How much did the Muslim population increase in Uttarakhand in 10 years? Why are people angry in the mountains

New Delhi: ‘It is forbidden for non-Hindus, Rohingya Muslims and hawkers to do business or roam around in the village. If anyone is found doing so in the village, punitive and legal action will be taken.’ This has been written in the form of a banner and hung outside many villages in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. These pictures are also going viral on social media, after which the controversy over such orders has increased. Although the Uttarakhand administration has removed such boards from many villages, but this matter has heated up. This matter has come to light at a time when recently communal tension spread in Rudraprayag’s neighboring district Chamoli in the case of molestation of a minor. Rashtriya Sangh Sevak had also claimed in July that the population of Muslims is increasing in the border states of the country. Let us know the reality of Uttarakhand’s population.

The growth rate of Uttarakhand’s population also fell as per the country

According to the 2011 census of Uttarakhand, the total population is 10,116,752. During this period, the growth rate of India’s population has declined by 3.84 percent. India’s population growth rate declined from 21.54 percent in 2001 to 17.70 percent in 2011. In Uttarakhand, the population growth rate has now declined from 20.41 percent in 2001 to 18.81 percent.
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In 2001 there were 1 lakh Muslims, now there are more than 14 lakhs

Uttarakhand was formed in the year 2000. At that time, according to the 2001 census, the population of Muslims in the newly formed state was only about 1 lakh, which has increased to more than 14 lakh in 2011. During this period, the growth rate of the Hindu population was 16 percent, while the growth rate of the Muslim population during the entire decade has been 39 percent. These figures are from a time when the census data of India has not been released for the last decade.

In 10 years, Hindus decreased and Muslims increased

According to the 2001 census, Hindus constituted 84.95% of Uttarakhand’s population, while Muslims constituted 11.92%. By the 2011 census, the Hindu population had declined to 82.97% and the Muslim population had increased to 13.95%. This shows an increase of 2% in ten years.

After Hindus, Muslims are the most populous in Haridwar

Surprisingly, the Muslim population in Haridwar is also quite high. Haridwar is a pilgrimage city. Despite this, Muslims are the second most populous city here after Hindus. According to the 2011 census, the average Hindu population in these four districts of Dehradun, Nainital, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar is about 75 percent. On the other hand, the average Muslim population is 20.5 percent.

Why is anger against a particular community increasing in the mountains

Last week, there was a lot of uproar after a youth from a particular community molested a minor girl at Nandanagar Ghat in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Angry local people vandalized the shop of a person from a particular community. A case was registered against about 500 unidentified people. The angry people say that such incidents are increasing continuously in the mountains. People have also started worrying about their children. People said that daughters are not safe even in the mountains. At the same time, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the identity and respect of women is always paramount. he/she condemns any unpleasant incident happening with any woman or daughter. The CM said that the law will punish the culprit with priority, such incidents cannot be tolerated in Devbhoomi.

In Rudraprayag, the dispute between outsiders and locals escalated, posters were put up in gram sabhas, police removed them

RSS had also claimed that Muslim population increased in border areas

Earlier in July, the RSS mouthpiece Organiser Weekly, while advocating a comprehensive national population policy, claimed that the population of Muslims is increasing in India’s border areas. The mouthpiece’s editorial said that the population is increasing unnaturally due to illegal migration across the borders in border states like West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Uttarakhand.

In Uttar Pradesh too, Muslims increased by 32% in areas bordering Nepal

A report by UP and Assam police sent to the Home Ministry in 2022 said that the Muslim population is increasing in the areas near the international border in UP and Assam. It has been said about 7 districts including Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Maharajganj, Balrampur and Bahraich bordering Nepal in UP, where the Muslim population has increased by 32% in the last 10 years.

In how many districts of UP border mosques and madrasas have increased

The number of mosques and madrasas in these border districts of UP has increased by 25% from April 2018 to March 2022. In 2018, there were a total of 1,349 mosques and madrasas in the border districts, which has now increased to 1,688.
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For what reasons is this population increasing, is this an infiltration?

Police reports of both states indicate this as the reason behind the increase in the population of Muslims. Infiltration has been going on in the border areas for a long time. Most of the people coming from outside are Muslims. The Chief Minister of Assam even admitted the infiltration from the border in the Supreme Court.

Muslim population increased by 32% in the border districts of Assam

The Muslim population in Assam’s districts Dhuwari, Karimganj, South Salmara and Cachar bordering Bangladesh has increased by 32%. According to the national average estimate of the 2011 census, the population growth should have been 12.5% ​​and according to the state-level estimate, it should have been 13.5%. The sudden increase in the Muslim population in the border districts may seem normal to many people. It has been said that this could also be a conspiracy of Pakistan and China.

Hindu population declines in Bengal, Muslim population rises

According to the 2011 census, the Hindu population in the whole country declined by 0.7 percent. While the Hindu population in West Bengal declined by 1.94 percent. At the same time, the Muslim population in the whole country increased by 0.8 percent. While during this period the Muslim population increased to 1.77 percent, which is a significant increase. These figures are in comparison to the 2011 census. In Bengal, the Muslim population was 25 percent in 2001, which had increased to over 27 percent in 2011. Today, out of Bengal’s population of 9.5 crore, about 2.5 crore are Muslims.