Malayali Hindus have unique ceremonies such as Chorunu (first feeding of rice to a child) and Vidyāraṃbhaṃ. [20][21] Muslim merchant magnates owning ships, spread their shipping and trading business interests across the Indian Ocean. [12][13] Notable has been the occurrence of Cheraman Perumal Tajuddin, the Hindu King that moved to Arabia to meet the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and converted to Islam. By 1951, their numbers had dwindled to 61%. [3][4], Hindus constitute the majority in all districts except Malappuram, where they are outnumbered by Muslims. The Jews and Arabs were the pioneers in spice trade.he Islam religion was spread through these traders who came from Middle East. Protestantism arrived a few centuries later with missionary activity during British rule. The population of India was counted as 361,088,090 (1:0.946 male:female)[3] Total population increased by 42,427,510, 13.31% more than the 318,660,580 people counted during the 1941 census. 1987 pp. This was included in the 1951-52 census after independence but was abolished in the 1961-62 census. Population from 2001 and 2011 census, with percentage by religion for each district[clarification needed], T. Nandakumar, "54.72 % of population in Kerala are Hindus". [35] The Christianity in Kerala has long traditions from first century AD many of which is similar to the Malabari Jews,[36] the latter has settled in Kerala since the King Solomon. From 1951 to 1991, Population growth in Kerala was steady, from there on there has been a decrease in the population growth rate. Katz 2000; Koder 1973; Thomas Puthiakunnel 1973; David de Beth Hillel, 1832; Lord, James Henry 1977. 1.14 Literacy rate in India and Kerala from 1951 to 2001 Census 64 1.15 District wise increase of Literacy rate 1991 & 2001 Census 65 1.16 Expectation of Life at birth in Kerala – Rural 66 1.17 Important vital rates in Kerala – Rural 66 1.18 Age specific fertility rates in Kerala – Rural 67 1.19 Age specific death rates in Kerala Rural 68 Jainism, one of the three most ancient Indian religious traditions still in existence, has very small presence (0.01%) in Kerala, in south India. Just because the most famous God of Kerala has a best friend who is a Muslim saint, do you think Hinduism is going to be extinct in Kerala? The Portuguese did not look favorably on the Jews. Syriac Christians in Kerala are also called Nasranis and they are Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church, Assyrian Church of the East, Chaldean Syrian Church, Saint Thomas Anglicans, Syro-Malankara Catholic Church and Marthoma Syrian Church. ADVERTISEMENTS: Population of Various Religious Communities in India! In this article, we have provided important details of population, by state wise population data, religion wise data, and much more. https://ve65.blogspot.com/2015/02/9th-february-1951-first-census.html The data for 2020 & 2021 is under process and will be updated in few weeks. District wise population of Kerala. According to 2001 Census of India figures, 56.2% of Kerala's residents are Hindus, 24.7% are Muslims, 19% are Christians, and the remaining 1.1% follows other religions. Kerala has a reputation of being, communally, one of the most religiously diverse states in India. The temple images are worshiped as Hindu gods and considered as part of the Hindu pantheon. Hinduism constitutes 54.73% of Kerala population. As per available data, nearly 69% of Kerala population followed Indic religions, predominantly Hinduism in 1901. Temples in Kerala follow elaborate rituals and traditionally only priests from the Nambudiri caste could be appointed as priests in major temples. In that around 61% of them are Catholics and they are Latin Catholic Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.[52]. Malayali Muslim women are now not reluctant to join professional vocations and assuming leadership roles. 1951 Indian census showed that there were 8.3 million Christians. [34], Some of the Jain temples in Kerala were taken over by the Hindus at a later stage. [31], Judaism arrived in Kerala with spice traders, possibly as early as the 7th century BC. They destroyed the Jewish settlement in kodungallur and sacked the Jewish town in Cochin and partially destroyed the famous Cochin Synagogue in 1661. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Latin Rite Christians has protracted over eleven centuries and the work of evangelization was revived by the western missionaries in the 13th century. Since 1951, Muslims have gained by 12 percentage points, and Christians by more than 2 percentage points. Delhi C-1 Population By Religious Community", "History | PAYYAPPILLY PALAKKAPPILLY NASRANI", "Socialist Politics Post-Mitterrand 1988â2002", http://cds.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WP468.pdf, A social history of India S. N. 