Invasion from the East
The disproportionate increase in
the Muslim population in eastern India, both on account of continuing migration
and higher fertility vis-à-vis other communities, has triggered major
demographic distortions. The growth has been particularly steep in Assam, West
Bengal, and Bihar, and is nearing double digit figures in Manipur and Tripura
(Census 2011 religious demography figures have not been revealed so far).
Censuses
since 1951 show a sustained rise in Muslim population, in absolute and
percentage terms, and a nation-wide corresponding decline in numbers of Hindu
Faiths (Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists). By Census 1981, Muslim population
growth stood at nearly 45 per cent higher rate than Hindus and Christians.
Census 2001 put the decadal growth rate of Muslims at around 36%, while Hindu
growth rate declined from 23 per cent to 20 per cent.
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