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  2. Hinduism in Sindh - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism is the second-largest religion in Sindh, numbering 4.9 million people and comprising 8.8 percent of the province's population in the 2023 Pakistani census. Sindh has the largest population and the highest percentage of Hindus in Pakistan. [1] Sindh has the Shri Ramapir Temple, whose annual festival is the country's second-largest Hindu ...

  3. Hinduism in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism by country. Hinduism is the second largest religious affiliation in Pakistan after Islam. [ 3] Though Hinduism was one of the dominant faiths in the region a few centuries ago, [ 4][ 5][ 6] Hindus accounted for just 2.17% of Pakistan's population (approx 5.2 million people) in the 2023 Pakistani census. [ 7]

  4. Sindh - Wikipedia

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    Sindh also has Pakistan's highest percentage of Hindus overall, accounting for 8.8% of the population, roughly around 4.9 million people, [114] and 13.3% of the province's rural population as per 2023 Pakistani census report.

  5. Sindhi Hindus - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the partition of India, as per the 1941 census, the Sindhi Hindu population accounted for around 27% of Sindh's population, most of whom moved to India. Today, Sindhi Hindus in Pakistan number around 4.2 million, around 9% of the region's population. Sindhi Hindus are the largest ethnolinguistic Hindu group in Pakistan.

  6. Religion in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Hindus are found in all provinces of Pakistan but are mostly concentrated in Sindh. About 93% of Hindus live in Sindh, 5% in Punjab and nearly 2% in Balochistan. [104] They speak a variety of languages such as Sindhi, Seraiki, Aer, Dhatki, Gera, Goaria, Gurgula, Jandavra, Kabutra, Koli, Loarki, Marwari, Sansi, Vaghri [105] and Gujarati. [106]

  7. History of Sindh - Wikipedia

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    The Brahmin dynasty of Sindh ( c. 632 – 712 ), [ 58] also known as the Chacha dynasty, [ 59] were the Brahmin Hindu ruling family of the Chacha Empire. The Brahmin dynasty were successors of the Rai dynasty. The dynasty ruled on the Indian subcontinent which originated in the region of Sindh, present-day Pakistan.

  8. Hyderabad, Sindh - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism was the most dominant religion with 43,499 followers, while 24,831 Muslims made up the largest religious minority. The city ranked seventh in the Bombay Presidency in terms of population. [14] By 1907, the Gazetteer of Sindh claimed that 5,000 Hyderabadi merchants were to be found dispersed throughout the world. [15]

  9. A Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a ... - AOL

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    Muslim-majority Pakistan is home to 4.4 million Hindus, just 2.14% of the population, and Hinglaj Mata is one of the few Hindu sites that continues to draw large numbers of pilgrims every year ...