Fact Check: No evidence of 16% rise in Muslim population in Uttarakhand in 2024
The claim that the Muslim population in the State was only 1.5 per cent in 2000 is also inaccurate.By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 14 Oct 2024 12:55 PM GMT
Claim Review:The Muslim community in Uttarakhand made up 1.5% of the total population in 2000. This figure has increased to 16% in 2024.
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Fact:This claim is false. According to the 2001 and 2011 Census data, the Muslim population in Uttarakhand was 11.92 per cent in 2001 and 13.95 per cent in 2011. There is no data for 2024, as the 2021 Census was postponed to 2024-2025.
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