Kargil District Religion Population 2011
Kargil, Jammu And Kashmir has 1,40,802 people in Census 2011 religion records. Muslim is the largest community with 1,08,239 people (76.87%).
Kargil district in Jammu And Kashmir recorded a total population of 1,40,802 in Census 2011 across 3 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Muslim as the largest community with 1,08,239 residents, accounting for 76.87% of the district population.
The second largest group is Buddhist with 20,126 people (14.29%), establishing a majority gap of 62.58 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 32,563 individuals (23.13% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Kargil District
The religion census data for Kargil district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Muslim: 1,08,239 population (76.87% of district total).
- Buddhist: 20,126 population (14.29% of district total).
- Hindu: 10,341 population (7.34% of district total).
- Sikh: 1,171 population (0.83% of district total).
- Christian: 604 population (0.43% of district total).
- NotStated: 289 population (0.21% of district total).
- Jain: 28 population (0.02% of district total).
- Other: 4 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Kargil
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Muslim | 1,08,239 | 76.87% |
| Buddhist | 20,126 | 14.29% |
| Hindu | 10,341 | 7.34% |
| Sikh | 1,171 | 0.83% |
| Christian | 604 | 0.43% |
| NotStated | 289 | 0.21% |
| Jain | 28 | 0.02% |
| Other | 4 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Kargil
Key Facts
- Muslim: 1,08,239 (76.87%)
- Buddhist: 20,126 (14.29%)
- Hindu: 10,341 (7.34%)
- Sikh: 1,171 (0.83%)
- Christian: 604 (0.43%)
- NotStated: 289 (0.21%)