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There are 5,200,000 Jain in the 1.028 billion population of India. Jains are to be found in 34 out of 35 states and union territories with Lakshdweep being the only union territory without Jains. The state of Jharkhand is the birthplace of Jainism and along with a population of 16,301 Jains also contains the Jain holiest of holy pilgrimage centre of Sammet Sikhar.
Work participation by religion & gender in 2001 India Census2
| Religion |
Males |
Females |
| Jain |
55.2 |
39.2 |
| Sikh |
53.3 |
20.2 |
| Hindu |
52.4 |
27.4 |
| Christian |
50.7 |
28.7 |
| Buddhist |
49.2 |
31.7 |
| Muslim |
47.5 |
14.1 |
See also
Jainism
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