Census of India 1941, Imperial Table XIII (Community), Punjab, NWFP, Sind and Baluchistan volumes.
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Districts shaded by the share of people not Muslim, in the colour of the largest other religion (Hindu, Sikh or Christian). Units are 1941 districts and states, drawn on 1951 boundaries grouped as in 1941 so both censuses cover the same ground; tribal areas, not counted by religion in 1941, are hatched.
The 1941 census, the last before Partition, counted 26.1 million people in the districts and states that became West Pakistan. 76.9% were Muslim, 14.9% Hindu, 6.3% Sikh and 1.7% Christian. Every district had a Muslim majority, but the minorities were large and concentrated. In the canal colonies and districts of central Punjab (Lahore, Lyallpur, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Gujranwala and Montgomery) roughly 30% to 40% of the people were Hindus or Sikhs, with Sikhs the larger group in Lahore, Lyallpur and Sheikhupura. In Sind, Hindus were a third of the people of Karachi and Hyderabad districts and 43% in Thar Parkar, which was only just Muslim-majority (50.3%). Each district is shaded by the share of its people who were not Muslim, in the colour of the largest other religion.
The units are 1941 districts and states, grouped so that the 1951 census covers the same ground: Karachi includes Thatta, Sialkot includes Shakargarh tehsil (part of Gurdaspur in 1941), Sibi includes Bolan and the Marri-Bugti country, Kalat includes Makran, and Bahawalpur covers both of its 1951 districts. The tribal agencies and the states of Chitral, Dir and Swat were not counted by religion in 1941 and are hatched. Lahore’s 1941 figure includes the strip of Kasur tehsil that went to India. Boundaries are the 1951 districts, rebuilt from present-day tehsils and grouped as in 1941.
After Partition, the same districts in 1951: map 21b.
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People, 1941 581,004Religion, 1941 Islam 50.3%; Hinduism 42.6%; Other 5.8%; Sikhism 1.2%; Christianity 0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 61.8%; Hinduism 38.0%; Christianity 0.2%; Other <0.1%
49.7%
People, 1941 1,482,002Religion, 1941 Islam 60.0%; Hinduism 23.5%; Sikhism 10.8%; Christianity 5.4%; Other 0.3%Religion, 1951 Islam 93.8%; Christianity 5.2%; Hinduism 1.0%; Other <0.1%
40.0%
People, 1941 1,695,375Religion, 1941 Islam 60.6%; Sikhism 18.3%; Hinduism 16.8%; Christianity 4.1%; Other 0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 94.7%; Christianity 5.2%; Hinduism 0.1%; Other <0.1%
39.4%
People, 1941 1,396,305Religion, 1941 Islam 62.8%; Sikhism 18.8%; Hinduism 14.6%; Christianity 3.7%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 97.0%; Christianity 3.0%; Hinduism <0.1%
37.1%
People, 1941 852,508Religion, 1941 Islam 63.6%; Sikhism 18.9%; Hinduism 10.5%; Christianity 7.0%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 95.0%; Christianity 4.9%; Hinduism <0.1%; Other <0.1%
36.4%
People, 1941 713,900Religion, 1941 Islam 64.0%; Hinduism 31.2%; Christianity 2.5%; Other 1.3%; Sikhism 1.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 96.5%; Hinduism 1.6%; Christianity 1.4%; Other 0.4%
36.0%
People, 1941 758,748Religion, 1941 Islam 66.9%; Hinduism 32.4%; Sikhism 0.5%; Other 0.1%; Christianity 0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 91.0%; Hinduism 8.9%; Other <0.1%; Christianity <0.1%
33.1%
People, 1941 1,329,103Religion, 1941 Islam 69.1%; Hinduism 15.9%; Sikhism 13.2%; Christianity 1.8%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 98.5%; Christianity 1.5%; Hinduism <0.1%; Other <0.1%
30.9%
People, 1941 912,234Religion, 1941 Islam 70.5%; Hinduism 11.9%; Sikhism 10.9%; Christianity 6.7%; Other 0.2%Religion, 1951 Islam 94.3%; Christianity 5.6%; Hinduism 0.1%; Other <0.1%
