According to India's last census in 2011, about **** percent of the total population identified as Muslims. This was an increase from about ten percent in 1951. Overall, India has been a religiously pluralistic and multiethnic democracy with people of several faiths.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (May 31, 2024). Muslims as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/702004/share-of-muslims-2011/
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Muslims as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011 [Graph], Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/702004/share-of-muslims-2011/