Chikkamagaluru District Religion Population 2011

Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka has 11,37,961 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 10,04,553 people (88.28%).

Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka recorded a total population of 11,37,961 in Census 2011 across 7 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 10,04,553 residents, accounting for 88.28% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 1,01,235 people (8.90%), establishing a majority gap of 79.38 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 1,33,408 individuals (11.72% of the district total).

Census 2011 Religious Composition for Chikkamagaluru District

The religion census data for Chikkamagaluru district spans 8 documented religious groups:

Detailed Religion Demographics for Chikkamagaluru

ReligionPopulationPercentage
Hindu10,04,55388.28%
Muslim1,01,2358.90%
Christian26,0002.28%
Jain4,7100.41%
NotStated1,1680.10%
Sikh1820.02%
Buddhist1090.01%
Other40.00%

Subdistricts in Chikkamagaluru

Key Facts

  • Hindu: 10,04,553 (88.28%)
  • Muslim: 1,01,235 (8.90%)
  • Christian: 26,000 (2.28%)
  • Jain: 4,710 (0.41%)
  • NotStated: 1,168 (0.10%)
  • Sikh: 182 (0.02%)