Bhagalpur District Religion Population 2011
Bhagalpur, Bihar has 30,37,766 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 24,87,866 people (81.90%).
Bhagalpur district in Bihar recorded a total population of 30,37,766 in Census 2011 across 16 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 24,87,866 residents, accounting for 81.90% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 5,37,098 people (17.68%), establishing a majority gap of 64.22 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 5,49,900 individuals (18.10% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Bhagalpur District
The religion census data for Bhagalpur district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 24,87,866 population (81.90% of district total).
- Muslim: 5,37,098 population (17.68% of district total).
- NotStated: 7,569 population (0.25% of district total).
- Christian: 3,556 population (0.12% of district total).
- Jain: 1,050 population (0.03% of district total).
- Sikh: 415 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 180 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 32 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Bhagalpur
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 24,87,866 | 81.90% |
| Muslim | 5,37,098 | 17.68% |
| NotStated | 7,569 | 0.25% |
| Christian | 3,556 | 0.12% |
| Jain | 1,050 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 415 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 180 | 0.01% |
| Other | 32 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Bhagalpur
- Narayanpur
- Bihpur
- Kharik
- Naugachhia
- Rangra Chowk
- Gopalpur
- Pirpainti
- Colgong
- Ismailpur
- Sabour
- Nathnagar
- Sultanganj
- Shahkund
- Goradih
- Jagdishpur
- Sonhaula
Key Facts
- Hindu: 24,87,866 (81.90%)
- Muslim: 5,37,098 (17.68%)
- NotStated: 7,569 (0.25%)
- Christian: 3,556 (0.12%)
- Jain: 1,050 (0.03%)
- Sikh: 415 (0.01%)