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General Register Office: 1951 Census Returns Description: Enumerators' schedules of returns made by heads of households for the 1951 census, which include the names, age, sex, occupation and parish and county of birth of individual members of the population of England, Wales and the Channel Islands; included in this series are returns from ships of the Royal Navy at sea and in ports abroad. Between 1901 and 1951, the Muslims rose by 0.25% (from 17.28% of Kerala to 17.53%), the Christians rose by 7% (from 13.8% to 20.9%) and the Hindus fell from 69% to 61%. While Kerala has what appears to be rapid growth by the standards of most areas, its 4.9% decadal growth in 2011 was the lowest in India and less than one-third of the India average of 17.64%. The Paliyam Copper Plate of the Ay King, Varaguna (885-925 AD)[53] shows that the Buddhists benefited from royal patronage in the 10th century. Further schism and rearrangements led to the formation of the other Indian Churches. Katz 2000; Koder 1973; Thomas Puthiakunnel 1973; David de Beth Hillel, 1832; Lord, James Henry 1977. The so-called "Rules of the Tirukkunavay Temple" provided model and precedent for all other Jain temples of Kerala. Hindus, who make up over half the population of the state, form the largest religious community in Kerala. So, let’s see! [14][15][16] The Muslims were a major financial power to be reckoned with in the old kingdoms of Kerala and had great political influence in the Hindu royal courts. Between 1951 and 1991, Kerala's population more than doubled from 15.6 million to 29.1 million, reaching 33.3 million by 2011. In all Hindu form majority religion in 13 out of 14 districts of Kerala state. As per 2011 census Kerala population religion wise, Hinduism is with 54.7%, followed by Muslim with 26.5% and Christianity with 18.3%. Kerala Population Growth. The communities arrival was recorded on the Thomas of Cana copper plates which existed in Kerala until the 17th century after which point they were taken to Portugal by the Franciscan Order. Since then, regular decennial censuses have been carried out regularly, in at least the Indian Union. They were mostly wealthy families who immigrated during the 18th century from Gujarat and Bombay. [54] Some famous Malayali Parsis included the reputed Dr. Kobad Mogaseb, who was the first medical doctor from Kozhikode who graduated from London, as well as Kaikose Rudreshan who funded the Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi High School, Thalassery.[55]. Population of Tamil speakers in 1951 Census: 26,546,764 (7.43% of total Indian population) Population of Tamil Nadu in 2001 Census of India – 62,405,679; Population of Tamil speakers in 2001 Census: 60,793,814 (6.26% of total Indian population) Population of Tamil Nadu in 2011 Census … [40][41][42] According to Eusebius' record, Thomas and Bartholomew were assigned to Parthia in ancient India. Great influx funds from the earnings of the employed followed. [2][11][12][a] With the arrival of the Aryans, caste system evolved. 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[29] As per the latest government data, female literacy rate in Malappuram District, center of Mappila distribution, stood at 91.55% (2011 Census). Various tribal people in Kerala have retained the religious beliefs of their ancestors. The following Chart shows how the census questionnaire, the primary tool of census operations had been developed from census to census taking into account the changing needs of the country. 18% … According to the 2011 India Census, Kerala only has around 4500 Jains, most of them in the city of Cochin and in Wynad district. Kerala is home to 2.76% of India's population, and at 859 persons per km²; its land is three times as densely settled as the rest of India. 47.72% of the total population of Kerala are from Urban. Epigraphical evidence suggests that the shrine at "Tirukkunavay", perhaps located near Cochin, was the major Jain temple in medieval Kerala (from c. 9th century CE). [6][7] In 1951, at the time of the first population Census, just 18% of Indians were literate while life expectancy was 32 years. 1. [25] The subsequent partisan rule of English East India Company authorities brought the land-less Muslim peasants of Malabar District into a condition of destitution, and this led to a series of uprisings (against the Hindu landlords and British administration). [24] By the mid-18th century the majority of the Muslims of Kerala were landless labourers, poor fishermen and petty traders, and the community was in "a psychological retreat". ADVERTISEMENTS: Religion is a way of life in India and it affects the social, economic and political structure of society. Since the 1960s, only a few hundred Jews (mostly white Jews) remained in Kerala with only two synagogues open for service: the Pardesi Synagogue in Matancherry built in 1567 and the synagogue in Parur. EMBED. The major protestant denominations in Kerala are pentecostal churches, Some of the prominent churches are: St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Church, Malayattoor St. George's Forane Church Manarcad Church, St. Mary's Church, Niranam, St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala, St. George Orthodox Church Puthuppally Pally, St. Stanislaus Forane Church, Mala, St. George's Church, Kadamattom, Marthoman Cathedral, Mulanthuruthy, Chengannur Pazhaya Suriyani Pally, Kozhencherry St. Thomas Marthoma Church, Nilakkal St. Thomas Ecumenical Church and Mother of God Church, Vettukad. No_Favorite. Literacy rate in Kerala is 94.00 percent while sex ratio is 1084 females per 1000 males. Kottayam (en malayalam; കോട്ടയം) es un distrito de India, en el estado de Kerala.. Comprende una superficie de 2203 km².Según el censo de 2011, contaba con una población total de 1 979 384 habitantes. The Nasranis were given special status outside the Varna system. 