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Independence Day is celebrated with great pomp on 15 August every year in India. It is a historic day for all Indians and Hindus or Muslims celebrate this day with great enthusiasm. Because India was freed from the British after the brutal British rule of nearly 200 years and the power of millions of freedom fighters, when the British rule was eliminated from the land of the country. At that time there were two pieces of India and one part of Pakistan was formed. Which is a Muslim country.
August 15, India’s Independence Day is celebrated with pride and enthusiasm all over the country. This day not only reminds of independence, but also testifies to the pain of partition of the country and historical changes. In the year 1947, when India got independence from British rule, at the same time there were two pieces of the country and Pakistan was formed which became a Muslim nation on religious grounds.
With this historical developments, a large population migration occurred, in which millions of people went towards India or Pakistan according to their religion. Let us know how many Hindus went to Pakistan at that time and how many Muslims left in India.
Hindus status in Pakistan
According to data from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and USCIRF, Pakistan’s population in 2017 was around 20.77 crore, with which
96.3% Muslim
1.6% Hindu
1.5% Christian
The rest were people of other religions.
Umarkot district is an area where even today 52% of the population is Hindu. According to the census, about 40 lakh Hindus live in Pakistan. However, in 1947, 44 lakh Hindus and Sikhs went to Pakistan from India, but no concrete documents are available to confirm this figure.
At that time, Pakistan’s partition took place on the basis of religion. Then millions of Muslims went to Pakistan from India. Let us know today how many Hindus had gone to Pakistan during the partition and how many Muslims were left in India at that time.
Pakistan’s population
If we talk about Hindus in Pakistan, then the Pak government says that there is the highest Hindu population after Muslims. Whereas Pakistan Bureau of Statics, US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Pakistan had a total population of 20.77 crores about five years ago in Pakistan. Out of this, 96.3% Muslim, 1.6% Hindus, 1.5% Christian, 0.2% Ahmadia Muslim and 1.22% include Buddhist, Sikh, Parsi, Bahai and others.
How many Hindus went to Pakistan during partition
The 2017 census says that at that time there were about 40 lakh Hindus in Pakistan. Umarkot district of Pakistan has the highest population of Hindus. About 52% of Hindus live here. On 14 August 1947, when Pakistan separated from India and formed a new country, 44 lakh Hindus and Sikhs reached Pakistan on behalf of India. But no exact figure is available from how many Hindus went to Pakistan from India.
How many Muslims survived in India during partition
When India was partitioned in 1947, there were about 3.54 crore Muslims in India itself. According to Wikipedia, there were 7.44 crore Muslims in undivided India before partition, about half of which ie 3.90 crore had gone to Pakistan. According to the reports, about 1 million people were killed in the violence during partition and about 1.46 crore refugees left their homes and took refuge in a majority sect country.
Number of Muslims in India
According to Wikipedia and historical reports, there were 7.44 crore Muslims in undivided India before the partition of India in 1947. Of these, about 3.90 crore Muslims moved to Pakistan, while 3.54 crore Muslims remained in India.
Violence and migration horrific
According to reports, about 1 million people were killed during partition, and more than 1.46 crore people had to leave their homes. It is considered to be the biggest and painful migration in the history of India-Pakistan.
