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RELIGIONS
POPULATION IN MAJOR RELIGIONS (1981 CENSUS)
Eternal India
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HINDU
CHRISTIAN
BUDDHIST
9
UTTAR PRADESH
92.365,968
16.80
17
KERALA
5,233,865
32.36
13 MAHARASHTRA
3,946,149 83.61
10
BIHAR
58,011,070
10.55
.18
TAMIL NADU
2,798,048
17.299
24 WEST BENGAL
156,296 3.31
13
MAHARASHTRA
51,109,457
9.297
19
ANDHRA PRADESH
1,433,327
8.86
25 SIKKIM
90,848 1.925
8
MADHYA PRADESH
48,504,575
8.823
13
MAHARASHTRA
795,464
4.918
32 ARUNACHAL PRADESH
86,483 1.8323
19
ANDHRA PRADESH
47,525,681
8.645
16
KARNATAKA
773,500
4.782
8
MADHYA PRADESH
75,312 1.5956
18
TAMIL NADU
43,016,546
7.825
10
BIHAR
740,186
4.576
1
JAMMU & KASHMIR
69,706 1.477
24
WEST BENGAL
42,007,159
7.64
27
MEGHALAYA
702,854
4.345
31 TRIPURA
54,806 1.161
16
KARNATAKA
31,852,029
5.79
30
NAGALAND
621,590
3.843
9 UTTAR PRADESH
54,542 1.156
7
RAJASTHAN
30,603,970
5.567
23
ORISSA
480,4246
2.97
2
HIMACHAL PRADESH
52,629 1.125
11
GUJARAT
30,518,500
5.55
29
MANIPUR
421,702.
2.6072
16 KARNATAKA
42,251 0.895
23
ORISSA
25,161,725
4.577
28
MIZORAM
413,840
2.559
28 MIZORAM
40,429 0.8566
17
KERALA
14,801,347
2.692
8
MADHYA PRADESH
351,972
2.176
19 ANDHRA PRADESH
12,930 0.2739
5
HARYANA
11,547,676
2.101
24
WEST BENGAL
319,670
1.976
23 ORISSA
8,028 0.17
3
PUNJAB
6,200,195
1.128
15
GOA
318,249
1.968
14 GUJARAT
7,550 0.16
6
DELHI
5,200,432
0.946
3
PUNJAB
184,934
1.143
6
DELHI
7,117 0.1508
2
HIMACHAL PRADESSH
4,099,706
0.746
9
UTTAR PRADESH
162,199 1.0028
7 RAJASTHAN
4,427 0.09379
1
JAMMU & KASHMIR
1,930,448 0.351
11
GUJARAT
132,703 0.8205
10 BIHAR
3,003 0.0636
31
TRIPURA
1,834,218
0.337
6
DELHI
61,609
0.381
27 MEGHALAYA
2,739 0.058
29
MANIPUR
853,180
0.155
20
PONDICHERRY
49,914
0.309
3 PUNJAB
799 0.0169
15
GOA
716,169
0.130
21
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR IS.
48,274 0.2985
5 HARYANA
761 0.01612
20
PONDICHERRY
517,228
0.094
7
RAJASTHAN
39,568 0.2446
18 TAMIL NADU
735 0.0156
4
CHANDIGARH
339,920 0.0618
32
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
27,306 0.1688
30 NAGALAND
517 0.01095
27
MEGHALAYA
240,831 0.0438
31
TRIPURA
24,872 0.1538
29 MANIPUR
473 0.01
25
SIKKIM
212,780 0.0387
5
HARYANA
12,215 0.0755
4 CHANDIGARH
454 0.0096
32
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
184,732 0.0336
1
JAMMU & KASHMIR
8,481 0.0524
15 GOA
302 0.0064
21
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR IS.
