Buddhist Population Share

Choropleth map of India by state: Buddhist Population Share. Maharashtra has the largest Buddhist population (6%), driven by Dr. Ambedkar's conversion movement.
Maharashtra has the largest Buddhist population (6%), driven by Dr. Ambedkar's conversion movement.
Policy implication
Neo-Buddhism maps directly onto SC political mobilisation — religion and caste identity intersect here.
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Data vintage. This map uses the 2011 Census, the latest published count by state and district. Populations and shares will have changed since.
Data note. The Census of India is taken once a decade. The 2011 Census is the latest to publish state and district tables, and the next census is planned for 2027, so there is no later official count to replace these figures. Shares, ratios and populations will have moved since 2011.

Source: Census 2011 (2011). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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