Kerala muslim population

When the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government’s health ministry released the findings of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 5) this month, it raised several eyebrows. The data showed that the Muslim fertility rate has The fertility rate among Muslims has dropped to 2.3 in 2019-20 from a high of 4.4 in 1992-93. Fertility rate is the average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime. This recently released data exposes the lies popularly peddled by Hindutva propaganda that the Muslim population in India will exceed that of the majority Hindus and that Muslims have more kids than Hindus. Earlier this month, Yati Narsinghanand, a radical Hindu priest, Former Chief Election Commissioner Dr S.Y. Quraishi has rubbished these claims in his recent book “The Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India.” Speaking to The Diplomat, Quraishi pointed out that “Anti-Muslim rhetoric gives the impression that the fertility rate of Muslims is highly disproportionate. But the NFHS-5 has incontrovertibly disproved that.” In fact, NFHS data shows that there is a 0.3 point gap between the fertility rate of Hindus and Muslims i.e. a difference of less than one child. Diplomat Brief Weekly Newsletter N Get briefed on the story of the week, and developing stories to watch across the Asia-Pacific. Get the Newsletter “Fertility rate does not depend on religion. It depends on factors like illiteracy of women, income, and delivery of health services,” Quraishi sai...

City Name Total Population Muslim Population Muslim Percentage Thiruvananthapuram 788271 108525 13.77 Kochi 633553 111266 17.56 Kozhikode 550440 207298 37.66 Kollam 367107 80935 22.05 Thrissur 315957 17375 5.50 Alappuzha 240991 56927 23.62 Palakkad 130955 36620 27.96 Kanhangad 125564 41541 33.08 Malappuram 101386 75869 74.83

As is the case in most countries, population density varies widely across India. The most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, recorded close to 200 million (20 crore) inhabitants in the 2011 census, while the southern archipelago of Lakshadweep had fewer than 100,000 (1,00,000 in India’s number system). Adherents of religious groups also are not evenly distributed across the country. A note on large numbers India uses a number system that differs from the international number system. This report presents numbers in the international system and, in parentheses, the Indian system. The Indian number system uses units such as lakhs and crores and places commas at different intervals than the international system. Some examples of equivalents: International number system vs. Indian number system One hundred thousand (100,000) = 1 lakh (1,00,000) One million (1,000,000) = 10 lakh (10,00,000) Ten million (10,000,000) = 1 crore (1,00,00,000) As a result, religious groups live in a wide variety of local contexts in ways that are not apparent in the national patterns presented above. In some cases, many million (tens of lakh) members of a certain group live as a religious minority in a very large state. And in others, a much smaller number of adherents form a large majority in one of India’s smaller states. As of the 2011 census, Hindus were a majority in 28 of India’s 35 states and union territories, including all of the country’s most populous states: Uttar Pradesh (total population 20...

Looking at the massive rate of increase in the Muslim population, Kerala would soon become a Muslim majority state in India. Though experts say it would take 20-30 years for this drastic change in the state, they also point out it would be sooner in northern Kerala which is already thickly populated by Muslim community. As per experts, Muslim majority state is possible like in 2050–2070 which is based on government census sources. As per Census in 1901 Kerala had over 70%+ Hindu population. After independence Census in 1951 the population showed 62% (-8% drop). Fast Forward to latest census in 2011 population percentage showed Hindus were 54.5 (-7.5%). Going based on this by 2050–2070 the Malayali Hindu population is expected to fall below 48%. This is not entirely because of the Muslim population growing but generally because the Hindu population decreasing. Most of the families now prefer to have a single child whereas in Muslim families, especially in the Malabar region it is still above 5, if we take an average. There are a number of factors that lead Kerala to become a Muslim majority state. The first one among them is the low birth rates among Hindus and late births compared to their Muslim counterparts. Hindus and Christians in Kerala have generally equal low birthrates which are much lower than Muslims. Another factor that contributed to the massive increase of the Muslim population is Hindus Migrating and settling in other states of India. Hindus, to a great exten...

