“While the Muslim population in the Hyderabad City has increased from 31% (1991 Census) to 43.45% (2011 Census), the Hindu Population has decreased from 60% (1991 Census) to 51.88% (2011 Census)”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Nov 2020.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
he 2011 figures mentioned in the post are related to the Hyderabad District, not GHMC (i.e. Hyderabad City). Also, the 1991 figures mentioned in the post are not correct. According to the 2011 Census, the Hindu Population in GHMC is 64.93% whereas the Muslim Population is 30.13%
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 November 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 December 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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