Kashmir divided by religion

Region: Kashmir, Census 1941
Data: Census of India 1941, J&K State Table II, as for map 2.
Rule: Muslim majority goes to Pakistan, the rest to India. Aksai Chin follows Leh to India; Shaksgam follows Hunza to Pakistan.

Applying one rule, a Muslim majority in 1941 goes to Pakistan and everything else to India, moves 17 Indian-administered districts and 2,311,947 people (1941 count). India keeps Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Udhampur, Hindu-majority in 1941, and Buddhist Leh. The one change from today’s figures is Reasi: 54.8% Muslim in 1941, just under half in 2011. Doda is the closest call at 50.8%, and depends on how much of the old Kishtwar tehsil is counted with it; below about two-fifths it would stay with India.

China-held land has no residents to count, so each part follows the district it belonged to in 1947. Aksai Chin was part of the Leh tehsil of Ladakh Wazarat, grazed and salt-mined from Ladakh, so it goes with Buddhist-majority Leh to India. The Shaksgam valley was winter pasture for Shimshal herders, and the Mir of Hunza claimed rights there, so it goes with Muslim Hunza to Pakistan.

Map: Kashmir divided by religion. A Muslim majority in 1941 goes to Pakistan, everything else to India. 17 Indian-administered districts would move.

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All districts, Census 1941

District (1941 tehsils)	Territory	1941 pop.	Largest religion	Muslim	Goes to
Nagar Nagar	Gilgit-Baltistan	14,874	Islam	100.0%	Pakistan
Hunza Hunza	Gilgit-Baltistan	15,341	Islam	100.0%	Pakistan
Ghizer Punial, Ishkuman, Yasin, Kuh	Gilgit-Baltistan	30,947	Islam	99.9%	Pakistan
Skardu Skardu (~45%)	Gilgit-Baltistan	47,822	Islam	99.7%	Pakistan
Ghanche Skardu (~30%)	Gilgit-Baltistan	31,881	Islam	99.7%	Pakistan
Shigar Skardu (~15%)	Gilgit-Baltistan	15,941	Islam	99.7%	Pakistan
Kharmang Skardu (~10%)	Gilgit-Baltistan	10,627	Islam	99.7%	Pakistan
Diamer Chilas	Gilgit-Baltistan	15,364	Islam	99.6%	Pakistan
Astore Astore	Gilgit-Baltistan	17,026	Islam	99.1%	Pakistan
Gilgit Gilgit Leased Area	Gilgit-Baltistan	22,495	Islam	99.1%	Pakistan
Kupwara Handwara (~50%), Karnah	Jammu & Kashmir	196,334	Islam	97.3%	Pakistan
Budgam Srinagar Khas (rural) (~20%), Budgam	Jammu & Kashmir	199,802	Islam	97.2%	Pakistan
Ganderbal Srinagar Khas (rural) (~50%)	Jammu & Kashmir	63,047	Islam	96.9%	Pakistan
Bandipora Handwara (~25%)	Jammu & Kashmir	68,736	Islam	96.7%	Pakistan
Pulwama Awantipura (~85%)	Jammu & Kashmir	133,047	Islam	95.7%	Pakistan
Shopian Awantipura (~15%), Kulgam (~40%)	Jammu & Kashmir	86,428	Islam	95.7%	Pakistan
Kulgam Kulgam (~60%)	Jammu & Kashmir	94,423	Islam	95.7%	Pakistan
Baramulla Baramulla, Uri, Handwara (~25%)	Jammu & Kashmir	311,862	Islam	95.1%	Pakistan
Poonch Mendhar, Haveli (~60%)	Jammu & Kashmir	168,140	Islam	94.8%	Pakistan
Anantnag Anantnag	Jammu & Kashmir	203,827	Islam	94.7%	Pakistan
Haveli Haveli (~40%)	Azad Jammu & Kashmir	44,297	Islam	93.2%	Pakistan
Mirpur Mirpur	Azad Jammu & Kashmir	113,203	Islam	92.2%	Pakistan
Kotli Kotli	Azad Jammu & Kashmir	111,037	Islam	91.2%	Pakistan
Bagh Bagh (~80%)	Azad Jammu & Kashmir	80,873	Islam	90.9%	Pakistan
Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad (~60%)	Azad Jammu & Kashmir	75,351	Islam	89.8%	Pakistan
Hattian Bala Muzaffarabad (~25%)	Azad Jammu & Kashmir	31,396	Islam	89.8%	Pakistan
Neelum Muzaffarabad (~15%)	Azad Jammu & Kashmir	18,838	Islam	89.8%	Pakistan
Poonch (AJK) Bagh (~20%), Sudhnoti (~50%)	Azad Jammu & Kashmir	74,368	Islam	85.3%	Pakistan
Kargil Kargil	Ladakh	52,853	Islam	84.0%	Pakistan
Sudhnoti Sudhnoti (~50%)	Azad Jammu & Kashmir	54,150	Islam	83.2%	Pakistan
Srinagar Srinagar city, Srinagar Khas (rural) (~30%)	Jammu & Kashmir	245,615	Islam	81.3%	Pakistan
Rajouri Rajouri, Bhimbar (~30%)	Jammu & Kashmir	189,568	Islam	75.4%	Pakistan
Ramban Ramban	Jammu & Kashmir	75,796	Islam	70.8%	Pakistan
Bhimber Bhimbar (~70%)	Azad Jammu & Kashmir	113,690	Islam	64.8%	Pakistan
Kishtwar Kishtwar (~50%)	Jammu & Kashmir	30,446	Islam	58.0%	Pakistan
Reasi Reasi	Jammu & Kashmir	117,059	Islam	54.8%	Pakistan
Doda Bhadrawah, Kishtwar (~50%)	Jammu & Kashmir	74,964	Islam	50.8%	Pakistan
Samba Samba	Jammu & Kashmir	90,464	Hinduism	39.7%	India
Jammu Jammu, R.S. Pura, Akhnur	Jammu & Kashmir	340,898	Hinduism	39.6%	India
Kathua Kathua, Jasmergarh (Hiranagar), Basohli	Jammu & Kashmir	177,672	Hinduism	25.4%	India
Udhampur Udhampur, Ramnagar, Chenani	Jammu & Kashmir	124,806	Hinduism	16.9%	India
Leh Ladakh (Leh)	Ladakh	36,307	Buddhism	11.3%	India

