Source: Portrait of two unknown men from Sindhi and Baluch origin in Sindh, Pakistan

Notes

• Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir denotes regions in erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir Princely State situated to the west of the initial ceasefire line established in 1949, and the ensuing line of control (LoC) established in 1972.
• The 1941 Census of British India represents the final census conducted during the British colonial era of South Asia, prior to independence and partition in 1947 which led to the creation of the contemporary nation states of India and Pakistan (and later Bangladesh).

AJK Summary (Population Breakdown)

• AJK: 971,450 persons
  • Muzaffarabad District: 264,671 persons / 27.2% of total
  • Bhimber Tehsil: 162,503 persons / 16.7% of total
  • Mirpur Tehsil: 113,115 persons / 11.6% of total
  • Kotli Tehsil: 111,037 persons / 11.4% of total
  • Haveli Tehsil: 110,733 persons / 11.4% of total
  • Sadhnuti Tehsil: 108,300 persons / 11.1% of total
  • Bagh Tehsil: 101,091 persons / 10.4% of total

AJK Summary (Religious Composition)

• Muslims: 841,953 persons / 86.7% of total
• Hindus: 89,568 persons / 9.2% of total
  • Castes: 86,229 persons / 8.9% of total
  • Scheduled Castes: 3,339 persons / 0.3% of total
• Sikhs: 39,719 persons / 4.1% of total
• Christians: 136 persons / 0.01% of total
  • Natives: 126 persons / 0.01% of total
  • Europeans (primarily British): 10 persons / 0.001% of total
• Others: 74 persons / 0.01% of total

Gilgit-Baltistan Summary (Population Breakdown)

• Gilgit-Baltistan: 222,318 persons
  • Skardu Tehsil: 106,271 persons / 47.8% of total
  • Gilgit Agency: 76,526 persons / 34.4% of total
  • Gilgit Leased Area: 22,495 persons / 10.1% of total
  • Astore District: 17,026 persons / 7.7% of total

Gilgit-Baltistan Summary (Religious Composition)

• Muslims: 221,597 persons / 99.7% of total
• Hindus: 438 persons / 0.2% of total
  • Castes: 436 persons / 0.2% of total
  • Tribals: 2 persons / 0.001% of total
• Sikhs: 252 persons / 0.1% of total
• Christians: 31 persons / 0.01% of total
  • Natives: 9 persons / 0.004% of total
  • Europeans (primarily British): 21 persons / 0.01% of total
  • Anglo-Indians: 1 person / 0.0004% of total

Source

• Vol. 22, Jammu & Kashmir

Notes (Table # 1)

• The 1941 Census of British India represents the final census conducted during the British colonial era of South Asia, prior to independence and partition in 1947 which led to the creation of the contemporary nation states of India and Pakistan (and later Bangladesh).
• Territory comprises all regions and areas that are currently administered by Pakistan.
• During the 1941 census, religious affiliation was enumerated in all regions and areas that comprise contemporary Pakistan, except in the Agencies & Tribal Areas, where religious affiliation was only enumerated in urban areas and at military outposts.

Notes (Other Tables)

• Table # 2: West Punjab refers to all subdivisions in British Punjab Province to the west of the Radcliffe Line, drawn in 1947.
• Table # 3: In the Agencies & Tribal Areas, the overall response rate to cross-classification demographic data was extremely low; religious affiliation was only enumerated in urban areas and at military outposts. At the time of the 1941 census, subdivisions in the Agencies and Tribal Areas included North Waziristan, Khyber, South Waziristan, Kurram, Malakand/Dir/Swat/Chitral, Dera Ismail Khan Tribal, Hazara Tribal, Kohat Tribal, Peshawar Tribal, and Bannu Tribal.
• Table # 4: At the time of the 1941 census, major subdivisions in Sindh included Hyderabad, Karachi, Sukkur, Nawabshah, Tharparkar, Larkana, Dadu, Khairpur and Upper Sindh Frontier. Additionally, at the same time, major subdivisions in Balochistan included Kalat, Sibi, Quetta-Pishin, Loralai, Las Bela, Zhob, Kharan, Chagai, and Bolan.
• Table # 5: Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan denotes regions in erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir Princely State situated to the west of the initial ceasefire line established in 1949, and the ensuing line of control (LoC) established in 1972.

