The Religious Groups

Hindus	675,000,000
Muslims	110,000,000
Christians	38,000,000
Sikhs	17,000,000
Buddhists	6,000,000
Jains	4,000,000

It has been reported that less than 2% of the evangelical effort is directed towards reaching these needy souls. India has the largest number of Sikhs and the second largest number of Muslims in the world, next to Indonesia. In 1971 the Muslim population was 9.9%, which increased to 11.35 in 1981. This increase is about 30.5%, and now it is claimed that India is more than 14% Muslim.