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By 1887, the Indian population in Saint Kitts had declined by 82% and there were only 61 Indians still residing in Saint Kitts, or 0.2% of the island's total population. According to the 1921 Census of Saint Kitts, there were 21 India-born people in the country indicating that most of the Indian immigrants had left Saint Kitts.
The population of St Kitts and Nevis in 2011 was 46,398. [4] The estimated population of 2021 is 47,606 ... 2.2% of the population is white and 1% East Indian.
Hindus made up 1.82% of the total population of Saint Kitts and Nevis according to the 2010 census [24] up from 0.8% in 2001. [25] There are 860 Hindus in Saint Kittie and Nevis. [24] [26] Hinduism is currently the second largest religion in St. Kitts-Nevis after Christianity. [24] [26]
The ratio of female to male Indians coming to the Caribbean was for many years extremely low, 3:100 in 1938. The Indian government and the Colonial Office set up a quota system that dictated how many Indian women came to the Caribbean. In 1870, the quota called for 40 Indian women for every 100 Indian men, a quota that often was not met.
Indigenous peoples in Saint Kitts and Nevis (3 P) Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Saint Kitts and Nevis" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
According to the 2001 Census of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the population of East Indian people in the country rose from 0.7% in 1991 to 1.5% in 2001. They were the third largest ethnic group in country, after Africans (92.4%) and people of mixed race (3%). The 2001 Census recorded 443 East Indian males and 266 East Indian females in the country. [22]
From St Kitts the British settled the islands of Antigua, Montserrat, Anguilla and Tortola, and the French settled Martinique, the Guadeloupe archipelago and Saint Barthélemy. During the late 17th century, France and England fought for control over St Kitts and Nevis, fighting wars in 1667, [14]: 41–50 1689–90 [14]: 51–55 and 1701–13.
Saint Kitts is 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Sint Eustatius to the north and 3 km (1.9 mi) from Nevis to the south. St. Kitts has three distinct groups of volcanic peaks: the North West or Mount Misery Range; the Middle or Verchilds Range and the South East or Olivees Range. The highest peak is Mount Liamuiga, formerly Mount Misery, a dormant ...