Leh District Religion Population 2011
Leh, Jammu And Kashmir has 1,33,487 people in Census 2011 religion records. Buddhist is the largest community with 88,635 people (66.40%).
Leh district in Jammu And Kashmir recorded a total population of 1,33,487 in Census 2011 across 3 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Buddhist as the largest community with 88,635 residents, accounting for 66.40% of the district population.
The second largest group is Hindu with 22,882 people (17.14%), establishing a majority gap of 49.26 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 44,852 individuals (33.60% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Leh District
The religion census data for Leh district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Buddhist: 88,635 population (66.40% of district total).
- Hindu: 22,882 population (17.14% of district total).
- Muslim: 19,057 population (14.28% of district total).
- Sikh: 1,092 population (0.82% of district total).
- NotStated: 1,006 population (0.75% of district total).
- Christian: 658 population (0.49% of district total).
- Jain: 103 population (0.08% of district total).
- Other: 54 population (0.04% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Leh
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Buddhist | 88,635 | 66.40% |
| Hindu | 22,882 | 17.14% |
| Muslim | 19,057 | 14.28% |
| Sikh | 1,092 | 0.82% |
| NotStated | 1,006 | 0.75% |
| Christian | 658 | 0.49% |
| Jain | 103 | 0.08% |
| Other | 54 | 0.04% |
Subdistricts in Leh
Key Facts
- Buddhist: 88,635 (66.40%)
- Hindu: 22,882 (17.14%)
- Muslim: 19,057 (14.28%)
- Sikh: 1,092 (0.82%)
- NotStated: 1,006 (0.75%)
- Christian: 658 (0.49%)