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