According to the results of the 2011 religious census released recently, for the first time the percentage of Hindu of population in India slipped below 80 per cent. While Hindus formed 79.8% of the population, Muslims formed 14.2 percent (17.22 crore people). Everyone on Twitter seems to have something to say about the results of this religious census. Let’s take a look.
Silver lining in #Census2011 294% increase in "Religion not stated"category.Or 20 lakh more in the last 10 yrs. https://t.co/bACpW491Zt
— Maria Mathai (@MariaMathai) August 27, 2015
#Census2011 is in. Beware, misinterpretations are coming.
— Sheena (@sheenakhanna) August 27, 2015
on one hand calling India secular and on another hand debating on #Census2011 India is a country exclusive to Hindus nothing can change this
— Arun (@ArunSmu) August 27, 2015
one bill which (I believe) PM Modi will surely pass in this tenure is Uniform Civil Code. Just wait till 2018. #Census2011
— Deepak | दीपक (@AudaciousIndian) August 27, 2015
Other way to look at #Census2011 religious data is, #Hindus getting wiser in family-planning, others going backward pic.twitter.com/DDM450H5zp
— Watching PM #NaMo (@goyalsanjeev) August 27, 2015
#Census2011
2.87m in India, 1 lakh in #TamilNadu say they have no religion
More people belongs to Rural area than Urban India
#CensusRow
— Santhosh Kumar S (@san86kumar) August 27, 2015
When you don't know how to interpret data & go with half baked analysis, this is what you lead to
#Census2011 https://t.co/cpEnsbWUVb
— Heena Kausar (@heenakausar19) August 27, 2015
121.09 cr, the total population of India. Increasing day and day, when the lights go dim! #LastestCensus #Census2011
— Aboyob Bhuyan (@aboyobbhuyan) August 27, 2015
Hindu Muslim ki population chhodo, Jain logon ki badhaao. Pyaaz mehenge ho rahe hai #Census2011
— nitesh (@ouchh_potato) August 26, 2015
India's #Census2011 data not released for 4 years. Folks don't want to admit the reality and result of changed demographics. Ostriches
— Manchu_ (@MahuNr71) August 26, 2015