Summary (Population Breakdown)

• Pakistan: 29,658,167 persons
  • West Punjab: 17,350,103 persons / 58.5% of total
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 5,415,666 persons / 18.3% of total
  • Sindh: 4,840,795 persons / 16.3% of total
  • Azad Jammu & Kashmir: 971,450 persons / 3.3% of total
  • Balochistan: 857,835 persons / 2.9% of total
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 222,318 persons / 0.7% of total

Summary (Religious Composition)

• Muslims: 21,143,771 persons / 77.4% of total
• Hindus: 4,032,628 persons / 14.8% of total
  • Castes: 3,414,071 persons / 12.5% of total
  • Scheduled Castes: 493,160 persons / 1.8% of total
  • Ad-Dharmis: 87,794 persons / 0.3% of total
  • Tribals: 37,603 persons / 0.1% of total
• Sikhs: 1,677,159 persons / 6.1% of total
• Christians: 435,138 persons / 1.6% of total
  • Natives: 404,671 persons / 1.5% of total
  • Europeans (primarily British): 22,728 persons / 0.1% of total
  • Anglo-Indians: 7,739 persons / 0.03% of total
• Jains: 13,216 persons / 0.1% of total
• Parsis: 4,253 persons / 0.02% of total
• Jews: 1,185 persons / 0.004% of total
• Buddhists: 266 persons / 0.001% of total
• Others: 19,213 persons / 0.1% of total

Sources

• Census of India, 1941. Vol. 1, India
  • Vol. 6, Punjab
  • Vol. 10, North-West Frontier Province
  • Vol. 12, Sind
  • Vol. 14, Baluchistan
  • Vol. 22, Jammu & Kashmir

Notes

• West Punjab refers to all subdivisions in British Punjab Province to the west of the Radcliffe Line, drawn in 1947.
• The 1941 Census of British India represents the final census conducted during the British colonial era of South Asia, prior to independence and partition in 1947 which led to the creation of the contemporary nation states of India and Pakistan (and later Bangladesh).

Summary (Population Breakdown)

• West Punjab: 17,350,103 persons
  • Lahore District: 1,695,375 persons / 9.8% of total
  • Multan District: 1,484,333 persons / 8.6% of total
  • Lyallpur District: 1,396,305 persons / 8.0% of total
  • Bahawalpur State: 1,341,209 persons / 7.7% of total
  • Montgomery District: 1,329,103 persons / 7.7% of total
  • Sialkot District: 1,190,497 persons / 6.9% of total
  • Gujrat District: 1,104,952 persons / 6.4% of total
  • Shahpur District: 998,921 persons / 5.8% of total
  • Gujranwala District: 912,234 persons / 5.3% of total
  • Sheikhupura District: 852,508 persons / 4.9% of total
  • Jhang District: 821,631 persons / 4.7% of total
  • Rawalpindi District: 785,231 persons / 4.5% of total
  • Muzaffargarh District: 712,849 persons / 4.1% of total
  • Attock District: 675,875 persons / 3.9% of total
  • Jhelum District: 629,658 persons / 3.6% of total
  • Dera Ghazi Khan District: 581,350 persons / 3.4% of total
  • Mianwali District: 506,321 persons / 2.9% of total
  • Shakargarh Tehsil: 291,505 persons / 1.7% of total
  • Biloch Trans-Frontier Tract: 40,246 persons / 0.2% of total

Summary (Religious Composition)

• Muslims: 13,022,160 persons / 75.1% of total
• Hindus: 2,373,466 persons / 13.7% of total
  • Castes: 1,996,216 persons / 11.5% of total
  • Scheduled Castes: 289,456 persons / 1.7% of total
  • Ad-Dharmis: 87,794 persons / 0.5% of total
• Sikhs: 1,530,112 persons / 8.8% of total
• Christians: 395,311 persons / 2.3% of total
  • Natives: 382,542 persons / 2.2% of total
  • Europeans (primarily British): 8,877 persons / 0.1% of total
  • Anglo-Indians: 3,892 persons / 0.02% of total
• Jains: 9,520 persons / 0.1% of total
• Parsis: 312 persons / 0.002% of total
• Buddhists: 87 persons / 0.001% of total
• Jews: 7 persons / 0.00004% of total
• Others: 19,128 persons / 0.1% of total

Notes (Table # 1)

• The 1941 Census of British India represents the final census conducted during the British colonial era of South Asia, prior to independence and partition in 1947 which led to the creation of the contemporary nation states of India and Pakistan (and later Bangladesh).
• Territory comprises all regions and areas that are currently administered by Pakistan.
• During the 1941 census, religious affiliation was enumerated in all regions and areas that comprise contemporary Pakistan, except in the Agencies & Tribal Areas, where religious affiliation was only enumerated in urban areas and at military outposts.

