 | |
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 6,102 (2023) 0.02% of region population | |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism (majority) including Nanakpanthi, Kalasha and Animists | |
| Languages | |
| Sanskrit (Sacred) Urdu, Pashto, Hindko, Saraiki, Punjabi |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 154,081 | — |
| 1891 | 166,984 | +0.81% |
| 1901 | 128,617 | −2.58% |
| 1911 | 119,942 | −0.70% |
| 1921 | 149,881 | +2.25% |
| 1931 | 142,977 | −0.47% |
| 1941 | 180,321 | +2.35% |
| 1951 | 2,432 | −34.99% |
| 1998 | 7,011 | +2.28% |
| 2017 | 6,373 | −0.50% |
| 2023 | 6,102 | −0.72% |
| Sources: Census in Pakistan & Census of India [1][2][3][4]: 12–21 [5]: 22 [6]: 373 [7]: 344 [8]: 307–308 [9]: 34–36 [10]: 14–15 [11]: 17–18 | ||
Hinduism is a minority religion in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province followed by 0.02% of the population of the province as per 2023 Census.
Though having a small population, the Hindu culture has had a very significant element in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In the final census conducted prior to partition in 1941, Hindus constituted approximately 5.9 percent of the population in North-West Frontier Province,[5]: 22 which later amalgamated with the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to become Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. With violence and religious cleansing accompanying the partition of India in 1947, the vast majority departed the region en masse, primarily migrating eastward to states that ultimately fell on the eastern side of the Radcliffe Line including Delhi, East Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
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