POPULATION.
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Origin, caste, or religion
Males Females
Children | Total
Europeans Indo-Europeans Hindoos Mussulmans .
Total .
4,707
6,804
103,793
18,998
5,160
8,490
127,643
24,014
6,501
6,545
94,242
20,874
16,368
21,839
325,678
63,886
134,302
165,307
128,162
427,771
The subjoined statement exhibits the like classification of the inhabitants of Bombay : —
Origin, caste, or religion
Males
Females
Children
Total
Europeans
6,173
1,148
1,094
8,415
Indo-Europeans
749
533
609
•1,891
Native Christians
10,641
4,728
4,534
19,903
Jews
1,024
831
1,017
2,872
Africans
1,206
386
482
2,074
Chinese .
296
19
43
358
Parsees .
21,332
14,556
13,313
49,201
Brahmins
18,559
6,574
5,471
30,604
Buddhists
4,812
1,540
1,669
8,021
Bhatia .
10,689
6,410
4,672
21,771
Hindoos
285,172
131.386
107,416
523,974
Lingaet
898
387
313
1,598
Mussulmans . Total .
74,754
38,787
32,339 172,972
145,880 816,562
436,305
207,285
The following is an analytical estimate partly based on census returns, of the chief races and creeds dwelling among the bulk of the popidation of British India, the Hindoos :-
Number 1,129,319
Sikhs
Mahomedans : — Punjaub .
North -West Provinces Central Provinces Berar Madras . British Burmah Mysore Coorg Seinde
Bombay, in 12 out of 21 districts Bombay Island Calcutta . Dacca Division . Best of Bengal and Bombay, and Oude
Total .
Census 1868
1868
9,335,652
1865
4,105,206
1866
237,962
1867
154,951
1867
1,502,134
1867
38,601
—
172,255
—
3,318
—
1,354,781
—
779,264
1864
145,880
1866
113,059
—
2,493,174
—
5,400,000
24,936,237
