Religious Map Of India Before Partition

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Religious map of india before partition. 0 46 see also 1871 india census. 1891 census of india. Three days in which approximately 4 000 people died according to official accounts both hindus and muslims. It is still multi cultural multi religion nation with a secular state.

Religious violence in india includes acts of violence by followers of one religious group against followers and institutions of another religious group often in the form of rioting. In time this demographic heterogeneity led to the partition of the country into indian union. Muslim population in india is roughly equal to muslim population of pakistan. Pakistan gained independence from britain in 1947 and in the first census afterwards in 1951 hindus made 1 6 of the total population of west pakistan now pakistan and 22 of east pakistan now bangladesh.

Based on hindu and muslim majorities three. Although india had had outbreaks of religious violence between hindus and muslims before the calcutta killings were the first to display elements of ethnic cleansing. The partition of india was the division of the presidencies and provinces of british india conceived under the two nation theory that resulted in formation of two independent dominions india and pakistan in the british commonwealth of nations. Population trends for major religious groups in india 1951 religious group population 1951.

The indian independence act 1947 partitioned british india bringing an end of the british raj. The province comprised five administrative divisions delhi jullundur lahore multan and rawalpindi and a number of princely states. Hinduism is the second largest religion in pakistan after islam. In 1858 the punjab along with the rest of british india came under the direct rule of the british crown.

After partition a sizable section of muslim population decided to move to pakistan. Religious violence in india has generally involved hindus and muslims. Violence was not confined to the public sphere but homes were entered and destroyed and women and children. There was no issue of hindu and muslim homelands.

At least present day india is not a hindu homeland. 0 74 animist others 0 43 jain. This thus became the first source of heterogeneity in india dividing the indian population mainly into two distinct religious communities hindus and muslims as reflected in the 1881 census cited above. India before aug 15 1947 was a nation of multi cultural multi religious people.

It is india which evolved in thousands of years. Despite the secular and religiously tolerant constitution of india broad religious representation in various aspects of society including the government the active role played by autonomous bodies such as national human rights commission. Unlike all those who came into india before them the islamic rulers consciously and perhaps conscientiously resisted acculturation into the timeless civilisational and religious milieu of india. Punjab was a province of british india most of the punjab region was annexed by the east india company in 1849 and was one of the last areas of the indian subcontinent to fall under british control.

India pre partition map shows the india map befor independance princely states and indian provinces and other adjoining countries. Hindus comprised about 73 per cent of the population of india before partition. However before partition according to the 1941 census hindus constituted 14 of the population in west pakistan and 28 of the population in east pakistan.