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The figures presented in Statement-4 reveal that at the national level, the sex ratio of the Sikh population is lowest (893) followed by Hindus (931) and Muslims (936). Highest sex ratio is observed among Christians (1009) followed by Buddhists (953).
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Sex ratio which is the number of females per one thousand males is 933 for all the religious groups at the national level. Hindus and Sikhs are below the ...
Sep 21, 2021 · In the projected scenario, as of 2020 about 15% of Indians are Muslim (vs. 14.2% in the 2011 census), 79% are Hindu (vs. 79.8% in 2011), and 2% ...
Share in Indian Population: Sikh: 2%; Hindu: 80%; Muslim: 14%; Christian: 2.3% · Share in Missing Girls due to Sex-Selective Abortion: Sikh: 5%; Hindu: 87% ...
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The female-male ratio has increased from 936 to 951 women for every 1000 Muslim men. But in the same period, the Hindu ratio has risen only from 931 to 939.
Dec 24, 2015 · There are 1023 females for every 1000 males among Christians, way ahead of all other communities and the national average of 943. Since 1991, ...
In Punjab, the Sikhs—who composed about 9% of the population—had by far the highest sex ratio of 1.298, followed by Hindus and then Muslims. In Bengal, however, ...
Dec 19, 2018 · The 1991 and 2001 censuses revealed that Muslims (930 and 936) and Hindus (925 and 931) had similar sex ratios (females per 1,000 males), with ...