Islam in India - Wikipedia
WEBIslam is India's second-largest religion, [6] with 14.2% of the country's population, or approximately 172.2 million people, identifying as adherents of Islam in a 2011 census. [1] India also has the third-largest number of Muslims in the world.
India’s Muslims: An Increasingly Marginalized Population
WEBMar 18, 2024 · India is home to some two hundred million Muslims, one of the world’s largest Muslim populations but a minority in the predominantly Hindu country. Since India’s independence, Muslims have...
A history of the marginalization of India’s Muslim population
WEBApr 28, 2024 · India is home to some 200 million Muslims, one of the world’s largest Muslim populations but a minority in the predominantly Hindu country. Since India’s independence, Muslims have often faced ...
The Religious Composition of India | Pew Research Center
WEBSep 21, 2021 · What do these trends mean for India’s religious composition? India’s Muslim population has grown somewhat faster than other religious groups because of fertility differences.
Muslim and Islam in India — The Indian Muslim Population Story
WEBThere are about 200 million Muslims in India (over 14% of the population) in 2021, India's second largest religious community after Hindus. India has the world's third-largest Muslim community after Indonesia and Pakistan, accounting for 10.9% of …
Key findings about the religious composition of India - Pew Research Center
WEBSep 21, 2021 · Hindus make up 79.8% of India’s population and Muslims account for 14.2%; Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains account for most of the remaining 6%. Between 1951 and 2011, the share of Muslims in India grew modestly, by about 4 percentage points, while the share of Hindus declined by about 4 points.
Pew study: Little change in India's religious make-up in 70 …
WEBSep 21, 2021 · Muslims comprise 14.2% of Indians. India is home to one of the world's largest Muslim populations, surpassed only by Indonesia. Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains together make up 6% of the...
Population growth and religious composition in India - Pew …
WEBSep 21, 2021 · Between 1951 and 1961, the Muslim population expanded by 32.7%, 11 percentage points more than India’s overall rate of 21.6%. But this gap has narrowed. From 2001 to 2011, the difference in growth between Muslims (24.7%) and Indians overall (17.7%) was 7 percentage points.
Islam in India - New World Encyclopedia
WEB1 History. 2 Islam in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. 3 Sufism and spread of Islam. 4 Role of Muslims in India's independence movement. 5 Law and politics. 6 Muslims in modern India. 7 Muslim institutes. 8 Population statistics. 9 Islamic traditions in India. 10 Indo-Islamic art and architecture. 11 See also. 12 Notes. 13 References. 14 Gallery.
Why are many Indian Muslims seen as untouchable? - BBC News
WEBMay 10, 2016 · Most of India's 140 million Muslims are descended from local converts. Getty Images. Many believe that Dalit Muslims - and Christians - deserve affirmative action benefits like their Hindu...
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