The sudden discussion regarding Sindh province of Pakistan has created a new stir in India-Pakistan relations. A series of questions have arisen after the statement of Home Minister Rajnath Singh in which he expressed the possibility of Sindh joining India in future. But if this area actually becomes a part of India, then how will the mathematics of the country’s population change? And the biggest question is that how many Hindus live in Sindh?

What is the number of Hindus in Sindh?

According to the 2023 census of Pakistan, there are approximately 52 lakh Hindus living in the country. The surprising thing is that out of these, about 49 lakh Hindus live in Sindh province alone, that is, about 95% of the total Hindu community of Pakistan is concentrated here. This is the same region whose roots are linked to India’s ancient Indus civilization, cultural traditions and historical heritage.

total population of sindh

According to the data of 2023, the total population of Sindh is about 5.57 crores. Hindus constitute 8.8% of it, while in rural areas this number increases to 13.3%, which is the highest in the whole of Pakistan. There are four districts of Sindh where the Hindu population is most concentrated-

• Umarkot
• Tharparkar
• Mirpurkhas
• Collection

Together, about 25 lakh Hindus live in these districts. The biggest thing is that Umerkot is the only district where Hindu population is more than Muslims, here the share of Hindus reaches about 55%.

What will change if Sindh joins India?

Although this is just a political statement, but if we imagine that Sindh becomes a part of India, then changes will be seen at many levels. The total population of Sindh is 5.57 crore. That means, suddenly about 5.5 crore people will be added to the existing population of India. Talking about Hindu population, there are currently about 82 crore Hindus in India. If Sindh joins, 49 lakh more Hindus will join, which is a big figure from the point of view of growth.

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India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in a statement that the Sindh area of ​​Pakistan can become a part of India in the future. This statement of Rajnath Singh has suddenly sparked a new discussion in India-Pakistan relations. Pakistan called it Hindutva politics and expansionist thinking. This is an area which is related to the cultural heritage of India and the Indus Valley Civilization. The biggest factual thing is that 95% of the total Hindu community of Pakistan lives in Sindh alone. The 2023 census shows that about 52 lakh Hindus live in Pakistan, out of which 49 lakh are settled in Sindh. That means the Hindu society of Pakistan is almost completely concentrated in this province.

According to the 2023 census, the total population of Sindh is approximately 5.57 crore. The Hindu population in this is about 8.8%, while in rural areas this number reaches 13.3%, which is the highest in any province of Pakistan. The largest concentration of Hindus is in four districts, which are as follows:

Umerkot
Tharparkar
Mirpurkhas
Sanghar

About 25 lakh Hindus live in these four districts. The most important fact is that Umerkot is the only district in Pakistan where Hindus are more in number than Muslims. The Hindu population here is about 55 percent. Umarkot is just 60 km away from the Rajasthan border of India and its old name was Amarkot, which was identified with the name of a Hindu king.

How was Sindh before partition?

To understand today’s Sindh, it is important to know that before 1947 its social structure was completely opposite. According to the 1941 census, the population of Hindus was high in all the cities of Karachi, Sukkur, Larkana, Shikarpur and Khairpur. In many places it was up to 80–90%. Before partition, Sindh was a major center of trade, education, culture and economy. Most of the traders, bank owners, industrialists and educated class of Karachi came from the Hindu community, but after 1947, due to communal violence, fundamentalism and insecurity, millions of Hindus migrated to India. Around 1947, 80 percent of the population in Umerkot was Hindu, today it has come down to about 55 percent. About 90 percent of the remaining Hindus here are Scheduled Castes.

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