Census 2011 data

Nearly 80% of divorced Indian Muslims are women, reveals Census 2011 data

In India, for every divorced Muslim man, there are four divorced Muslim women, an analysis of Census 2011 data shows.

Oct 20, 2016, 19:12 PM IST

At nearly 43%, Muslims have highest percentage of illiterates: Census

Muslims have the highest number of illiterates at nearly 43 per cent, while Jains have the highest number of literates among India's religious communities as over 86 per cent of them are educated.

Sep 01, 2016, 00:28 AM IST

India's child sex ratio dips to the lowest level since 1961; Hindus lead fall

The latest sex ratio data should certainly ring alarm bells to take action in order to save the girl child.

Dec 31, 2015, 13:18 PM IST