29.5%
People, 1941 692,556Religion, 1941 Islam 71.0%; Hinduism 28.2%; Sikhism 0.7%; Christianity 0.1%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 95.6%; Hinduism 4.4%; Christianity <0.1%; Other <0.1%
29.0%
People, 1941 156,289Religion, 1941 Islam 72.5%; Hinduism 18.3%; Sikhism 5.6%; Christianity 3.5%; Other 0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 97.8%; Christianity 1.7%; Hinduism 0.5%; Other <0.1%
27.5%
People, 1941 584,178Religion, 1941 Islam 74.7%; Hinduism 24.0%; Sikhism 1.0%; Other 0.2%; Christianity <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 95.6%; Hinduism 4.4%; Other <0.1%; Christianity <0.1%
25.3%
People, 1941 1,484,333Religion, 1941 Islam 78.0%; Hinduism 16.8%; Sikhism 4.2%; Christianity 1.0%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.3%; Christianity 0.7%; Hinduism <0.1%; Other <0.1%
22.0%
People, 1941 785,231Religion, 1941 Islam 80.0%; Hinduism 10.5%; Sikhism 8.2%; Christianity 1.1%; Other 0.2%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.6%; Christianity 0.4%; Hinduism <0.1%; Other <0.1%
20.0%
People, 1941 1,341,209Religion, 1941 Islam 81.9%; Hinduism 13.0%; Sikhism 3.5%; Other 1.3%; Christianity 0.2%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.2%; Hinduism 0.7%; Christianity 0.1%
18.1%
People, 1941 511,208Religion, 1941 Islam 81.9%; Hinduism 17.8%; Sikhism 0.3%; Christianity <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 98.3%; Hinduism 1.7%; Christianity <0.1%; Other <0.1%
18.1%
People, 1941 821,631Religion, 1941 Islam 82.6%; Hinduism 15.8%; Sikhism 1.5%; Christianity 0.1%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.9%; Christianity 0.1%; Hinduism <0.1%
17.4%
People, 1941 305,787Religion, 1941 Islam 83.0%; Hinduism 16.2%; Sikhism 0.5%; Other 0.3%; Christianity <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 96.7%; Hinduism 3.3%; Christianity 0.1%
17.0%
People, 1941 998,921Religion, 1941 Islam 83.7%; Hinduism 10.2%; Sikhism 4.8%; Christianity 1.3%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.2%; Christianity 0.8%; Hinduism <0.1%
16.3%
People, 1941 389,380Religion, 1941 Islam 84.7%; Hinduism 15.0%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.1%; Christianity <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 98.8%; Hinduism 1.2%; Christianity <0.1%
15.2%
People, 1941 1,104,952Religion, 1941 Islam 85.6%; Hinduism 7.7%; Sikhism 6.4%; Christianity 0.4%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.9%; Christianity 0.1%; Hinduism <0.1%
14.4%
People, 1941 298,131Religion, 1941 Islam 85.8%; Hinduism 13.1%; Sikhism 0.8%; Christianity 0.3%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 100.0%; Christianity <0.1%; Hinduism <0.1%
14.2%
People, 1941 506,321Religion, 1941 Islam 86.2%; Hinduism 12.4%; Sikhism 1.4%; Christianity 0.1%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.9%; Christianity 0.1%
13.8%
People, 1941 712,849Religion, 1941 Islam 86.4%; Hinduism 12.7%; Sikhism 0.8%; Christianity <0.1%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 100.0%; Hinduism <0.1%; Christianity <0.1%
13.6%
People, 1941 295,930Religion, 1941 Islam 87.1%; Hinduism 10.6%; Sikhism 2.1%; Christianity 0.2%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.8%; Christianity 0.1%; Hinduism 0.1%
12.9%
People, 1941 621,596Religion, 1941 Islam 88.9%; Hinduism 10.9%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other <0.1%; Christianity <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 100.0%; Christianity <0.1%; Hinduism <0.1%
11.1%
People, 1941 629,658Religion, 1941 Islam 89.4%; Hinduism 6.5%; Sikhism 3.9%; Christianity 0.1%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.8%; Christianity 0.2%; Hinduism <0.1%; Other <0.1%
10.6%
