Hindu Population in Kerala

[CHANDRU1849]

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Recently, I have come across an article written by Mr Rajeev Srinivasan, a Columnist, on change of Hindu Demography in Kerala.

In one of the replies. it was mentioned that the actual Hindu Population in Kerala is only 15%, contrary to the Census Report of nearly 50%, as against 30% and 20% in the case of Muslims and Christians respectively. He added non-believers and leftists are also included under Hindu fold.

Is it a right statement?

 

[renuka]

When I was in India almost none of the college mates from Kerala were Hindus..majority were Christians and a handful of Muslims.

The Hindu Malayalis were from USA or Msia.

Its strange that a state which has rich Hindu heritage has so many Non Hindus.

 

[கால பைரவன்]

Recently, I have come across an article written by Mr Rajeev Srinivasan, a Columnist, on change of Hindu Demography in Kerala.

In one of the replies. it was mentioned that the actual Hindu Population in Kerala is only 15%, contrary to the Census Report of nearly 50%, as against 30% and 20% in the case of Muslims and Christians respectively. He added non-believers and leftists are also included under Hindu fold.

Is it a right statement?

Is the census report referenced by Rajeev accessible to the public?

As I mentioned in the "True Secularism" thread, all these concerns about demographic equation come up because the minorities including muslims and christians have a privileged legal status in comparison to hindus. Therefore from a legal point of view, it may be true that leftists, atheists, non-believers etc may have the same status as hindus and considered as hindus even though they may not have any common ground with the beliefs of religious hindus. They are as, if not more, vicious towards beliefs and customs of religious hindus as some non-hindu fanatics, but as a group they are treated as second class citizens all the same. Lol! But they do gain prominent position in politics, media, high society etc.

 

[Rudhran]

Therefore from a legal point of view, it may be true that leftists, atheists, non-believers etc may have the same status as hindus and considered as hindus even though they may not have any common ground with the beliefs of religious hindus..

I agree....you have a point sir.

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54.72 % of population in Kerala are Hindus

Muslims make up 26.56% and Christians 18.38 %

Hindus constitute 54.72 per cent of the total population in Kerala, with Muslims accounting for 26.56 per cent and Christians 18.38 per cent, according to the population census by religious community 2011 released on Tuesday.

Of the total population of 3,34,06,061 in Kerala, the number of Hindus is 1,82,82,492, while the Muslim population is pegged at 88,73,472 and Christians 61,41,269. Hindus outnumber all the other communities taken together in the state by 31,66,541. As many as 88,155 persons have been categorised as “religion not stated’.

The rural population outnumbers the urban population in all the major communities except Muslims.
While the rural Hindu population is 94,08,848, the number of Hindus in rural areas is 88,73,644. Rural Christians number 37,55,664 while the number of urban Christians is 23,85,605.
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In contrast, the number of Muslims in rural areas is only 42,51,787, against an urban population of 46,21,685, the census figures reveal.

Among the minor communities in Kerala, Buddhists numbered 4,752, Jains 4,489 and Sikhs 3,814.
The census data is available on the website of the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...ation-in-kerala-are-hindus/article7581145.ece

 

[tbs]

When I was in India almost none of the college mates from Kerala were Hindus..majority were Christians and a handful of Muslims.

The Hindu Malayalis were from USA or Msia.

Its strange that a state which has rich Hindu heritage has so many Non Hindus.

hi

i was brought up in kerala....its very small state.....i know all the districts and travellled through out kerala.....from kasargod to

trivandrum....mainly northern kerala hindus....malappuram/kozhikode purely muslims....palakkad/kannur mixed...trissur/ernakulam

mainly christian.....kottayam mainly christians....alapuzha/kollam /trivandrum mixed.....so basically hindus are declining in kerala...

many hindus left kerala.....many are in gulf/mumbai and other part of india..i studied upto SSLC FROM KERALA....i can write/

read and speak in malayalam.....

