India - The Home For 1.6 million Muslims ranking third in Muslim population.

Islam is second-most practiced religion in the Republic of India after Hinduism, with more than 13.4% of the country's population (over 138 million as per 2001 census).Islam arrived in India in 12th century and has since become an integral part of India's rich cultural and religious heritage.Muslims have played a prominent role in India's economic rise and cultural influence.
Matters of jurisdiction involving Muslims in India related to marriage, inheritance and wakf properties are governed by the Muslim Personal Law,^[7] and the courts have ruled that Sharia or Muslim law, holds precedence for Muslims over Indian civil law.^[8] India is the only country in the world where the government subsidises the airfare for the Hajj pilgrimage, spending 47,454 per passenger as of 2007.
India's Muslim population is the world's third largest^[11] and the world's largest Muslim-minority population.^[12] Most of the Muslims in India belong to Indian ethnic groups, with minor to obvious levels of gene flow from outside, primarily from Persia and Central Asia.
The largest concentrations-about 47% of all Muslims in India, according to the 2001 census—live in the 3 states of Uttar Pradesh (30.7 million) (18.5%), West Bengal (20.2 million) (25%), and Bihar (13.7 million) (16.5%). Muslims represent a majority of the local population in Lakshadweep (93% in 2001) and Jammu and Kashmir (67% in 2001). High concentrations of Muslims are found in the eastern states of Assam (31%) and West Bengal (25%), and in the southern state of Kerala (24.7%). Officially, India has the third largest Muslim population (after Indonesia and Pakistan).