India adjusts census figures (BBC)

Census officials have released "adjusted figures" after their earlier report showed the Muslim community growing faster than Hindus. BJP and friends were quick to jump on the previous incorrect report.

The adjusted figures show that the growth rate of India's Muslim population growth rate was 29.3% between 1991-2001. The original report put it at 36%. (The BBC report highlighting this discrepancy is very oddly worded giving the impression that the adjusted rate was -29.3%.)

The discrepancy was due to the omission of Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir in 1991 and of Assam (which has a sizeable Muslim community) in 1981.

Both states were included in the 2001 census which skewed the comparisons.

The official reports can be downloaded from the Census website.