 

[Rudhran]

More appropriate article to share..
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The Continuing Decline Of Hindus In Kerala

Kerala—like Assam, West Bengal, Purnia and Santhal Pargana region of Bihar and Jharkhand, parts of Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Mewat of Haryana and Rajasthan, and many of the States in the northeast—has seen a drastic change in its religious demography in the Census period, beginning from 1901. The share of Indian Religionists in Kerala, who are almost all Hindus, has declined from nearly 69 percent in 1901 to 55 percent in 2011, marking a loss of 14 percentage points in 11 decades.

Unlike in the other regions mentioned above, in Kerala, both Christians and Muslims have considerable presence and both have gained in their share in this period. Of the loss of 14 percentage points suffered by the Indian Religionists, 9.6 percentage points have accrued to the Muslims and 4.3 to the Christians. Christians had in fact gained 7 percentage points between 1901 and 1961; after that they have lost about 3 percentage points, with the rapid rise in the share of Muslims in the recent decades.

This large rise in share of Muslims has taken place even though they are not behind others in literacy, urbanisation or even prosperity. Notwithstanding the fact that they equal others in these parameters, and their absolute rate of growth is fairly low, the gap between their growth and that of others remains very wide. It is wider than, say, in Haryana, where growth rates are high and literacy levels are low. Kerala, thus, proves that imbalance in growth of different communities does not disappear with rising literacy and lowering growth rates, as is fondly believed by many. During 2001-11, Muslims in Kerala have grown by 12.8 percent, while Hindus have grown by 2.2 and Christians by 1.4 percent. Such is the yawning and persistent gap between the Muslims and others.
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The share of Christians in Kerala had increased from 13.8 percent in 1901 to 21.2 percent in 1961; since then, there has been some decline in their share because of the rapid rise of Muslims. Share of Christians in Kerala now is 18.4 percent.

The share of Muslims in Kerala has increased from 17.3 percent in 1901 to 26.6 percent in 2011; much of this accretion has occurred after 1961.
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While both Christians and Muslims have improved their share in different parts of Kerala in the course of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first, Indian Religionists have continued to yield demographic space throughout this period. The religion data of 2001-11 indicates that the process of the demographic marginalisation of the Hindus in this state has not yet stopped and is likely to continue unabated for the next several decades.

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[tbs]

hi

in kerala....many brahmin agraharam houses are bought by muslims/christians.......its looklike mini pak...

 

[CHANDRU1849]

Considering various reports, articles, write-ups etc., it looks Hindu Religion is facing serious onslaught not only from Abrahamic Religions, but from Leftists and non-believers also.

There is a calculated understanding among these people to disintegrate and destroy the religion.

Can the Religion withstand such onslaughts from multiple quarters?

 

[Rudhran]

Considering various reports, articles, write-ups etc., it looks Hindu Religion is facing serious onslaught not only from Abrahamic Religions, but from Leftists and non-believers also.

There is a calculated understanding among these people to disintegrate and destroy the religion.

Can the Religion withstand such onslaughts from multiple quarters?

Sir,

It will withstand...... it already withstood century after century....

Swami Vivekananda said "teeth are broken but tongue never breaks, because it is soft. Hindu have survived even worse just because they are soft. Don't worry nothing will happen to Hinduism."

 

[CHANDRU1849]

Some 'sickularists' in this forum,whenever opportunity arises, make a heavy weather of Hinduism and Hindus, as if the Religion and its Followers are culprits in the world.

What will they say about the pattern being developed to disintegrate the Religion?

 

[vgane]

Some 'sickularists' in this forum,whenever opportunity arises, make a heavy weather of Hinduism and Hindus, as if the Religion and its Followers are culprits in the world.

What will they say about the pattern being developed to disintegrate the Religion?

Unless Hindus become militant there is no way out...First is the population explosion of M...This has to be no one priority..May be some of late Sanjay Gandhi's methods may have to be deployed to curb the alarming rise...Second is all these NGO's who are getting foreign money for Christian conversion should be asked to spend 90% of the money on poor Hindus and money should be routed through Hindu organization...Or else they should be banned..We need to expose these anti national NGO's