Vol. 8 · pages 446–450
Pakistan or the Partition of India
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PAKISTAN : APPENDICES
APPENDIX III
COMMUNAL DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION BY MINORITIES IN INDIAN STATES
States and Agencies Total Population
Muslims Scheduled Castes Indian Christians Sikhs
Population
Per-
centage
Population
Per-
centage
Population
Per-
centage
Population
Per-
centage
1. Assam ... ... 725,655 31,662 4.4 265 0.04 25,913 3.6 381 .05
2. Baluchistan ... ... 356,204 346,251 97.2 65 0.02 40 .01 126 .04
3. Baroda ... ... 2,855,010 223,610 7.8 230,794 8.1 9,182 .3 566 .02
4. Bengal ... ... 2,144,829 372,113 17.3 269,729 12.6 564 .03 28 .001
5. Central India ... ... 7,506,427 439,850 5.9 1,027.009 13.7 7,582 .1 2,731 .04
6. Chattisgarh ... ... 4,050,000 28,773 0.7 483,132 11.9 11,820 .3 507 .01
7. Cochin ... ... 1,422,875 109,188 7.7 141,154 9.9 399,394 28.1 9 ..
8. Deccan (and Kolhapur) ... 2,785,428 182,036 6.5 306,898 11.0 17,236 .6 22 .001
9. Gujarat ... ... 1,458,702 58,000 3.9 55,204 3.8 4,215 .3 182 .01
10. Gwalior ... ... 4,006,159 240,903 6.0 .. .. 1,352 .03 2,342 .06
11. Hyderabad ... ... 16,338,534 2,097,475 12.8 2,928,048 17.9 215,989 1.3 5,330 .03
12. Kashmir and Feudatories ... 4,021,616 3,073,540 76.4 113,464 2.8 3,079 .08 65,903 1.6
13. Madras ... ... 498,754 30,263 6.0 83,734 16.8 20,806 4.2 5 ..
14. Mysore ... ... 7,329,140 485,230 6.6 1,405,067 19.2 98,580 1.3 269 .004
15. N.-W.F.P. ... ... 46,267 22,068 47.7 Nil .. 571 1.2 4,472 9.1
16. Orissa ... ... 3,023,731 14,355 0.47 352,088 11.6 2,249 .07 151 .005
17. Punjab ... ... 5,503,554 2,251,459 40.9 349,962 6.4 6,952 .1 1,342,685 24.4
18. Punjab Hill ... ... 1,090,644 46,678 4.3 238,774 21.9 188 .02 17,739 1.6
19. Rajputana ... ... 13,670,208 1,297,841 9.5 .. .. 4,349 .03 81,896 .6
20. Sikkim ... ... 121,520 83 0.07 76 06 34 .03 1 ..
21. Travancore ... ... 6,070,018 434,150 7.2 395,952 6.5 1,958,491 32.3 31 ..
22. UP. ... ... 928,470 273,625 29.5 152,927 16.5 1,281 .1 731 .08
23. Western India ... ... 4,904,156 600,440 12.2 358,038 7.3 3,105 .06 239 .005
Total ... 91,810,571 15,733,133 16.59 8,892,373 9.7 2,794,959 3.1 1,526,350 1.7
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APPENDIX IV
COMMUNAL DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION IN THE PUNJAB BY DISTRICTS
Districts Total Population
Muslims Scheduled Castes Indian Christians Sikhs Hindus
Population Per- centage Population Per- centage Population
Per-
centage
Population Per- centage Population Per- centage
1. Hissar ... ... 1,006,709 285,208 28.3 128,240 12.7 1,235 .1 60,731 6.0 524,602 52.12. Rohtak ... ... 956,399 166,569 17.4 135,103 14.1 1,026 .1 1,466 .2 645,371 57.53. Gurgaon ... ... 851,458 285,992 33.6 119,250 14.0 1,457 .2 637 .07 441,287 51.84. Karnal ... ... 994,575 304,346 30.6 136,713 13.7 1,223 .1 19,887 2.0 529,588 53.25. Ambala ... ... 847,745 268,999 31.7 124,006 14.6 4,892 .6 153,543 18.1 288,652 34.06. Simla ... ... 38,576 7,022 18.2 7,092 18.4 508 1.3 1,032 2.7 22,374 58.07. Kangra ... ... 899,377 43,249 4.8 121,622 13.5 590 .07 4,809 .5 725,909 80.78. Hoshiyarpur ... 1,170,323 380,759 32.5 170,855 14.6 6,060 .5 198,194 16.9 413,837 35.49. Jullundar ... 