The Religious Groups

In India the religious groups can be broken down as follows: Hindus 675,000,000 Muslims 110,000,000 Christians 38,000,000 Sikhs 17,000,000 Buddhists 6,000,000 Jains 4,000,000

It has been reported that less than 2% of the evangelical effort is directed towards reaching these needy souls. India has the largest number of Sikhs and the second largest number of Muslims in the world, next to Indonesia. In 1971 the Muslim population was 9.9%, which increased to 11.35 in 1981. This increase is about 30.5%, and now it is claimed that India is more than 14% Muslim.