| Population Growth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1951 | 15,971,000 | ||
| 1961 | 20,156,000 | 26.2% | |
| 1971 | 25,766,000 | 27.8% | |
| 1981 | 34,262,000 | 33.0% | |
| 1991 | 44,006,000 | 28.4% | |
| 2001 | 56,507,000 | 28.4% | |
| Source:Census of India | |||
Rajasthan has a mainly Rajasthani population. Hindus account for 88.8% of the population. Muslims make up 8.5%, Sikhs1.4% and Jains 1.2% of the population. The state of Rajasthan is also populated by Sindhis, who came to Rajasthan from Sindh province (now in Pakistan) during the India-Pakistan separation in 1947.
The mother tongue of the majority of people in Rajasthan is Rajasthani. Rajasthani and Hindi are the most widely used languages in Rajasthan. Rajasthani is used as a medium of instruction, along with Hindi and English, in some schools. Some other languages used in Rajasthan are Gujarati, Sindhi and Punjabi.
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