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Muslim population in 2023 estimated to be 20 crore: Lok Sabha

IndiaTimes Thursday, 20 July 2023
In her written reply to a set of questions in Lok Sabha by Mala Roy of Trinamool Congress, minority affairs minister Smriti Irani said Muslims accounted for 14.2% of the total population as per Census 2011 and their population share in 2023 was projected going by the same proportion.
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As of Census 2011, there were 17.2 crore Muslims in the country, constituting 14.2% of India's total population. The projected Muslim population in 2023 is based on the same proportion. 2023 Total population of India in projected to 138.8 crore. Muslim Population would be around 19.7 crore. Same...

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