Sindhi Hindus
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Sindhi Hindus are Sindhis who follow Hinduism. They are spread across modern-day Sindh, Pakistan and India. After the partition of India in 1947, many Sindhi Hindus were among those who fled from Pakistan to the dominion of India, in what was a wholesale exchange of Hindu and Muslim populations in some areas. Some later emigrated from the Indian subcontinent and settled in other parts of the world.[6][7][8]
Total population | |
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c. 7 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Pakistan | 4,176,986[1][2][3] |
India | 2,772,264[lower-alpha 1][4][5] |
Languages | |
Sindhi Additionally Hindi–Urdu, and English | |
Religion | |
Hinduism (incl. Nanakpanthi) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Punjabi Hindus, Gujarati Hindus, Rajasthani Hindus |
According to the 2017 census, there are 4.18 million Sindhi Hindus residing within the Sindh province of Pakistan with major population centers being Mirpur Khas Division and Hyderabad Division that combined account for more than 2 million of them.[3] Meanwhile, the 2011 census listed 2.77 million speakers of Sindhi in India, including speakers of Kutchi,[9] a number that does not include Sindhi Hindus who no longer speak the Sindhi language. The vast majority of Sindhi Hindus living in India belong to the Lohana jāti, which includes the sub-groups of Amil, Bhaiband and Sahiti.[10][11]