CREATE TABLE table_21404 ("Province" TEXT, "South Asians 2001" FLOAT, "% 2001" TEXT, "South Asians 2011" FLOAT, "% 2011" TEXT)

What was the South Asian population in Nova Scotia in 2001?
SELECT "South Asians 2001" FROM table_21404 WHERE "Province" = 'Nova Scotia'
SELECT "South Asians 2001" FROM "table_21404" WHERE "Province" = 'Nova Scotia'