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Later in the 16th century many Jews from Portugal and Spain settled in Cochin. Miller, E. Roland. [5] National Register of Citizens for Assam (NRC) was prepared soon after the census. On September 20, Adivasis from Jharkhand staged a massive protest, forming a huge human chain that included hundreds of people from villages, towns, blocks and panchayat wards, and many organizations and committees as well. These Jews were called white Jews as opposed to the native black Jews. There were a number of Parsi families settled in Kerala, particularly around Kozhikode and Thalassery area. Decadal census of India: Census data for Kerala between 1881 and 1991 This widespread participation in the "Gulf Rush" produced huge economic and social benefits for the community. However, the Dutch were more tolerant and allowed the Jews to pursue their normal life and trade in Cochin. According to 2011 Census of India figures, 54.73% of Kerala's population are Hindus, 26.56% are Muslims, 18.38% are Christians, and the remaining 0.33% follow other religions or have no religion. Hinduism has a number of sacred writings, such as the Vedas, Upanishads, and Puranas which outline how its followers should conduct their lives. Between 1991 to 2001, there was a growth of 9.4% in population of Kerala, this further was down to 4.9% in last finished Census of 2011. [8] Based on 1951 census of displaced persons, 7,226,000 Muslims went to Pakistan (both West and East Pakistan After Independence, cross-tabulation of data on religion was discontinued in the Indian Union, The caste system as ap… It is not uncommon for Hindus and Jains to worship their deities in the same temple. Census Of India 1951 Volume-1 India Part-1-a --report Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Religion is a very important characteristic of the Indian population and Indian masses are religious par excellence. As per census 2011, Hindu are majority in Kerala state. The tradition of the Cochin Jews maintains that after 72 AD, after the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, 10,000 Jews migrated to Kerala.[32]. During the 7th century, Kerala and Middle East had trade relations. Kerala Population by Religion. The demand for a separate religion code has been gaining momentum again. Issues such as widespread poverty, unemployment and educational backwardness began to change. ) from India, while 7,249,000 Hindus and Sikhs moved to India from Pakistan (both West and East Pakistan). [2] Various tribal people in Kerala have retained the religious beliefs of their ancestors. Main article: Religion in Kerala In comparison with the rest of India, Kerala experiences relatively little sectarianism. [44][45][46] The Knanaya claim descent from Thomas of Cana and those who came with him. But in 2017 as per the state government's decision, the priests from the historically backward caste communities are now being appointed as priests. Hindus comprised 303.5 million (84.1%), Sikhs were 6.86 million (1.9%) and Muslims were 35.4 million (9.8%) in the 1951 census. Muslim Population in Kerala is 88.73 Lakhs (26.56 percent) of total 3.34 Crore. They practiced Zoroastrianism and even built the 160-year-old dadgah (fire temple) at Kozhikode which is still in existence. Various groups classified as tribes in Kerala still dominate various remote and hilly areas of Kerala. Buddhism probably flourished for 200 years (650-850) in Kerala. Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri was another Brahmin religious figure who composed Narayaniyam, a collection of verses in praise of Krishna. The series of violence eventually exploded as the infamous Mappila Uprising (1921–22). The State has now 52.30 per cent rural population in 2011 Census as against 74.04 per cent in 2001 Census. The first Roman Catholic Diocese in India was founded at Quilon in the year 1329 with the Catalan Dominican friar Jordanus Catalani as first Bishop. [47][48][49] Before the arrival of Europeans in Kerala there were only Marthoma Nasranis also called as Malankara Syrian Christians due to its historical, religious, and liturgical connection to Syriac Christianity. [5], Islam arrived in Kerala, a part of the larger Indian Ocean rim, via spice and silk traders from the Middle East. The share of Hindus in India’s population has shown the sharpest dip in a decade since Independence and has dropped below 80 per cent. Different religions followed by different people living in different parts […] The Communist party first came into office in Kerala in 1957. [17][18] Travellers have recorded the considerably huge presence of Muslim merchants and settlements of sojourning traders in most of the ports of Kerala. India’s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show. In Ernakulam, no religion formed the majority. 2. According to the 2011 census, of the total of 88.7 lakh Muslims in the State in 2011, 63.8 lakh are in North Kerala and only about 25 lakh in South Kerala. Hindus comprised about 73 per cent of the population of India before partition and just after independence, Independent India in (1947) have roughly around 85 per cent Hindus. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item
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