Jainism in India

There are 5,200,000 Jain in the total population of India of 1.028 billion. Jains are to be found in 34 out of 35 states and union territories with Lakshdweep being the only union territory without Jains.

States having more than 100,000 Jains:
State Jain Population (approximate) Jain Population (%) 1 Maharashtra 1,301,842 1.32% 2 Rajasthan 650,493 1.15% 3 Madhya Pradesh 545,448 0.91% 4 Gujarat 525,306 1.03% 5 Karnataka 412,654 0.74% 6 Uttar Pradesh 207,111 0.12% 7 Delhi 155,122 1.12%
Maharashtra has the distinction of having the largest number of Jains in the country. The state of Jharkhand, which contains the holiest of holy pilgrimage centre of Samyed Sikharji and is the birthplace of Jainism,has a population of 16,301 Jains..

Literacy percentage by religion

Religion Literacy Rate 1 Jains 94.1 2 Christians 80.3 3 Buddhists 72.7 4 Sikhs 69.4 5 Hindus 65.1 6 Muslims 59.1Among all religions in India, the literacy percentage of Jains is the highest at 94.1%.

Work participation ratio of males and females, by religion

Religion Males Females 1 Buddhists 49.2 31.7 2 Christians 50.7 28.7 3 Hindus 52.4 27.4 4 Sikhs 53.3 20.2 5 Muslims 47.5 14.1 6 Jains 55.2 39.2 Work participation ratio for males and females demonstrates that while Jain men are at the top with 55.2% working men, Jain women are also at the top of work participation with a figure of 39.2%.

References

Census of India 2001: DATA ON RELIGION. Office of the Registrar General, India.