Demographic Politics And Population Growth - 2

[G.Subramaniam]

EPW 1-29-2005

Ashish Bose
Beyond Hindu-Muslim Growth Rates

SMP stands for significant muslim population districts
Nucleus of future minipakistans,
By 2080, when full population stabilisation occurs, all these will secede

Table 4


State Total Districts Total Muslims SMP Districts SMP Total SMP Muslims SMP Muslim %

UP 70; 30,740,158 ; 10 ; 27,486,006 ; 10,708,980 ; 39.0
WB 18 ; 20,240,543; 5 ; 21,520,942 ; 9,881,982 ; 45.9
Bihar 37 ; 13,722,048 ; 4 ; 8,391,636 ; 3,716,811 ; 44.3
Assam 23 ; 8,240,611 ; 10 ; 12,602,389 ; 6,430,924 ; 51.0
Kerala 14 ; 7,863,842 ; 3 ; 7,708,680 ; 3,976,389 ; 51.6
Andhra 23 ; 6,986,856 ; 1 ; 3,829,753 ; 1,576,583 ; 41.2
JK 14 ; 6,793,240 ; 10 ; 7,144,103 ; 6,451,907 ; 90.3
Jharkhand 18 ; 3,731,308 ; 2 ; 1,629,434 ; 517,129 ; 31.7
Haryana 19 ; 1,222,916 ; 1 ; 1,660,289 ; 617,918 ; 37.2
Uttaranchal 13 ; 1,012,141 ; 1 ; 1,447,187 ; 478,274 ; 33.0
Pondichery 4 ; 59,358 ; 1 ; 36,828 ; 11,411 ; 31.0
Laksdwep 1 ; 57,903 ; 1 ; 60,660 ; 57,903 ; 95.5
Total 254 ; 100,670,924 ; 49 ; 93,517,907 ; 44,426,211 ; 47.5