1,127,190 509,804 45.2 154,431 13.7 5,971 .5 298,744 26.5 156,579 13.910. Ludhiana ... ... 818,615 302,482 36.9 68,469 8.4 1,632 .2 341,175 41.7 106,246 12.911. Ferozpore ... ... 1,423,076 641,448 45.1 73,504 5.1 11,031 .8 479,486 33.7 216,229 15.212. Lahore ... ... 1,695,375 1,027,772 60.6 32,735 1.9 67,686 4.0 310,648 18.3 252,004 14.913. Amritsar ... ... 1,413,876 657,695 46.5 22,750 1.6 25,330 1.8 510,845 36.1 194,727 13.814. Gurdaspur ... ... 1,153,511 589,923 51.1 45,839 4.0 40,262 4.4 221,251 19.2 244,935 21.215. Sialkot ... ... 1,190,497 739,218 62.1 65,354 5.5 73,846 6.2 139,409 11.7 165,965 13.916. Gujranwalla ... ... 912,235 642,706 70.5 7,485 .8 60,380 6.6 99,139 10.9 100,630 11.017. Shakhupura ... ... 852,508 542,344 63.6 22,438 2.6 59,985 7.0 160,706 18.9 66,744 7.818. Gujarat ... ... 1,104,952 945,609 85.6 4,621 .4 4,391 .4 70,233 6.3 80,022 7.219. Shahapur ... ... 998,921 835,918 83.7 9,693 1.0 12,690 1.3 48,046 4.8 92,479 9.220. Jhealam ... ... 629,658 563,033 89.4 771 .1 730 .1 24,680 3.9 40,117 6.421. Rawalpindi ... 785,231 628,193 80.0 4,233 .5 4,212 .5 64,127 8.2 78,245 10.022. Attock ... ... 675,875 611,128 90.4 1,015 .1 504 .09 20,102 3.0 42,194 6.223. Mianwali ... ... 506,321 436,260 86.2 1,008 .2 324 .06 6,865 1.3 61,806 12.224. Montgomery ... 1,329,103 918,564 69.1 43,456 3.2 24,101 1.9 175,064 13.2 167,510 12.625. Lyallpore ... ... 1,396,305 877,518 62.8 68,222 4.9 51,694 3.7 262,737 18.8 135,637 9.726. Jhang ... ... 821,631 678,736 82.6 1,943 .2 744 .1 12,238 1.5 127,946 15.627. Multan ... ... 1,484,333 1,157,911 78.0 24,530 1.7 13,270 .9 61,628 4.1 225,342 15.228. Muzaffargarh 712,849 616,074 86.4 2,691 .4 218 .03 5,882 .8 87,952 12.329. Dera Gazi Khan 581,350 512,678 88.1 1,059 .2 46 .01 1,072 .2 66,348 11.430. Transfrontier Tract 40,246 40,084 99.6 Nil .. Nil .. 2 .. 160 .4
Total ... 28,418,820 16,217,242 57.1 1,592,320 5.6 486,038 1.7 3,757,401 13.2 6,301,737 22.2
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APPENDIX V
COMMUNAL DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION IN BENGAL BY DISTRICTS
Districts Total Population
Muslims Scheduled Castes Hindus Indian Christians
Population
Per-
centage
Population
Per-
centage
Population
Per-
centage
Population
Per-
centage
1. Burdwan .. .. 1,890,732 336,665 17.8 430,300 22.8 963,520 51.0 3,280 .2
2. Birbhum .. .. .. 1,048,317 287,310 27.4 280,254 26.7 406,182 38.8 344 .03
3. Bankura .. .. .. 1,289,640 55,564 4.3 355,290 27.5 723,269 56.1 1,216 .1
4. Midnapore .. .. 3,190,647 246,559 7.7 339,066 10.6 2,342,897 73.4 3,834 .1
5. Hooghly .. .. .. 1,377,729 207,077 15.0 245,810 17.8 853,734 61.9 543 .04
6. Howrah .. .. .. 1,490,304 296,325 19.9 184,318 12.4 1,000,548 67.1 994 .06
7. 24-Parganas .. .. 3,536,386 1,148,180 32.5 743,397 21.0 1,566,599 44.3 20,823 .6
8. Calcutta .. .. .. 2,108,891 497,535 23.6 55,228 2.6 1,476,284 70.0 16,431 .8
9. Nadia .. .. .. 1,759,846 1,078,007 61.3 143,682 8.2 514,268 29.2 10,749 .6
10. Murshidabad .. .. 1,640,530 927,747 56.6 167,184 10.2 517,803 31.6 394 .02
11. Khulna .. .. .. 1,943,218 959,172 49.4 470,550 24.2 507,143 26.1 3,538 .2
12. Rajashahi .. .. .. 1,571,750 1,173,285 74.6 75,650 4.8 253,580 16.1 1,166 .07
13. Dinajpur .. .. .. 1,926,833 967,246 50.2 399,410 20.7 375,212 19.5 1,448 .07