• v • t • e Mappila Muslim, often shortened to Mappila, formerly anglicized as Moplah/Mopla and historically known as Jonaka/Chonaka Mappila or Moors Mopulars/Mouros da Terra and Mouros Malabares, in general, is a member of the According to some scholars, the Mappilas are the oldest settled native Muslim community in The Mappila community originated primarily as a result of the West Asian contacts with Kerala, which was fundamentally based upon commerce ("the spice trade"). Most of the Muslims in Kerala follow the Etymology [ ] Mappila Muslims are but one among the many communities that form the Muslim population of Kerala. Sometimes the whole Muslim community in Kerala, is known by the term "Mappila". " Jonaka or Chonaka Mappila (" Demographics and distribution [ ] Demographics [ ] According to the 2011 census, about one-quarter of Kerala's population (26.56%) are Muslims. Distribution [ ] The number of Muslims is particularly high in the northern Kerala (former According to the District wise map of Kerala District Total Pop Muslims % of Pop % of Muslims 33,406,061 8,873,472 26.56% 100.0% 1,307,375 486,913 37.24% 5.49% 2,523,003 742,483 29.43% 8.37% 817,420 234,185 28.65% 2.64% 3,086,293 1,211,131 39.24% 13.65% 4,112,920 2,888,849 70.24% 32.56% 2,809,934 812,936 28.93% 9.16% 3,121,200 532,839 17.07% 6.00% 3,282,388 514,397 15.67% 5.80% 1,108,974 82,206 7.41% 0.93% 1,974,551 126,499 6.41% 1.43% 2,127,789 224,545 10.55% 2.53% 1,197,412 55,074 4.60% 0.62% 2,635,375 508,500 1...

Express News Service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While the BJP, in its election manifesto, has promised an Uttar Pradesh model law against forceful religious conversion and ‘love jihad’ in Kerala to woo Hindu and Christian voters, the data sourced by TNIE from the government gazettes paint an altogether different picture. According to official figures for the year 2020, the biggest gainer – in terms of new converts – was Hinduism. People who embraced Hinduism constituted 47 per cent of religious conversions in Kerala during the one-year period under reference. Of the total 506 people who registered their change of religion with the government, 241 were those who converted from Christianity or Islam to Hinduism. A total of 144 persons adopted Islam whereas Christianity received 119 new believers in the year, shows the data. 32 people left Islam for Hinduism As per the rule, people who officially change their religion, including minors, have to advertise it in the gazette. 72% of the new converts to Hinduism were Dalit Christians, mostly Christian Cheramars, Christian Sambavas and Christian Pulayas. It was evident that lack of reservation benefits forced many Dalit Christians to re-embrace Hinduism. Also, 32 people left Islam to join Hinduism. Christianity lost 242 believers to the other two religions and attracted only 119 persons. Islam gained 144 new believers and lost 40 during the period. Buddhism received two new believers who switched from Hinduism. 77% of the new converts to...

Malappuram in North Kerala has emerged as the top city in the world in terms of the population growth, according to a ranking released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Tuesday (7 January). Malappuram saw its population increase a whopping 44% between 2015 and 2020. Besides Malappuram, two other cities from Kerala, Kozhikode (rank 4) and Kollam (rank 10), have figured in the top ten list of fastest growing cities. According to the report, the ranking, based on data collected by United Nations Population Division, surprised many as the Kerala’s population rate is the lowest in the country. While Kerala’s population growth average stood at 4.6 per cent, Malappuram’s population reportedly grew at 13.4 per cent. The New Indian Express quoted Mark Doyle, editor (The World This Week and Letters) of The Economist,as saying that ranking is based on the data collected by United Nations Population Division “The percentage rate for fastest-growing cities in our Pocket World in Figures Book is taken by calculating the difference between the populations for 2015 and 2020 (for cities with at least 750,000 people),” Given Kerala’s sub-replacement-level fertility rate and also claims to 'Scandinavian level’ socio-economic indicators, the numbers was viewed with some surprise. As per 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. In 1901, Apart from three cities in Kerala,...

While many Christian church leaders in Kerala have been lamenting over factors like 'love jihad' for the decline in the community's population, the massive migration of community members with families to foreign countries as well as the preference for smaller families are considered to be the real reasons. Recently, a Christian bishop in Kerala, Metropolitan Archbishop of Thrissur Mar Andrews Thazhat, stated that in the last 18 years the number of believers fell by 50,000 and accused vested interest groups of trying to distance believers, including young women, from the church. A few years back, another church head stated that over one lakh Christian grooms above the age of 30 couldn't find life partners. Over the last few years, many church leaders started accusing Christian youths being lured by forces like 'love jihad' and 'narcotic jihad'. However, various studies in Kerala have cited that low fertility rate among the Christian community as well as migration as the key reasons for the decline in the community's population. Known demographer and chairman of the International Institute of Migration and Development, Kerala S Irudaya Rajan told DH that Christians were found to be generally migrating with families to foreign countries to settle permanently. Their next generations become foreign citizens and prefer not to return to Kerala. In the case of Muslims and Hindus, the general trend is that only men migrate in search of job and their families remain at home. Accordi...