Muslims of Uttar Pradesh - Demographic Features and Socio-Economic Inequalities

This book provides a comprehensive look into the development challenges and critical socio-economic issues of the Muslim communities in Uttar Pradesh-India's most populous state and home to one of its largest Muslim populations.

List of contents

List of Figures. List of Tables. Notes on the Contributors. Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Situating Muslims in Uttar Pradesh: History and Progress Part I: Demographic Features, Education, and Health 3. Demographic Profile of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh: An Analysis of Situation and Recent Transitions 4. Intergenerational Occupational and Educational Mobilities among Muslims in Uttar Pradesh 5. School Education among Muslims in Uttar Pradesh: Access, Equity and Quality 6. Diversity of Madarasas in Uttar Pradesh 7. Mind the Gap: Inequality in Access to Higher Education among Muslims in Uttar Pradesh 8. Education and the low-level Equilibrium Trap of UP Muslims: Are we Mis-specifying the Nature of the Problem? 9. Health and Nutritional Status among Socio-Religious Groups in Uttar Pradesh: The Context of Muslims 10. Socio-Economic and Health Status of Elderly across Socio-Religious Groups in Uttar Pradesh Part II: Livelihoods, Economic Condition, and Financial Inclusion 11. Socio-Economic Conditions of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh 12. Employment and Unemployment among Socio-Religious Groups in Uttar Pradesh 13. Migration and Remittances among Muslims in Uttar Pradesh 14. International Migration among Muslims from Uttar Pradesh 15. Landholdings in Uttar Pradesh: Distributional Inequalities among Socio-Religious Categories 16. Status of Industrial Ownership of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh 17. Religion-based Discrimination in the Labour Market in Uttar Pradesh 18. Financial Inclusion in Uttar Pradesh. Index

About the author

Amir Ullah Khan is Research Director at the Centre for Development Policy and Practice and Visiting Professor at the Indian School of Business.
Abdul Shaban is Professor and Chairperson of the Centre for Public Policy, Habitat and Human Development, School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India.
Venkatnarayana Motkuri is Associate Professor of research cell on education (RSEPPG) at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad, India.

Product details

• Authors: Amir Ullah (Mcrhrdi of the Government of Tel Khan
• Assisted by: Khan Amir Ullah (Editor), Venkatanarayana Motkuri (Editor), Shaban Abdul (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 26.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032761596
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276159-6
• No. of pages: 356
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, India, Politics & government, Religion & politics, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Religion and Politics, Development Studies