Estimate of population of Hindus in Kashmir Valley in 1990

Estimate of population of Hindus in Kashmir Valley in 1990 :

The 1981 Census in the Kashmir Valley records 125,000 Hindus*. Taking the 30% increase in the total population over the period 1971-1981 and extrapolating it to the period 1981-1990, we get an estimated total Hindu population of the Valley in 1990 as 162,500.

*1981 Census in the Kashmir Valley