== APPENDIX I ==

Population of India by Communities


Communities  British India  Indian States and Agencies  Total 
1. Hindus  150,890,146  55,227,180  206,117,326 
2. Muslims  79,398,503  12,659,593  92.058.096 
3. Scheduled Castes/1/ 39,920,807  8.892,373  48,813,180 
4. Tribal  16,713,256  8.728,233  25,441,489 
5. Sikhs  4,165,097  1,526,350  5,691,447 
6. Christians       
(i) Indian Christians  1,655,982  1,413,808  3,069,790 
(ii) Anglo-Indians  113,936  26,486  140,422 
(iii) Others  75,751  7,708  83,459 
7. Jains  578,372  870,914  1.449.286 
8. Buddhists  167,413  64,590  232,003 
9. Parsees  101,968  12,922  114,890 
10. Jews  19.327  3,153  22,480 
11. Others  371,403  38,474  409,877 
Total  294,171,961  89,471,784 383,643,745 

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/1/ This is a statutory designation given to the untouchables by the Government of India Act, 1935. NOTE: The figures for the Scheduled Castes both for British India and Indian States do not give the correct totals. The figures for Ajmer-Merwara in British India and for Gwalior State are not included in the totals. The Census Reports for 1940 fail to give these figures.


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