HC Deb 09 December 1943 vol 395 c1160W
Mr. Hannah

asked the Secretary of State for India, what is the proportion of Moslems to Hindus in Punjab, Bengal and the State of Hyderabad?

Mr. Amery

According to the 1941 Indian Census, the number of Moslems and Hindus, respectively, in every hundred of the total population are:

Moslems Hindus
Punjab … 57 … 27
Bengal … 55 … 42
Hyderabad … 13 … 81
The figures for the Hindu community include the scheduled castes.

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