121,793 0.02216
25
SIKKIM
7,015 0.0434
17 KERALA
223 0.004725
30
NAGALAND
111,266
0.0202
4
CHANDIGARH
4,470 0.0276
14 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 189
0.004
14
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
99,072
0.018
2
HIMACHAL PRADESH
3,954
0.02444
21
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
IS. 127 0.0027
28
MIZORAM
35,245 0.0064
14
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 2,025
0.0125
TOTAL ALL INDIA
' 4,719,900 100.00
22
LAKSHADWEEP
1,799 0.000327
22
LAKSHADWEEP
266
0.00165
TOTAL ALL INDIA
549,724,717 100.00
TOTAL ALL INDIA
16,174,498
100.00
13
JAIN
939,392 29.425
MAHAKASH1KA
MUSLIM
SIKH
7 RAJASTHAN
624,317 19.555
11
GUJARAT
46,768 14.65
9
UTTAR PRADESH
17,657,735
23.37
3
PUNJAB
10,199,141
77.99
8
MADHYA PRADESH
444,960 '
13.937
24
WEST BENGAL
11,743,259
15.54
5
HARYANA
802,230
6.134
16 KARNATAKA
284,508 8.91
10
BIHAR
9,874,993
13.07
7
RAJASTHAN
492,818
3.768
9 UTTAR PRADESH
141,549 4.434
13
MAHARASHTRA
5,805,785
7.68
9
UTTAR PRADESH
458,647
3.507
6
DELHI
73,917 2.315
17
KERALA
' 5,409,687
7.158
6
DELHI
393,921
3.012
18 TAMIL NADU
49,564 1.552
19
ANDHRA PRADESH
4,533,700
5.999
8
MADHYA PRADESH
143,020 1.0936
24 WEST BENGAL
38,663
1.211
16
KARNATAKA
4,163,691
5.51
1
JAMMU & KASHMIR
133,675
1.022 o73
5 HARYANA
35,482
1.111
1
JAMMU & KASHMIR
3,843,451
5.086
13
MAHARASHTRA
107,255
0.82
10
BIHAR
27,613 0.8649
11
GUJARAT
2,907,744
3.848
4
CHANDIGARH
95,370
0.729
18
TAMIL NADU
2,519,947
3.335
10
BIHAR
77,704
0.594
3 PUNJAB
27,049 0.847
8
MADHYA PRADESH
2,501,919 3.311
2
HIMACHAL PRADESH
52,209
0.399
19 ANDHRA PRADESH
18,642 0.5839
7
RAJASTHAN
2,492,145
3.298
24
WEST BENGAL
49,054
0.375
23 ORISSA
6,642 0.208
5
HARYANA
523,536
0.693
11
GUJARAT •
22,438
01.72
17 KERALA
3,605 0.1129
6
DELHI
481,802 0.6375
19
ANDHRA PRADESH
16,222
0.124
4 CHANDIGARH
1,889 0.059
23
ORISSA
422,266 0.5588
23
ORISSA
14,270
0.109
1
JAMMU & KASHMIR
1,576 0.494
3
PUNJAB
168,094 0.2224
16
KARNATAKA
6,401 0.0489
30 NAGALAND
1,153 0.03612
31
TRIPURA
138,529 0.1833
18
TAMIL NADU
4,395 0.0336
2
HIMACHAL PRADESH
1,046 0.03276
29
MANIPUR
99,327 0.1314
27
MEGHALAYA
1,674 0.0128
29 MANIPUR
976 0.03054
2
HIMACHAL PRADESH
. 69,613
0.092
15
GOA
1,380
0.01055
15 GOA
602 0.01886
15
GOA
48,461
0.064
17
KERALA
1,295 0.0099
27 MEGHALAYA
542 0.01698
27
MEGHALAYA
42,434 0.0458
32
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
1,231 0.0094
14 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
372 0.01165
22
LAKSHADWEEP
38,173 0.0505
29
MANIPUR
992 0.0076
31 TRIPURA
297 0.0093
20
PONDICHERRY
36,663 0.0485
21
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR IS
991
0.00758
20 PONDICHERRY
277 0.00868
21
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
IS. 16,188 0.02142
30
NAGALAND
743
0.00568
25 SIKKIM
108 0.00338
30
NAGALAND
11,806 0.1562
28
MIZORAM
421 0.0032
32 ARUNACHAL PRADESH
42 0.0013
4
CHANDIGARH
9,115 0.01206
25
SIKKIM
322
0.00246
28 MIZORAM
11
0.000345
32
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
5,073 0.0067
31
TRIPURA
285
0.0022
21
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
IS. 11 0.000345
25
SIKKIM
3,241 0.00429
20
PONDICHERRY
31
0.00024
TOTAL ALL INDIA
.3,192,572 100.00
28
MIZORAM
2,205 0.00292
14
PADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
11
Hindu 549,724,717
Sikh 13,078,146
14
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 1,932
0.00256
Muslim 75,574,514
Buddhist 4,719,900
TOTAL ALL INDIA
75,571,514
100.00
TOTAL ALL INDIA
13,078,146
100.00
Christian 16,174,498
Jain 3,192,572