Maharashtra Religion Census 2011 – District-Wise Breakdown
Maharashtra has 11,23,74,333 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 8,97,03,057 people (79.83%), followed by Muslim with 1,29,71,152 people (11.54%).
According to Census 2011 statistics, Maharashtra has an enumerated religion census population of 11,23,74,333 across 36 districts.
Hindu constitutes the largest religious group in the state with 8,97,03,057 residents, accounting for 79.83% of the total population.
The Muslim population forms the second-largest group at 1,29,71,152 (11.54%), leaving a lead margin of 68.29 percentage points.
Combined minority communities across Maharashtra total 2,26,71,276 individuals, making up 20.17% of the state's residents.
Religion Demographics Summary for Maharashtra
Statewide religious breakdown in Maharashtra across 8 recorded communities:
- Hindu: 8,97,03,057 individuals (79.83% share of state).
- Muslim: 1,29,71,152 individuals (11.54% share of state).
- Buddhist: 65,31,200 individuals (5.81% share of state).
- Jain: 14,00,349 individuals (1.25% share of state).
- Christian: 10,80,073 individuals (0.96% share of state).
- NotStated: 2,86,290 individuals (0.25% share of state).
- Sikh: 2,23,247 individuals (0.20% share of state).
- Other: 1,78,965 individuals (0.16% share of state).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Maharashtra
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 8,97,03,057 | 79.83% |
| Muslim | 1,29,71,152 | 11.54% |
| Buddhist | 65,31,200 | 5.81% |
| Jain | 14,00,349 | 1.25% |
| Christian | 10,80,073 | 0.96% |
| NotStated | 2,86,290 | 0.25% |
| Sikh | 2,23,247 | 0.20% |
| Other | 1,78,965 | 0.16% |
Districts in Maharashtra
Key Facts
- Hindu: 8,97,03,057 (79.83%)
- Muslim: 1,29,71,152 (11.54%)
- Buddhist: 65,31,200 (5.81%)
- Jain: 14,00,349 (1.25%)
- Christian: 10,80,073 (0.96%)
- NotStated: 2,86,290 (0.25%)