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THE PEOPLE
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POPULATION BY RELIGIONS
The following table gives the population by religions in the district and each tahsil and town separately as per 1971 Census.
TABLE No. 5
POPULATION BY RELIGION, BULDHANA DISTRICT, 1971 |
District / Tahsil / Towns |
Total Rural Urban |
Hindus |
Muslims |
Christians |
Sikhs | |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females | |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) | |
Buldhana District |
Total |
419,134 |
467,092 |
69,555 |
65,217 |
1,194 |
1,093 |
1,552 |
547 | |
Rural |
410,775 |
395,436 |
42,920 |
40,820 |
702 |
409 |
1,373 |
377 | |
Urban |
80,359 |
71,656 |
26,635 |
24,397 |
492 |
684 |
179 |
170 | |
Tahsil— |
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Chikhli |
Total |
125,156 |
118,624 |
18,783 |
18,157 |
632 |
519 |
438 |
25 | |
Rural |
104,344 |
101,167 |
12,892 |
12,600 |
407 |
312 |
419 |
8 | |
Urban |
20,812 |
17,457 |
5,891 |
5,557 |
225 |
207 |
19 |
17 | |
Malkapur |
Total |
105,915 |
102,006 |
16,668 |
15,314 |
40 |
33 |
103 |
149 | |
Rural |
87,579 |
85,036 |
7,845 |
7,288 |
12 |
11 |
97 |
144 | |
Urban |
18,336 |
16,970 |
8,823 |
8,026 |
28 |
22 |
6 |
5 | |
Jalgaon |
Total |
55,227 |
53,264 |
7,788 |
7,384 |
203 |
31 |
65 |
64 | |
Rural |
50,007 |
48,362 |
5,769 |
5,532 |
201 |
29 |
58 |
58 | |
Urban |
5,220 |
4,902 |
2,019 |
1,852 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
6 | |
Khamgaon |
Total |
89,317 |
83,724 |
14,728 |
13,401 |
259 |
448 |
148 |
145 | |
Rural |
59,073 |
56,448 |
6,846 |
6,334 |
29 |
48 |
3 |
3 | |
Urban |
30,244 |
27,276 |
7,882 |
7,067 |
230 |
440 |
145 |
142 | |
Mehkar |
Total |
115,519 |
109,474 |
11,588 |
10,961 |
60 |
62 |
798 |
164 | |
Rural |
109,772 |
104,423 |
9,568 |
9,066 |
53 |
' 49 |
796 |
164 | |
Urban |
5,747 |
5,051 |
2,020 |
1,895 |
7 |
13 |
2 |
-- |
TABLE No. 5 — contd.
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District / Tahsil / Towns |
Total Rural Urban |
Buddhists |
Jains |
Other Religions and Persuasions |
Religion not stated |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
(1) |
(2) |
(11) |
(12) |
(13) |
(14) |
(15) |
(16) |
(17) |
(18) |
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Buldhana District |
Total |
77,449 |
77,594 |
5,328 |
4,977 |
-- |
-- |
91 |
155 |
Rural |
71,126 |
71,652 |
2,772 |
2,569 |
-- |
-- |
90 |
149 |
Urban |
6,323 |
5,942 |
2,556 |
2,408 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
6 |
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Tahsils— |
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Chikhli |
Total |
20,284 |
20,656 |
1,326 |
1,250 |
-- |
-- |
3 |
7 |
Rural |
18,332 |
18,970 |
520 |
475 |
-- |
-- |
3 |
7 |
Urban |
1,952 |
1,686 |
806 |
775 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Malkapur |
Total |
13,101 |
12,593 |
1,185 |
1,123 |
-- |
-- |
3 |
2 |
Rural |
12,153 |
11,571 |
405 |
354 |
-- |
-- |
3 |
2 |
Urban |
948 |
1,022 |
780 |
769 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Jalgaon |
Total |
7,715 |
7,597 |
253 |
134 |
-- |
-- |
29 |
75 |
Rural |
7,356 |
7,267 |
201 |
97 |
-- |
-- |
29 |
75 |
Urban |
359 |
330 |
52 |
37 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Khamgaon |
Total |
16,827 |
16,615 |
1,268 |
1,153 |
-- |
-- |
56 |
71 |
Rural |
14,470 |
14,391 |
387 |
363 |
-- |
-- |
55 |
65 |
Urban |
2,357 |
2,224 |
881 |
790 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
6 |
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Mehkar |
Total |
19,522 |
20,133 |
1,296 |
1,317 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Rural |
18,815 |
19,453 |
1,259 |
1,280 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Urban |
707 |
680 |
37 |
37 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
TABLE No. 5 — contd.