14. Jalpaiguri .. .. 1,089,513 251,460 23.1 325,504 29.9 226,143 20.8 2,589 .2
15. Darjeeling .. .. 376,369 9,125 2.4 28,922 7.7 149,574 39.7 2,599 .7
16. Rangpur .. .. .. 2,877,847 2,055,186 71.4 495,462 17.2 307,387 10.7 389 .01
17. Bogra .. .. .. 1,260,463 1,057,902 83.9 61,303 4.9 126,229 10.0 286 .02
18. Pabna .. .. .. 1,705,072 1,313,968 77.1 114,738 6.7 269,017 15.8 285 .02
19. Malda .. .. .. 1,232,618 699,945 56.7 75,535 6.1 390,143 31.6 466 .04
20. Dacca .. .. .. 4,222,143 2,841,261 67.3 409,905 9.7 950,227 22.5 15,846 .4
21. Mymensingh .. .. 6,023,758 4,664,548 77.4 340,676 5.7 955,962 15.9 2,322 .04
22. Faridpur .. .. .. 2,888,803 1,871,336 64.4 527,496 18.3 478,742 16.6 9,549 .3
23. Bakargunj .. .. .. 3,549,010 2,567,027 72.3 427,667 12.1 480,962 13.6 9,357 .2
24. Tippera .. .. .. 3,860,139 2,975,901 77.1 227,643 5.9 652,318 16.9 428 .01
25. Naokhali .. .. .. 2,217,402 1,803,937 81.3 81,817 3.7 330.494 14.9 535 .02
26, Chittagong .. .. 2,153,296 1,605,183 74.5 57,024 2.6 401,050 18.6 395 .02
27. Chittagong Hill Tracts .. 247,053 7,270 2.9 283 .1 4,598 1.9 60 .02
28. Jessore .. .. .. 1,828,216 1,100,713 60.2 314,856 17.2 406,223 22.2 1,057 .06
Total .. 60,306,525 33,005,434 54.7 7,378,970 12.2 17,630,054 29.3 110,923 .2
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APPENDIX VI
Communal Distribution of Population in Assam by Districts
Districts Total Population Muslims Scheduled Castes Indian Christians Sikhs Hindus
Population P.C. Population P.C. Population P.C. Population P.C. Population P.C.
Surma Valley
1. Kachahar .. 641,181 232,950 36.3 51,961 8.1 3,744 .6 .. .. 173,855 27.1
2. Sylhet .. 3,116,602 1,892,117 60.7 364,510 11.7 2,590 .08 .. .. 785,004 25.2
3. Khasi and Jantia Hills .. 118,665 1,555 1.3 63 .05 120 .1 .. .. 12,676 10.7
4. Naga Hills .. 189,641 531 .2 45 .02 9 .. .. .. 4,153 2.2
5. Lushai Hills .. 152,786 101 .06 22 .01 Nil .. .. .. 2,425 1.6
Assam Valley
6. Goalpara .. 1,014,285 468,924 46.2 23,434 2.3 269 .03 .. .. 282,789 27.9
7. Kamrup .. 1,264,200 361,522 39.1 59,092 4.7 1.038 .08 .. .. 637,457 50.4
8. Darang .. 736,791 120,995 16.4 19,475 2.6 6,367 .8 .. .. 328,283 44.6
9. Nowgong .. 710,800 250,113 35.2 59,214 8.3 4,049 .6 .. .. 229,137 32.2
10. Sibsagar .. 1,074,741 51,769 4.8 50,184 4.7 15,268 1.4 .. .. 593,007 55.2
11. Lakmipur .. 894,842 44,579 5.0 43,527 4.9 3,786 .4 .. .. 457,509 51.1
12. Garo Hills .. 233,569 10,398 4.5 789 .3 1 .. .. .. 13,518 5.8
13. Sadiya Frontier Tract .. 60,118 864 1.4 3,991 6.6 486 .8 .. .. 14,605 24.3
14. Balipara Frontier Tract .. 6,512 61 .9 74 1.1 23 .4 .. .. 2,514 38.6
Total .. 10,204,733 3,442,479 33.7 676,291 6.6 37,750 .4 3,464 .03 3,536,932 34.6
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APPENDIX VII
N.-W. F. PROVINCE
Proportion of Muslim Population by Districts
Districts Total Population Total Muslim Population P. C. of Muslim Population to Total Total Non- Muslim Population P. C. of Non- Muslim to Total
Hazara ... ... 796,230 756,004 94.9 40,226 5.1
Mardan ... ... 506,539 483,575 96.5 22,964 4.5
Peshawar ... ... 851,833 769,589 90.4 82,244 9.6
Kohat ... ... 289,404 266,224 92.0 23,180 8.0
Bannu ... ... 295,930 257,648 87.1 38,282 12.9
D. I. Khan ... ... 298,131 255,757 85.8 42,374 14.2