All 20 Pakistan-administered districts were Muslim-majority in 1941 and stay with Pakistan. Bhimber was the least Muslim of them at 65%, with a large Hindu and Sikh population around Bhimber and Naushera.

All districts

Every district on the map. Select a row to find it on the plate.

44 districts

	Details
	Religion Hinduism 57.4%; Islam 39.6%; Sikhism 2.1%; Other 0.9%; Buddhism 0.0%Goes to India1941 tehsils Jammu, R.S. Pura, Akhnur	340,898
	Religion Islam 95.1%; Hinduism 2.5%; Sikhism 2.3%; Other 0.0%; Buddhism 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Baramulla, Uri, Handwara (~25%)	311,862
	Religion Islam 81.3%; Hinduism 17.9%; Sikhism 0.6%; Other 0.2%; Buddhism 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Srinagar city, Srinagar Khas (rural) (~30%)	245,615
	Religion Islam 94.7%; Hinduism 4.7%; Sikhism 0.5%; Other 0.0%; Buddhism 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Anantnag	203,827
	Religion Islam 97.2%; Hinduism 1.5%; Sikhism 1.2%; Other 0.0%; Buddhism 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Srinagar Khas (rural) (~20%), Budgam	199,802
	Religion Islam 97.3%; Hinduism 1.6%; Sikhism 1.1%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Handwara (~50%), Karnah	196,334
	Religion Islam 75.4%; Hinduism 22.6%; Sikhism 2.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Rajouri, Bhimbar (~30%)	189,568
	Religion Hinduism 74.2%; Islam 25.4%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.1%Goes to India1941 tehsils Kathua, Jasmergarh (Hiranagar), Basohli	177,672
	Religion Islam 94.8%; Hinduism 4.2%; Sikhism 0.9%; Buddhism 0.0%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Mendhar, Haveli (~60%)	168,140
	Religion Islam 95.7%; Hinduism 2.7%; Sikhism 1.6%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Awantipura (~85%)	133,047
	Religion Hinduism 82.8%; Islam 16.9%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.1%Goes to India1941 tehsils Udhampur, Ramnagar, Chenani	124,806
	Religion Islam 54.8%; Hinduism 44.9%; Sikhism 0.3%; Other 0.1%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Reasi	117,059
	Religion Islam 64.8%; Hinduism 30.0%; Sikhism 5.2%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Bhimbar (~70%)	113,690
	Religion Islam 92.2%; Hinduism 5.8%; Sikhism 2.0%; Other 0.1%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Mirpur	113,203
	Religion Islam 91.2%; Hinduism 7.5%; Sikhism 1.3%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Kotli	111,037
	Religion Islam 95.7%; Hinduism 4.1%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Kulgam (~60%)	94,423
	Religion Hinduism 58.0%; Islam 39.7%; Sikhism 2.2%; Other 0.2%Goes to India1941 tehsils Samba	90,464
	Religion Islam 95.7%; Hinduism 3.7%; Sikhism 0.6%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Awantipura (~15%), Kulgam (~40%)	86,428
	Religion Islam 90.9%; Sikhism 8.0%; Hinduism 1.1%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Bagh (~80%)	80,873
	Religion Islam 70.8%; Hinduism 29.1%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%; Buddhism 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Ramban	75,796
	Religion Islam 89.8%; Sikhism 7.0%; Hinduism 3.2%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Muzaffarabad (~60%)	75,351
