The document summarizes population statistics from the 1911 Punjab census report across several religious groups:
1) Hindus made up the largest population at 8.7 million, followed by Muslims at 12.3 million. Sikhs were the third largest at 2.8 million.
2) Literacy rates varied widely between groups, with Zoroastrians having the highest at 949 literates per thousand, and Sikhs the lowest at 54 per thousand.
3) Overall literacy in the Punjab was 899,195 with 117,561 literate in English. Hindus had the most literates at 484,870 while Jews had the fewest at 21.
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Literacy rate among different religious communities in colonial Punjab
The document summarizes population statistics from the 1911 Punjab census report across several religious groups:
1) Hindus made up the largest population at 8.7 million, followed by Muslims at 12.3 million. Sikhs were the third largest at 2.8 million.
2) Literacy rates varied widely between groups, with Zoroastrians having the highest at 949 literates per thousand, and Sikhs the lowest at 54 per thousand.
3) Overall literacy in the Punjab was 899,195 with 117,561 literate in English. Hindus had the most literates at 484,870 while Jews had the fewest at 21.
The document summarizes population statistics from the 1911 Punjab census report across several religious groups:
1) Hindus made up the largest population at 8.7 million, followed by Muslims at 12.3 million. Sikhs were the third largest at 2.8 million.
2) Literacy rates varied widely between groups, with Zoroastrians having the highest at 949 literates per thousand, and Sikhs the lowest at 54 per thousand.
3) Overall literacy in the Punjab was 899,195 with 117,561 literate in English. Hindus had the most literates at 484,870 while Jews had the fewest at 21.
HINDU 116 SIKH 54 JAIN 529 MUHAMMADAN 106 CHRISTIAN 250 ZOROASTRIAN 949
Source: Census, Punjab Report 1911. Vol. XIV Part I, 14.
RELIGION 1911 1901 HINDU 8,773,621 10,344,469 SIKHS 2,883,729 2,102,896 JAIN 46,775 49,983 BUDDHIST 7,690 6,940 ZOROASTRIAN 653 477 MUHAMMADAN 12,275,477 12,183,345 CHRISTIAN 199,751 66,591 JEW 54 36
us, Punjab Report 1911. Vol. XIV Part I, 60.
VARIATI ON IN PER RELIGION PROPORTION IN 10,000 CENT 1901 1911 1901-11 Muhammadans 4,922 5,076 plus 1 Hindus 4,179 3,628 minus 15 Sikhs 849 1,192 plus 37 Christian 27 83 plus 200 Jains 20 19 minus 6 Buddhist 3 3 plus 11 Parsis - - plus 37 Jews - - plus 50
us, Punjab Report 1911. Vol. XIV Part I, 99.
LITERA TOTAL TE IN POPULA LITERA ENGLIS TION TE H ALL RELIGIONS 24,187,750 899,195 117,561 HINDUS 8,773,621 484,870 47,760 SIKH 2,883,729 169,380 9,335 JAIN 46,775 12,249 1,083 BUDDHIST 7,690 609 6 ZOROASTRIAN 653 479 414 MUHAMMADAN 12,275,477 193,565 24,544 CHRISTIAN 199,751 38,022 34,399 JEW 54 21 20
Source: Census, Punjab Report 1911. Vol. XIV Part II, 110 1911. Vol. XIV Part II, 110.