question: How many figures are given for total number of South Asians in 2001 for the area where they were 4.4% of population in 2011?
answer: SELECT COUNT(south_asians_2001) FROM table_1717824_1 WHERE _percentage_2011 = "4.4%"
context: CREATE TABLE table_1717824_1 (south_asians_2001 VARCHAR, _percentage_2011 VARCHAR)