01-24-2004, 06:29 AM
Demographically Punjab was insignificant
To give an idea the 1941 census for british India
showed a population of 28 million for United Punjab vs 400 million for British India
Out of this 12 million were hindus and sikhs and 16 million were muslims
In east punjab it was 4 mil muslims vs 8 mil non-muslims
In west punjab it was 4 mil non-muslims vs 12 mil muslims
The demographic growth in Pakistani Punjab is because the british built large scale irrigation in west punjab
Indirectly this british action is leading to islamisation of India
To give an idea the 1941 census for british India
showed a population of 28 million for United Punjab vs 400 million for British India
Out of this 12 million were hindus and sikhs and 16 million were muslims
In east punjab it was 4 mil muslims vs 8 mil non-muslims
In west punjab it was 4 mil non-muslims vs 12 mil muslims
The demographic growth in Pakistani Punjab is because the british built large scale irrigation in west punjab
Indirectly this british action is leading to islamisation of India