Notes (Other Tables)

• Table # 2: West Punjab refers to all subdivisions in British Punjab Province to the west of the Radcliffe Line, drawn in 1947.
• Table # 3: In the Agencies & Tribal Areas, the overall response rate to cross-classification demographic data was extremely low; religious affiliation was only enumerated in urban areas and at military outposts. At the time of the 1941 census, subdivisions in the Agencies and Tribal Areas included North Waziristan, Khyber, South Waziristan, Kurram, Malakand/Dir/Swat/Chitral, Dera Ismail Khan Tribal, Hazara Tribal, Kohat Tribal, Peshawar Tribal, and Bannu Tribal.
• Table # 4: At the time of the 1941 census, major subdivisions in Sindh included Hyderabad, Karachi, Sukkur, Nawabshah, Tharparkar, Larkana, Dadu, Khairpur and Upper Sindh Frontier. Additionally, at the same time, major subdivisions in Balochistan included Kalat, Sibi, Quetta-Pishin, Loralai, Las Bela, Zhob, Kharan, Chagai, and Bolan.
• Table # 5: Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan denotes regions in erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir Princely State situated to the west of the initial ceasefire line established in 1949, and the ensuing line of control (LoC) established in 1972.

Summary (Population Breakdown)

• Pakistan: 29,658,167 persons
  • West Punjab: 17,350,103 persons / 58.5% of total
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 5,415,666 persons / 18.3% of total
  • Sindh: 4,840,795 persons / 16.3% of total
  • Azad Jammu & Kashmir: 971,450 persons / 3.3% of total
  • Balochistan: 857,835 persons / 2.9% of total
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 222,318 persons / 0.7% of total

Summary (Religious Composition)

• Muslims: 21,143,771 persons / 77.4% of total
• Hindus: 4,032,628 persons / 14.8% of total
  • Castes: 3,414,071 persons / 12.5% of total
  • Scheduled Castes: 493,160 persons / 1.8% of total
  • Ad-Dharmis: 87,794 persons / 0.3% of total
  • Tribals: 37,603 persons / 0.1% of total
• Sikhs: 1,677,159 persons / 6.1% of total
• Christians: 435,138 persons / 1.6% of total
  • Natives: 404,671 persons / 1.5% of total
  • Europeans (primarily British): 22,728 persons / 0.1% of total
  • Anglo-Indians: 7,739 persons / 0.03% of total
• Jains: 13,216 persons / 0.1% of total
• Parsis: 4,253 persons / 0.02% of total
• Jews: 1,185 persons / 0.004% of total
• Buddhists: 266 persons / 0.001% of total
• Others: 19,213 persons / 0.1% of total

Sources

• Census of India, 1941. Vol. 1, India
  • Vol. 6, Punjab
  • Vol. 10, North-West Frontier Province
  • Vol. 12, Sind
  • Vol. 14, Baluchistan
  • Vol. 22, Jammu & Kashmir

Notes

• West Punjab refers to all subdivisions in British Punjab Province to the west of the Radcliffe Line, drawn in 1947. During the 1881 census, this included Sialkot district, Lahore district, Rawalpindi district, Gujrat district, Gujranwala district, Jhelum district, Bahawalpur state, Multan district, Montgomery district, Shahpur district, Jhang district, Dera Ghazi Khan district, Muzaffargarh district, and Shakargarh tehsil.

Sources

• Report on the census of the Panjáb taken on the 17th of February 1881, Vol. 1 (Feb., 1881)
• Report on the census of the Panjáb taken on the 17th of February 1881, Vol. 2 (Feb., 1881)
• Report on the census of the Panjáb taken on the 17th of February 1881, Vol. 3 (Feb., 1881)