Jain communities
The Jains in India are the last direct representatives of the ancient Shramana tradition. People who practice Jainism, an ancient religion of the Indian subcontinent, are collectively referred to as Jains. Sangha

Jainism has a fourfold order of muni (male monastics), aryika (female monastics), Śrāvaka (layman) and sravika (laywoman). This order is known as a sangha.. Many Jains are in general caste. Cultural influence
The Jain have the highest literacy rate in India, 94.1.% compared with the national average of 65.38%. They have the highest female literacy rate, 90.6.% compared with the national average of 54.16%. 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. The sex ratio in the 0-6 age group is the second lowest for Jain (870 females per 1,000 males). Communities
Jains are found in almost every part of India. There are about 100 different Jain communities in India. They can be divided into six groups based on historical and current residence:

Central India
 Jainism in Bundelkhand
 Jainism in Madhya Pradesh

Western India
 Jainism in Gujarat (Gujarati Jain)
 Jainism in Maharashtra (Marathi Jain)
 Jainism in Mumbai

Northern India
 Jainism in Delhi
 Jainism in Uttar Pradesh
 Jainism in Rajasthan (Marwari Jain)

Southern India
 Jainism in Karnataka
 Jainism in Kerala
 Jainism in North Karnataka
 Jainism in Tamil Nadu (Tamil Jain)

Eastern India
 Jainism in Bengal
 Jainism in Nagaland

Diaspora
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. The World Jain Congress was held in Leicester in 1988. Jainism in Europe
 Jainism in Canada
 Jainism in the United States
 Jainism in East Africa - One of the oldest Jain overseas diaspora. Their number was estimated at 45,000 at the independence of the East African countries in the early 1960s. Most members of the diaspora belonged to Gujarati speaking Halari Visa Oshwal Jain community originally from the Jamnagar area of Saurashtra. Jainism in West Africa

Population
The Jain population in India according to 2011 census is 0.54% i.e. 4,451,753 (Males 2,278,097; Females 2,173,656) out of the total population of India 1,210,854,977 (males 623,270,258; females 587,584,719). The tabular representation of Jain population in the major states of India as per 2011 Census data released by the government is:

It is likely that the actual population of Jains may be significantly higher than the census numbers. The Jain population in United States is estimated to be about 150,000 to 200,000. In Japan, there are more than 5,000 families who have converted to Jainism and is growing faster there. See also
 Legal status of Jainism as a distinct religion in India
 List of Jains
 Sarak

References

Citations

Sources
 
 
 
 
 Facets of Jainology : Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion and Culture/Vilas Adinath Sangave. Mumbai, Popular Prakashan, 2001

External links
Hukonchu.com - resource for Jain literature and religious information
"Jainism in America" by Yashwant K. Malaiya
Jain Jagruti Centre, Toronto
Jain Temple at Palitana, Gujarat - Vidhya Vihaar

 
Social groups of Gujarat
Social groups of West Bengal
Social groups of Rajasthan
Social groups of Kerala
Social groups of Karnataka
Social groups of Maharashtra
Social groups of Delhi
Social groups of Tamil Nadu