People, 1941 851,833Religion, 1941 Islam 90.3%; Hinduism 6.0%; Sikhism 2.8%; Christianity 0.8%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.6%; Christianity 0.3%; Hinduism 0.1%; Other <0.1%
9.7%
People, 1941 675,875Religion, 1941 Islam 90.4%; Hinduism 6.4%; Sikhism 3.0%; Christianity 0.2%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.9%; Christianity 0.1%; Hinduism <0.1%
9.6%
People, 1941 304,034Religion, 1941 Islam 90.5%; Hinduism 9.4%; Sikhism 0.1%; Christianity <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 95.2%; Hinduism 4.8%; Christianity <0.1%; Other <0.1%
9.5%
People, 1941 61,499Religion, 1941 Islam 91.0%; Hinduism 7.0%; Sikhism 1.7%; Christianity 0.2%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.6%; Christianity 0.3%; Hinduism 0.1%
9.0%
People, 1941 289,404Religion, 1941 Islam 92.0%; Hinduism 6.1%; Sikhism 1.5%; Christianity 0.5%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.8%; Hinduism 0.1%; Christianity 0.1%; Other <0.1%
8.0%
People, 1941 83,685Religion, 1941 Islam 94.7%; Hinduism 3.7%; Sikhism 1.3%; Christianity 0.2%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.7%; Hinduism 0.2%; Christianity 0.1%
5.3%
People, 1941 796,230Religion, 1941 Islam 94.9%; Hinduism 3.8%; Sikhism 1.2%; Christianity 0.1%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 100.0%; Christianity <0.1%; Hinduism <0.1%; Other <0.1%
5.0%
People, 1941 170,908Religion, 1941 Islam 95.1%; Hinduism 4.3%; Sikhism 0.4%; Christianity 0.1%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 98.6%; Hinduism 1.3%; Christianity 0.1%; Other <0.1%
4.9%
People, 1941 29,250Religion, 1941 Islam 95.3%; Hinduism 4.1%; Sikhism 0.6%; Christianity <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.1%; Hinduism 0.9%; Christianity <0.1%; Other <0.1%
4.7%
People, 1941 506,539Religion, 1941 Islam 95.5%; Sikhism 2.3%; Hinduism 2.1%; Christianity 0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.9%; Christianity 0.1%; Hinduism <0.1%
4.5%
People, 1941 253,305Religion, 1941 Islam 96.8%; Hinduism 3.1%; Sikhism <0.1%; Christianity <0.1%; Other <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 98.2%; Hinduism 1.8%; Christianity <0.1%
3.2%
People, 1941 69,067Religion, 1941 Islam 97.5%; Hinduism 2.5%; Sikhism 0.1%; Christianity <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 98.6%; Hinduism 1.4%; Christianity <0.1%
2.5%
People, 1941 33,832Religion, 1941 Islam 99.7%; Hinduism 0.3%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.8%; Hinduism 0.2%
0.3%
Religion, 1941 Not counted by religion in <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 100.0%
Religion, 1941 Not counted by religion in <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.9%; Christianity 0.1%; Hinduism <0.1%
Religion, 1941 Not counted by religion in <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.9%; Hinduism <0.1%; Other <0.1%
Religion, 1941 Not counted by religion in <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.9%; Christianity 0.1%
Religion, 1941 Not counted by religion in <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 99.9%; Hinduism 0.1%; Christianity <0.1%
Religion, 1941 Not counted by religion in <0.1%Religion, 1951 Islam 100.0%; Hinduism <0.1%; Christianity <0.1%
Sources
Census of India 1941: Vol. VI Punjab (Imperial Table XIII, Community, and Provincial Table II), Vol. X North-West Frontier Province, Vol. XII Sind and Vol. XIV Baluchistan (Imperial Table XIII, Community), via the Census Digital Library of the Office of the Registrar General, India (censusindia.gov.in/nada).
Census of Pakistan 1951, Census Bulletin No. 2: Population according to religion (Table 6), Office of the Census Commissioner, Karachi, October 1951, via the Census Digital Library of the Office of the Registrar General, India (censusindia.gov.in/nada, catalogue 31311).
