Kannur District Religion Population 2011
Kannur, Kerala has 25,23,003 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 15,09,592 people (59.83%).
Kannur district in Kerala recorded a total population of 25,23,003 in Census 2011 across 3 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 15,09,592 residents, accounting for 59.83% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 7,42,483 people (29.43%), establishing a majority gap of 30.40 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 10,13,411 individuals (40.17% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Kannur District
The religion census data for Kannur district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 15,09,592 population (59.83% of district total).
- Muslim: 7,42,483 population (29.43% of district total).
- Christian: 2,62,526 population (10.41% of district total).
- NotStated: 5,945 population (0.24% of district total).
- Buddhist: 1,118 population (0.04% of district total).
- Other: 722 population (0.03% of district total).
- Sikh: 424 population (0.02% of district total).
- Jain: 193 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Kannur
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 15,09,592 | 59.83% |
| Muslim | 7,42,483 | 29.43% |
| Christian | 2,62,526 | 10.41% |
| NotStated | 5,945 | 0.24% |
| Buddhist | 1,118 | 0.04% |
| Other | 722 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 424 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 193 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Kannur
Key Facts
- Hindu: 15,09,592 (59.83%)
- Muslim: 7,42,483 (29.43%)
- Christian: 2,62,526 (10.41%)
- NotStated: 5,945 (0.24%)
- Buddhist: 1,118 (0.04%)
- Other: 722 (0.03%)