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THE PEOPLE
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RELIGION
The following table gives the tahsil-wise distribution of population by religion in the district in 1971.
TABLE
No. 10
Tahsil-wise Distribution of Population
by Religion in Akola District in 1971
|
District/Tahsil |
Total Rural Urban |
Buddhists |
Christians |
Hindus |
|
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
Akola District |
Total |
1,23,018 |
1,19,446 |
1,357 |
1,312 |
5,43,514 |
5,09,725 |
|
Rural |
1,09,810 |
1,07,135 |
585 |
496 |
4,27,541 |
4,06,951 |
|
Urban |
13,208 |
12,311 |
772 |
816 |
1,15,973 |
1,02,774 |
|
Akola Tahsil |
Total |
33,515 |
32,307 |
662 |
588 |
1,39,372 |
1,25,262 |
|
Rural |
25,660 |
24,976 |
296 |
229 |
79,402 |
73,842 |
|
Urban |
7,855 |
7,331 |
366 |
359 |
59,970 |
51,420 |
|
Akot Tahsil |
Total |
16,410 |
15,428 |
140 |
146 |
88,597 |
83,937 |
|
Rural |
14,776 |
13,881 |
54 |
71 |
70,550 |
67,178 |
|
Urban |
1,634 |
1,547 |
86 |
75 |
18,047 |
16,759 |
|
Murtazapur Tahsil |
Total |
18,532 |
18,185 |
211 |
222 |
68,275 |
63,708 |
|
Rural |
17,371 |
17,076 |
96 |
87 |
51,865 |
48,727 |
|
Urban |
1,161 |
1,109 |
115 |
135 |
16,410 |
14,981 |
|
Mangrulpir Tahsil |
Total |
12,268 |
11,737 |
86 |
77 |
69,840 |
66,368 |
|
Rural |
11,930 |
11,515 |
74 |
65 |
66,004 |
62,839 |
|
Urban |
338 |
222 |
12 |
12 |
3,836 |
3,529 |
|
Washim Tahsil |
Total |
24,268 |
23,961 |
234 |
257 |
1,20,247 |
1,16,001 |
|
Rural |
23,480 |
23,242 |
45 |
27 |
1,08,268 |
1,95,164 |
|
Urban |
788 |
719 |
189 |
230 |
11,979 |
10,837 |
|
Balapur Tahsil |
Total |
18,025 |
17,828 |
24 |
22 |
57,183 |
54,449 |
|
Rural |
16,593 |
16,445 |
20 |
17 |
11,452 |
49,201 |
|
Urban |
1,432 |
1,383 |
4 |
5 |
5,731 |
5,248 |
|
Akola City |
— |
7,855 |
7,331 |
366 |
359 |
59,970 |
51,420 |
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Akot Town |
— |
1,318 |
1,241 |
77 |
67 |
13,869 |
12,941 |
|
Telhara Town |
— |
316 |
306 |
9 |
8 |
4,178 |
3,818 |
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Karanja Town |
— |
519 |
526 |
3 |
7 |
7,821 |
7,098 |
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Murtazapur Town |
— |
642 |
583 |
112 |
128 |
8,589 |
7,883 |
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Mangrulpir Town |
— |
338 |
222 |
12 |
12 |
3,836 |
3,529 |
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Washim Town |
— |
788 |
719 |
189 |
230 |
11,979 |
10,837 |
|
Balapur Town |
— |
917 |
920 |
3 |
5 |
3,059 |
2,822 |
|
Patur Town |
— |
515 |
463 |
1 |
— |
2,672 |
2,426 |
TABLE
No. 10-contd
Tahsil-wise Distribution of Population
by Religion in Akola District in 1971
|
Jains |
Muslims |
Sikhs |
Other religions and persuasions |
Religion not stated |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
7,604 |
7,549 |
97,432 |
89,387 |
636 |
483 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3,310 |
3,430 |
46,139 |
42,296 |
271 |
164 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
4,294 |
4,119 |
51,293 |
47,091 |
365 |
319 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
— |
2,131 |
2,224 |
28,151 |
25,105 |
238 |
179 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
— |
406 |
653 |
8,508 |
7,320 |
11 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,725 |
1,571 |
19,643 |
17,785 |
277 |
175 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
— |
311 |
465 |
16,234 |
14,938 |
78 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
181 |
345 |
9,630 |
8,956 |
76 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
130 |
120 |
6,604 |
5,982 |
2 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,226 |
2,158 |
17,337 |
15,987 |
231 |
222 |
2 |
1 |
— |
— |
663 |
647 |
8,461 |
7,683 |
172 |
158 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,563 |
1,511 |
8,876 |
8,304 |
59 |
64 |
2 |
1 |
— |
— |
409 |
387 |
7,246 |
6,732 |
4 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
321 |
238 |
4,217 |
3,866 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
88 |
149 |
3,029 |
2,866 |
2 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,079 |
1,914 |
12,468 |
11,989 |
78 |
73 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,567 |
1,392 |
9,089 |
8,796 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
512 |
522 |
3,379 |
3,193 |
75 |
73 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
448 |
401 |
50,996 |
14,636 |
7 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
172 |
155 |
6,234 |
5,675 |
7 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
276 |
246 |
9,762 |
8,961 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,725 |
1,571 |
19,785 |
17,785 |
227 |
175 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
— |
103 |
93 |
6,217 |
5,603 |
2 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
127 |
27 |
387 |
379 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,266 |
1,205 |
6,511 |
6,161 |
17 |
16 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
297 |
306 |
2,365 |
2,143 |
42 |
48 |
2 |
1 |
— |
— |
88 |
149 |
3,029 |
2,866 |
2 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
512 |
522 |
3,379 |
3,193 |
75 |
73 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
253 |
228 |
6,873 |
6,301 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
23 |
18 |
2,889 |
2,660 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
The percentage of population of various religions in 1901, 1961 and 1971 is given below.
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Religion |
Percentage of each religion to total population | |
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1901 |
1961 |
1971 | |
Buddhists |
— |
16.66 |
16.15 | |
Christians |
0.09 |
0.19 |
0.18 | |
Hindus |
89.25 |
70.65 |
70.15 | |
Jains |
0.89 |
0.89 |
1.01 | |
Muslims |
8.75 |
11.55 |
12.44 | |
Others |
0.42 |
0.06 |
0.07 | |
All Religions |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
The proportion of Christians increased from 0.09 per cent to 0.18 percent from 1901 to 1971. Jains did not show any increase or decrease over the sixty years. However they increased in the last decade, 1961-71. The proportion of Muslims increased from 8.8 per cent to 12.4 per cent during the last seventy years. The percentage of Hindus decreased by 19.2 per cent in 1961 and by 19.70 percent in 1971 because a large number of persons belonging to Hindu Scheduled Castes reported their religion as Buddhists or Nava-Buddha in 1961 and 1971. The combined proportion of Hindus and Buddhists also decreased in 1971, the corresponding increase being in case of Muslims exclusively.
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