Rankings
Population by religion, state-wise (Census 2011)
Official figures from Census 2011 Table C-01, as published by the Office of the Registrar General, shown as percentages of each State’s or UT’s population.
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 69.4% | 8.5% | 21.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 90.9% | 7.3% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 29.0% | 2.0% | 30.3% | 0.2% | 11.8% | 0.1% | 26.2% | 0.5% |
| Assam | 61.5% | 34.2% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Bihar | 82.7% | 16.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Chandigarh | 80.8% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 13.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Chhattisgarh | 93.2% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 0.1% |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 92.5% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Delhi | 81.7% | 12.9% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Goa | 66.1% | 8.3% | 25.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Gujarat | 88.6% | 9.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Haryana | 87.5% | 7.0% | 0.2% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 95.2% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 28.8% | 68.8% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Jharkhand | 67.8% | 14.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.8% | 0.2% |
| Karnataka | 84.0% | 12.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Kerala | 54.7% | 26.6% | 18.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Ladakh | 12.1% | 46.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 39.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Lakshadweep | 2.8% | 96.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 90.9% | 6.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Maharashtra | 79.8% | 11.5% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 5.8% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Manipur | 41.4% | 8.4% | 41.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 8.2% | 0.4% |
| Meghalaya | 11.5% | 4.4% | 74.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 8.7% | 0.3% |
| Mizoram | 2.7% | 1.4% | 87.2% | 0.0% | 8.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Nagaland | 8.7% | 2.5% | 87.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Odisha | 93.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| Puducherry | 87.3% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Punjab | 38.5% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 57.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Rajasthan | 88.5% | 9.1% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Sikkim | 57.8% | 1.6% | 9.9% | 0.3% | 27.4% | 0.1% | 2.7% | 0.3% |
| Tamil Nadu | 87.6% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Telangana | 85.0% | 12.8% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Tripura | 83.4% | 8.6% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 79.7% | 19.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Uttarakhand | 83.0% | 13.9% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| West Bengal | 70.5% | 27.0% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
Percentages of total population, Census 2011 Table C-01. States reorganised since 2011 are added up from sub-district records on today’s boundaries. Shown without commentary.
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