-No. 32A 11 I I ! I , 1 --.. ".._" I l <t I If _:ENSUS OF RAKISTAN, 1951 ( 1 - - I O .PUlA'TION ACC<!>R'DING TO RELIGIO ~ (TA~LE; 6)/ \ 1 \ \ ,I tin N~.2 1 • t ~ ~ I, . : - f I ~ (bFICE OF THE ~ENSU) ' COMMISSIO ~ ER; .1 :VERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, l .. October 1951 - ~........-.~ .1',l 1 RY OF THE INTERIOR, PI'ice Rs. 2 ~f 5. it '7 J . CH I. ~ CE.N TABLE 6.-RELIGION SECTION 6·1.-PAKISTAN Thousand personc:. ,Prorinces and States Total Muslim Caste Sch~duled Christian Others (Note 1) Hindu Caste Hindu ~ --- (l b c d e f g _-'--- --- ---- KISTAN 7,56,36 6,49,59 43,49 54,21 5,41 3,66 ;:histan and States 11,54 11,37 12 ] 4 listricts 6,02 5,94 3 1 4 States 5,52 5,43 9 ,: Bengal 4,19,32 3,22,27 41,87 50,52 1,07 3,59 aeral Capital Area, 11,23 10,78 5 13 21 6 Karachi. ·W. F. P. and Tribal 58,65 58,58 1 2 4 Areas. Districts 32,23 32,17 " 4 Agencies (Tribal Areas) 26,42 26,41 aIIjab and BahawaJpur 2,06,37 2,02,01 3 30 4,03 State. Districts 1,88,15 1,83,93 2 19 4,01 Bahawa1pur State 18,22 18,08 11 2 ';ind and Kbairpur State 49,25 44,58 1,41 3,23 2 1 Districts 46,06 41,49 1,34 3,20 2 Khairpur State 3,19 3,09 7 3 I.-Excluding 207 thousand persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani. 2.-Tbe above numbers represent the following proportions of the total popu]ation:- Scheduled Area Muslim Caste Hindu Caste Hindu Christian Others % % % o~ o,{ (i) (ii) (iii) Civ) (v) (vi) Pakistan 85.9 5.7 7.2 .7 .5 West Pakistan 97.1 .5 1.1 1.3 East Pakistan 76.8 10 12 .3 .9 -The proportions of Muslims for each Province. State and District are shown on the map inside back cover, 2 TABLE 6.-RELIGION SECTI0N 6·2.-BALUCHISTAN - Number ot persons. Districts and States Total Muslim Caste Scheduled Chrbtian Others (Note 1) Hindu ea·te ~l>te~, Hindu --- ;1 a b c d e } • g --- BALUCHISTM INCLUD· 11,54,167 11,37,063 11,729 1,358 3S37 80 INGSTATES BALUCHISTA~ 6,02,588 5,94,368 3,022 1,197 3,921 80 Chagai 34,949 34,618 294 29 'l 3 LoralaJ 86,735 86,479 50 III 9,; Quetta-Pishin 2,09,221 2,04,707 322 623 3,495 .,,, Quetta City includ- 83,i92 79,784 144 560 3)30 74 ing Cantonment. Sibi 2,07,562 2,04,682 2,338 379 160 3 Zhob 64,121 63,882 18 55 166 STATES 5,51,579 5,42,695 8,707 161 16 Kalat 2,82,546 2,74,868 7,520 146 1:' Kharan 54,573 54,459 114 Lasbela 75,769 74,735 1,015 15 4 Mekran 1,38,691 1,38,633 58 1 Excluding 19,869 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani. 2 All are Parsis except one Buddh:sl in Quetta City. 3 TABLE 6.-RBLIGIGN SECTION 6·3.-EAST BENGAL ._..,._._ Number of persons . Districts and Sub-Divisions Total Muslim Caste Scheduled Others (Note 1) Hindu Caste Hindu " _..L- I' a b c d e J II I I I I I I EAST BENGAL .1. 4,19,32,329 3,22,2~,6l9 41,87,353 50,52,250 4,66,087 CHITTAGONG DIVISION 1,17,21,770 88,79,094 16,75,187 8,24,225 3,43,264 -thittagong District ... 23,08,882 17,86,598. 3,55,091 79,846 87,347 Sadar Sub-division 18,69,968 13,98,362 3,34,318 71,047 66,241 Chittagong Municipality .. 1,43,2611 1,13,766 19,502 6,744 3,252 Cox's Bazar Sub-division 4,38,914 3,88,236 20,773 8,799 21,106 ChittagoD1 Hill Tracts 2,87,274 18,070 34,254 6,730 2,28,220 Sadar Sub-division 1,24,378 9,064 3,838 850 1,10626 Bandraban Sub-division 70,225 7,197 4,021 399 58,608 Ramgarh Sub-division 92,671 1,809 26,395 5,481 58,S86 #Noakhall District 22,74,047 19,15,229 2,72,269 85,345 1,204 Sadar Sub-division 17,33,790 14,92,492 1,74,445 65,755 1,098 Noakhali Municipality 16,657 14,014 2,080 407 156 Feni Sub-division ... 