Indian army recruitment 1939-1944

Map showing recruiting percentages from different regions of British India and the states into the Indian army (WO 32/14406)

The highest percentages come from the Punjab (25.5%) and Madras (18.4%). The majority of provinces have recruitment totals lower than a fraction of one percent.

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INDIA

RECRUITING PERCENTAGES

Percentages of total enrolment into the defence services between 1.9.39 – 31.12.44

Punjab 25.5

Madras 18.4

U.P. 13.9

Bengal 6.8

Bombay 5.1

Nepal 5.1

N.W.F.P. 4.1

Bihar 3.4

Travancore 3.0

Jammu & Kashmir 2.5

C.P. & Berar 1.9

Rajputana & C.I. 1.4

Patiala 1.2

Assam 0.8

Hyderabad 0.8

Jaipur 0.7

Cochin 0.7

Orissa 0.6

Mysore 0.5

Jodhpur 0.4

Sind 0.4

Alwar 0.4

Jind 0.3

Delhi 0.3

Nabha 0.3

Kolhapur 0.3

Kapurthala 0.3

Bharatpur 0.2

Bikaner 0.2

Udaipur 0.2

Tehri Carhwal 0.1

Pudukottai 0.1

Baluchistan 0.1

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