<P> The partition displaced over 14 million people along religious lines , creating overwhelming refugee crises in the newly constituted dominions ; there was large - scale violence , with estimates of loss of life accompanying or preceding the partition disputed and varying between several hundred thousand and two million . The violent nature of the partition created an atmosphere of hostility and suspicion between India and Pakistan that plagues their relationship to the present . </P>
<P> The partition displaced over 14 million people along religious lines , creating overwhelming refugee crises in the newly constituted dominions ; there was large - scale violence , with estimates of loss of life accompanying or preceding the partition disputed and varying between several hundred thousand and two million . The violent nature of the partition created an atmosphere of hostility and suspicion between India and Pakistan that plagues their relationship to the present . </P>
population of india at the time of partition
population of india at the time of partition
14 million
14 million