5,40,257 4,22,737 97,824 19,590 106 'Sylhet District 30,59,367 20,73,274 5,50,646 4,13,386 22,061 Sadar Sub-division 9,00,027 7,27,970 96,233 73,489 2,335 Sylhet Municipality 32,773 23,562 7,370 1,376 465 Habibganj Sub-division 7,77,919 4,97,765 1,65,925 1,11,684 2,545 South Sylhet (Moulvibazar) Sub-Div. 6,49,284 3,42,888 1,43,625 1,51,094 11,677 Sunamganj Sub-division 7,32,137 5,04,651 1,44,863 77,119 5,504 Tippera District 37,92,200 30,85,923 4,62,927 2,38,918 :;1 4,432 Sadar Sub-division 17,83,181 14,95,407 2,09,215 75,593 2,966 Comilla Municipality 47,195 32,328 12,257 2,474 136 Brahmanbaria Sub-division ... 10,38,243 7,66,224 1,67,610 1,04,214 195 Brahmanbarla Municipality 37,865 20,132 12,974 4,677 82 Chandpur Sub-division 9,70,776 8,24,291 86,102 59,111 1,271 Chandpur Municipality 31,620 16,883 11,244 3,315 178 -Excluding 1,30,281. persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani. 4 TABLE 6.-RELIGION SECTION 6·3.-EAST BENGAL-(contd.) Number of persons. Districts and 'Sub-Divisions Total Muslim Caste So1~eduled Hindu Caste Others Hindu '" - ~-- Q b c d e f I DACCA DIVISION ,,, ~62,09,422 l,28,.24,077 13,88,920 18,97,097 99,328 I Dis'tTict " \. ~rganj . 36,42,185 28fj7,769 2,44,163 4,72,380 27,873 1 .sadar Sub-division U,24,530 10.28,796 1,01,693 1,83,433 10,608 Barisal Munidpality 89,278 64.709 1'iR'fI ~ ..,.~(" ~.4-.: EhoTa Sub-divjsio Patuakhali Sub-di CORRECTION: Delete Sherpur Municipality under Netro- Pirozpur Sub-divl kana Sub-Division and rewrite with all data under Jama/pur Sub-Division on page 4. No change is needed in any figure • '-' Voacca District Sadar Sub-divisio Dacca Municipc. ..... 2,73;459 - 2,40,379 23,104 9,080 896 Narayanganj Sub-division 12,36,690 10j47,753 96,430 85,551 6,956 Narayanganj Municipality 68,313 48,914 14,396 4,895 168 Manikganj Sub-division 5,93,263 4,37,750 91,283 64.196 34 Munshiganj Sub-division 6,66,230 5,11,625 82,949 70,470 1,186 Iv " .;}raridpur District ,27,09,711 19.. 18.093 2,24,771 5,57,143 9,704 Sadar Sub-division 6,70,297 5,03,175 65,156 1.01,829 137 Faridpur Municipality 25,287 15,944 6,962 2,256 125 Goalando Sub-division 3,43,955 2,37,586 45,808 60,409 152 Gopalganj Sub-division 6,10,803 2,78,955 44,589 2.78.8'83 8,376 Madaripur Sub-division to,84,656 8,98,377 69,218 1.1"6,022 1,039 MQliaripur Municipality 21,005 10,283 7,900 2,782 40 I) ..... VMymensingh Distrlct .51.84,745 47~95,S04 5,04,113 4,43,289 41,839 Sadar Sub-division 15,22,485 12,94,909 ],08,702 1,01,986 16,888 M.vmensingh Municipality 44,529' 29,088 12,245 2,889 305 Jamalpur Sub-division 11,45,897 10,36,366 40,020 61,139 8,372 Jama/pur Municipality 26,952 24,123 2,147 670 12 Kishoreganj Sub-division 10,87,140 8,83,765 97,391 1,05.903 81 Kishoregani Municipality ... 19,034 11,809 5,552 1,673 5 TABLE 6!.-RELIGlON SECTION 6·3.-EAST BENGAL-(contd..) Number of persons. Districts and Sub-Divisions Total Muslim Caste Scheduled Others Hindu Caste Hindu -- - --- --- - -- a b c d e f -.------- ~.~- --- ----_ - -- Mymensing'- Disttict - (contd.) Netrokona Sub-division ~,O2,417 5,92,850 1,14,7011 81,918 12,941 Sherpur Municipality 19,26Z 13,513 4,022 1,611 110 Tangail Sub-division 12,26,806 9,87,614 1,43,292 92,343 3,557 Tangail Municipality 21,513 11,231 7,185 2,293 804 :AJSHAHI VIVlS1Ol'\ 1,40,0),137 1,05,23,468 11,23,246 23,30,928 23,495 ./ 'ogra District 12,78,185 11,15,232 68,767 93,445 741 Sadar Sub-division 12,78,185 J 1,15,232 68.767 93,445 741 Bogra Municipality 24,996 18,251 5,322 1,334 89 ~jpur District 13,54,432 8,,73,907 65,317 4,10,580 4,628 Sadar Sub-division 8,11,847 5,37,603 43,186 2,27,440 3,618 Dinajpur Municipality 34,271' 22,923 8,071 2,880 397 ,hakurgaon Sub-division 5,42,585 3,36,304 22,131 1,83,140 1,010 essore District 17,03,021 11,68,668 2.11,594 3,21,295 1,464 Sadar Sub-division 5,99,967 4,25,013 74,755 98,942 1,257 Jessol'e Municipality 23,867 17,274 4,556 1.