Jain communities

People who practice Jainism, an ancient religion of the Indian subcontinent, are collectively referred to as Jains.

The Jain have the highest literacy rate in India, 94.1.% compared with the national average of 65.38%.

[1][2] As per national survey NFHS-4 conducted in 2018 Jains were declared wealthiest of any community with 70% of their population living in top quintiles of wealth.

[3] The sex ratio in the 0-6 age group is the second lowest for Jain (870 females per 1,000 males).

They can be divided into five groups based on historical and current residence: Virchand Gandhi made a presentation of Jainism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893, marking one of the earliest appearances of Jainism outside India.