Gurdaspur District Religion Population 2011
Gurdaspur, Punjab has 22,98,323 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 10,74,332 people (46.74%).
Gurdaspur district in Punjab recorded a total population of 22,98,323 in Census 2011 across 5 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 10,74,332 residents, accounting for 46.74% of the district population. The second largest group is Sikh with 10,02,874 people (43.64%), establishing a majority gap of 3.10 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 12,23,991 individuals (53.26% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Gurdaspur District
The religion census data for Gurdaspur district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 10,74,332 population (46.74% of district total).
- Sikh: 10,02,874 population (43.64% of district total).
- Christian: 1,76,587 population (7.68% of district total).
- Muslim: 27,667 population (1.20% of district total).
- NotStated: 15,066 population (0.66% of district total).
- Other: 812 population (0.04% of district total).
- Jain: 580 population (0.03% of district total).
- Buddhist: 405 population (0.02% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Gurdaspur
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 10,74,332 | 46.74% |
| Sikh | 10,02,874 | 43.64% |
| Christian | 1,76,587 | 7.68% |
| Muslim | 27,667 | 1.20% |
| NotStated | 15,066 | 0.66% |
| Other | 812 | 0.04% |
| Jain | 580 | 0.03% |
| Buddhist | 405 | 0.02% |
Subdistricts in Gurdaspur
Key Facts
- Hindu: 10,74,332 (46.74%)
- Sikh: 10,02,874 (43.64%)
- Christian: 1,76,587 (7.68%)
- Muslim: 27,667 (1.20%)
- NotStated: 15,066 (0.66%)
- Other: 812 (0.04%)