Kalahandi District Religion Population 2011
Kalahandi, Odisha has 15,76,869 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 15,55,367 people (98.64%).
Kalahandi district in Odisha recorded a total population of 15,76,869 in Census 2011 across 13 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 15,55,367 residents, accounting for 98.64% of the district population. The second largest group is Christian with 11,160 people (0.71%), establishing a majority gap of 97.93 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 21,502 individuals (1.36% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Kalahandi District
The religion census data for Kalahandi district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 15,55,367 population (98.64% of district total).
- Christian: 11,160 population (0.71% of district total).
- Muslim: 4,975 population (0.32% of district total).
- NotStated: 2,951 population (0.19% of district total).
- Jain: 1,225 population (0.08% of district total).
- Sikh: 796 population (0.05% of district total).
- Other: 220 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 175 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Kalahandi
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 15,55,367 | 98.64% |
| Christian | 11,160 | 0.71% |
| Muslim | 4,975 | 0.32% |
| NotStated | 2,951 | 0.19% |
| Jain | 1,225 | 0.08% |
| Sikh | 796 | 0.05% |
| Other | 220 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 175 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Kalahandi
- Kesinga
- Madanpur Rampur
- Narala
- Lanjigarh
- Biswanathpur
- Sadar
- Kegaon
- Junagarh
- Golamunda
- Dharamgarh
- Kokasara
- Jayapatna
- Thuamul Rampur
Key Facts
- Hindu: 15,55,367 (98.64%)
- Christian: 11,160 (0.71%)
- Muslim: 4,975 (0.32%)
- NotStated: 2,951 (0.19%)
- Jain: 1,225 (0.08%)
- Sikh: 796 (0.05%)