern States &mdash; and then other groups catch up and converge,&rdquo; Dr. Arokiasamy explained. In Kerala, for instance, the Muslim fertility rate (while higher than among the Hindus) is extremely low, especially compared with all communities in the northern States, he said.<br /><br />The numbers show that the sex ratio among Muslims, already better than among Hindus, has further improved.<br /><br />The sex ratio among Muslims now stands at 951 females for every 1,000 males, substantially better than 936 in 2001, while among Hindus, it is 939 females for every 1,000 males, a slight improvement over the 2001 value of 931. Assam remains the State with the largest Muslim population as a proportion (34.22 per cent) and saw the largest increase in the Muslim proportion between 2001 and 2011, followed by Uttarakhand and Kerala. <br /><br />Please <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/census-2011-data-on-population-by-religious-communities/article7579161.ece?homepage=true" title="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/census-2011-data-on-population-by-religious-communities/article7579161.ece?homepage=true">click here</a> to read more.</div>'
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Muslim population growth slows -Rukmini S & Vijaita Singh

-The Hindu Gap with Hindu growth rate narrows. India’s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show. The decadal Muslim rate of growth is the lowest it has ever been in India’s history, as it is for all religions. The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast. India in numbers India now has 966.3 million Hindus, who make up 79.8 per cent of its population, and 172.2 million Muslims, who make up 14.23 per cent. Among the other minorities, Christians make up 2.3 per cent of the population and Sikhs 2.16 per cent. The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 on Tuesday evening. The distribution of data is of the total population by six major religious communities — Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain — besides “Other religions and persuasions” and “Religion not stated”. The data are released by sex and residence up to the levels of sub-districts and towns. As has been the case since Independence, the rate of increase of the Muslim population is higher than that of the Hindu population as a result of higher Muslim fertility, higher child mortality among Hindus and a greater life expectancy among Muslims, demographers say. However, Muslim fertility rates in India are falling faster than among Hindus, Pew Research’s Future of World Religions report showed recently, and the Muslim community is expected to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2050. Muslim sex ratio improves further The data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011 show that between 2001 and 2011, Hindu population grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of Muslims by 24.6 per cent. The population of both communities grew faster during the previous decade, at 19.92 per cent and 29.52 per cent, respectively. As a long-term trend, say demographers, the communities’ growth rates are converging. “This is completely along expected lines, and has been an ongoing process,” P. Arokiasamy, demographer and Professor at the International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, told The Hindu. “With rising education and changing family expectations, declining fertility is an expected demographic phenomenon. It begins among better educated groups with better access to health care — as in India’s southern States — and then other groups catch up and converge,” Dr. Arokiasamy explained. In Kerala, for instance, the Muslim fertility rate (while higher than among the Hindus) is extremely low, especially compared with all communities in the northern States, he said. The numbers show that the sex ratio among Muslims, already better than among Hindus, has further improved. The sex ratio among Muslims now stands at 951 females for every 1,000 males, substantially better than 936 in 2001, while among Hindus, it is 939 females for every 1,000 males, a slight improvement over the 2001 value of 931. Assam remains the State with the largest Muslim population as a proportion (34.22 per cent) and saw the largest increase in the Muslim proportion between 2001 and 2011, followed by Uttarakhand and Kerala. Please click here to read more.