Proportion of hindus down 3. 7 per cent point over 50 years
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The proportion of Hindu population in the country declined marginally to 79.8% at the end of 2011, according to Census data released recently, from 80.5% at the end of 2001. The percentage
of Muslim population, on the other hand, increased to 14.2% from 13.4% at the end of 2001, according to Census data. In absolute numbers, there were 966 million Hindus and 172 million
Muslims in the country. Shiv Sena, an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party and part of the ruling National Democratic Alliance, has been very vocal about the issue, as _FactChecker_ reported
earlier.