Top 10 Countries With Largest Hindu Population Written by Tarun Bajaj | March 4, 2013 | 2 List of Countries by Hindu Population Hinduism is regarded as the “oldest living religion” in the world. It is said that there are around 330 million gods are there in Hinduism. The concept of action known as “Karma” i.e. ‘As you sow so shall you reap’ is the teaching of Hinduism. It is mostly followed in Indian subcontinent. Also it is world’s third largest religion after Christianity and Islam. Hindu Population in the world is 13.78%. Population of Hindu people in the world is concentrated mainly in South Asian countries. India and neighboring countries making the Indian subcontinent have world’s largest population of Hindus. Though increasing population has resulted sharp increase in the number of people moving to developed countries like USA, Canada, UK, Australia and other countries for better life opportunities, but it still remains the prominent religion in the Indian subcontinent. Indian subcontinent is also popularly known as Hindustan. Hindustan is derived from the word Hindu (Persian word) which is further derived from the term Sindhu. Sindhu refers to Indus River. Persians in the past used to call people living on one side of Indus river as Hindu.In this way Hindustan includes India, regions of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Nepal (all countries are independent).
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