Jains 0.2% Of Indian Population And 25% of GDP - Dilip Shah

Jains contribution to the Indian Economy :
1) contribute 24% of Total INCOME TAX
2) 62% of TOTAL CHARITY FUND

3) Run 12000 out of 16000 GAUSHALAS (an Indian shelter for homeless or unwanted cattle)
4) More than 50,000 temples in India with maximum TRITHDHAM
5) most of the leading news papers are owned by Jain's
6) contribute 25% of INDIA'S GDP GROWTH
7) own more than 28% Indian property
8) Richest community in India
9) Jains are less than 1% of India's population
10) 46% India's stock brokers are Jains.
11) Most literate community in India
From: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_pe...
Also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_... - states Jains are 4.2 million in total, and as India is over 1 billion I calculate they are .2% of the population. Source