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whole: the image is positioned in the upper three-quarters. The title and text are partially integrated and placed in the upper quarter, in red and in black, held within a white inset and red border. The main text is separate and placed in the lower quarter, in black. Further text is integrated and positioned across the image, in black, and in white held within two black insets. All set against a white background. image: a map of India, depicting areas in which various religions are practised and languages spoken. text: INDIA Showing boundaries of Provinces and chief or larger Indian States, principal Religions and Languages KEY BRITISH PROVINCES - These eleven Provinces enjoy almost complete self-government ('provincial autonomy'). INDIAN STATES - These 562 States, under Indian rulers, are in contractual relations with the British Crown. LANGUAGES shown thus Hindi PROVINCES AND STATES shown thus BENGAL TOWNS AND CITIES shown thus Lucknow HINDU (255 millions) MOSLEM (94 millions) SIKH (5½ millions) CHRISTIAN (6½ millions) TRIBES (25½ millions) [map has various text, such as place names] RELIGIONS There are approximately 389 million people in India. They speak many different languages and practise many different religions. As far as languages are concerned, it is possible to make an approximate division of the country into regions according to the language spoken; but no such division is possible in relation to the religions practised because more often than not people of many different religions inhabit the same locality. All that can be done is to indicate by symbols the districts in which an appreciable number of people practise the same religion. Thus the appearance, in any particular position on the map, of the symbol representing the Hindu religion merely indicates that a considerable number of people in that district practise that religion. Without attempting to differentiate between the many Tribal religions, the population of India may be divided into the following religious groups: Hindus, 255 millions; Moslems, 94 millions; Christians, 6½ millions; Sikhs, 5½ millions; practising Tribal religions, 25½ millions. The table below shows the approximate number of people of each religion in each of the principal Provinces and States. [table follows] LANGUAGES More than a hundred languages are spoken in India and to attempt to indicate on one map where each of these is spoken would be more confusing than instructive. For this reason, only the twelve most important languages are dealt with on this map. Each of these languages is spoken by at least ten million people. The name of each language is printed on the map, over the district in which it is the principal language - a special type being used (see key above) so as to avoid confusion between names of Provinces and names of languages. It should be noted that 'Hindi' is often called 'Hindustani', while the form of it which is spoken by the Moslems is referred to as 'Urdu'. The table below shows the approximate number of people speaking each of the twelve principal languages. [table follows] G.P.D./365/74/2 PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY FOSH and CROSS LTD., LONDON