After Partition

Colonial rule

Dividing the country by religion

proved difficult, especially in the

provinces of Punjab and Bengal,

which had near-equal Hindu and

Muslim populations. The resulting

creation of a noncontiguous Pakistan

forced millions of Hindus and

Muslims to relocate.

Before Partition, Hindus accounted

for nearly 70 percent of British

India’s population while Muslims

made up only a quarter. Although

most Muslim-majority communities

were in the north, religious groups

were dispersed throughout

the country.

Rosemary Wardley, NG Staff.

Source: The CShapes 2.0 Dataset, Guy Schvitz and others, Journal of Conflict

Resolution, 2022

Colonial rule

Before Partition, Hindus accounted

for nearly 70 percent of British

India’s population while Muslims

made up only a quarter. Although

most Muslim-majority communities

were in the north, religious groups

were dispersed throughout

the country.

After Partition

Dividing the country by religion

proved difficult, especially in the

provinces of Punjab and Bengal,

which had near-equal Hindu and

Muslim populations. The resulting

creation of a noncontiguous Pakistan

forced millions of Hindus and

Muslims to relocate.

Rosemary Wardley, NG Staff.

Source: The CShapes 2.0 Dataset, Guy

Schvitz and others, Journal of Conflict

Resolution, 2022