Jainism in India

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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..

[edit] 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           59.1

Among all religions in India, the literacy percentage of Jains is the highest at 94.1%.

[edit] 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%.