TOWNS |
Towns |
Urban |
Buddhists |
Christians |
Hindus |
Jains | |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females | |
(1) |
(2) |
(19) |
(20) |
(21) |
(22) |
(23) |
(24) |
(25) |
(26) | |
Buldhana M. |
Urban |
1,109 |
990 |
148 |
150 |
9,825 |
7,995 |
344 |
315 | |
Chikhli M. |
Do. |
654 |
534 |
57 |
45 |
6,609 |
5,564 |
110 |
112 | |
Deulgaon Raja M. |
Do. |
189 |
162 |
20 |
12 |
4,378 |
3,898 |
352 |
348 | |
Malkapur M. |
Do. |
547 |
563 |
27 |
22 |
10,872 |
9,984 |
641 |
645 | |
Nandura M. |
Do. |
401 |
459 |
1 |
-- |
7,464 |
6,986 |
139 |
124 | |
Jalgaon M. |
Do. |
359 |
330 |
2 |
2 |
5,220 |
4,902 |
52 |
37 | |
Khamgaon M. |
Do. |
1,084 |
1,061 |
176 |
370 |
20,758 |
18,475 |
777 |
703 | |
Shegaon M. |
Do. |
1,273 |
1,163 |
54 |
70 |
9,486 |
8,801 |
104 |
87 | |
Mehkar M. |
Do. |
707 |
680 |
7 |
13 |
5,747 |
5,051 |
37 |
37 |
M = Municipality
TABLE No. 5 — contd.
TOWNS — contd.
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Towns |
Urban |
Muslims |
Sikhs |
Other Religions and persuasions |
Religion not stated |
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Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
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(1) |
(2) |
(27) |
(28) |
(29) |
(30) |
(31) |
(32) |
(33) |
(34) |
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Buldhana M. |
Urban |
2,319 |
2,103 |
4 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Chikhli M. |
Do. |
2,506 |
2,443 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Deulgaon Raja M. |
Do. |
1,066 |
1,011 |
15 |
16 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Malkapur M. |
Do. |
6,324 |
5,840 |
6 |
5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Nandura M. |
Do. |
2,499 |
2,186 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Jalgaon M. |
Do. |
2,019 |
1,852 |
7 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Khamgaon M. |
Do |
5,280 |
4,723 |
140 |
138 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
6 |
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Shegaon M. |
Do. |
2,602 |
2,344 |
5 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Mehkar M. |
Do. |
2,020 |
1,895 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
M = Municipality.
The distribution of religions in the district for the years 1901, 1961 and 1971 is as follows: —
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Percentage of each community to total population |
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1901 |
1961 |
1971 |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
Buddhists |
-- |
13.11 |
12.28 |
Christians |
0.04 |
0.54 |
0.18 |
Hindus |
90.70 |
76.20 |
75.87 |
Jains |
1.02 |
0.66 |
0.81 |
Muslims |
8.16 |
9.44 |
10.67 |
Others |
0.08 |
0.05 |
0.19 |
All Religions |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
The proportion of Muslims has increased from 8.16 per cent in 1901 to 9.44 per cent in 1961 and 10.67 in 1971. Percentage of Christians has increased from 0.04 per cent in 1901 to 0.54 per cent in 1961 and decreased to 0.18 in 1971. The percentage of Jains has decreased from 1.02 per cent in 1901 to 0.66 per cent in 1961 and slightly increased to 0.81 in 1971. The proportion of Hindus has gone down from 90.70 per cent in 1901 to 76.20 per cent in 1961 and to 75.87 in 1971 because some persons belonging to Hindu Scheduled Castes returned their religion as Buddhist or Nav-Bauddha. The combined proportion for Hindus and Buddhists has also decreased by more than one per cent during the last seventy years. The 1901 percentage, however, pertains to the district as it existed in that year.
Sex ratios for each religion as per 1961 Census were as follows:—
Buddhists 997, Christians 577, Hindus 976, Jains 791, Muslims 819 and all religions 959.
Higher sex ratio for Buddhists was due to their largest rural group. Christians had the lowest sex ratio.
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