	Religion Islam 50.8%; Hinduism 48.7%; Buddhism 0.3%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Bhadrawah, Kishtwar (~50%)	74,964
	Religion Islam 85.3%; Hinduism 9.6%; Sikhism 5.1%; Buddhism 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Bagh (~20%), Sudhnoti (~50%)	74,368
	Religion Islam 96.7%; Hinduism 2.0%; Sikhism 1.3%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Handwara (~25%)	68,736
	Religion Islam 96.9%; Hinduism 2.7%; Sikhism 0.3%; Other 0.1%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Srinagar Khas (rural) (~50%)	63,047
	Religion Islam 83.2%; Hinduism 12.7%; Sikhism 4.0%; Buddhism 0.1%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Sudhnoti (~50%)	54,150
	Religion Islam 84.0%; Buddhism 15.7%; Hinduism 0.2%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Kargil	52,853
	Religion Islam 99.7%; Hinduism 0.1%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Skardu (~45%)	47,822
	Religion Islam 93.2%; Hinduism 4.7%; Sikhism 2.1%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Haveli (~40%)	44,297
	Religion Buddhism 87.8%; Islam 11.3%; Hinduism 0.6%; Other 0.4%; Sikhism 0.0%Goes to India1941 tehsils Ladakh (Leh)	36,307
	Religion Islam 99.7%; Hinduism 0.1%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Skardu (~30%)	31,881
	Religion Islam 89.8%; Sikhism 7.0%; Hinduism 3.2%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Muzaffarabad (~25%)	31,396
	Religion Islam 99.9%; Hinduism 0.1%; Sikhism 0.0%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Punial, Ishkuman, Yasin, Kuh	30,947
	Religion Islam 58.0%; Hinduism 40.9%; Buddhism 0.9%; Sikhism 0.2%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Kishtwar (~50%)	30,446
	Religion Islam 99.1%; Hinduism 0.5%; Sikhism 0.3%; Other 0.1%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Gilgit Leased Area	22,495
	Religion Islam 89.8%; Sikhism 7.0%; Hinduism 3.2%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Muzaffarabad (~15%)	18,838
	Religion Islam 99.1%; Hinduism 0.7%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Astore	17,026
	Religion Islam 99.7%; Hinduism 0.1%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Skardu (~15%)	15,941
	Religion Islam 99.6%; Hinduism 0.4%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Chilas	15,364
	Religion Islam 100.0%; Sikhism 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Hunza	15,341
	Religion Islam 100.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Nagar	14,874
	Religion Islam 99.7%; Hinduism 0.1%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%Goes to Pakistan1941 tehsils Skardu (~10%)	10,627
	Religion No resident populationGoes to India	0
	Religion No resident populationGoes to Pakistan	0

Sources

Census of India 1941, Vol. XXII, Jammu & Kashmir, Part III, State Table II: population of districts and tehsils by communities (Gokhale Institute digital library). All community totals were checked against the state totals in the table.
District geometry: Blank Districts of Pakistan.svg by Abbasi786786 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); geoBoundaries IND ADM2 (Local Government Directory, 2021) and CHN ADM0, aligned to the Commons map.