Jalandhar District Religion Population 2011
Jalandhar, Punjab has 21,93,590 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 13,94,329 people (63.56%).
Jalandhar district in Punjab recorded a total population of 21,93,590 in Census 2011 across 5 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 13,94,329 residents, accounting for 63.56% of the district population. The second largest group is Sikh with 7,18,363 people (32.75%), establishing a majority gap of 30.81 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 7,99,261 individuals (36.44% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Jalandhar District
The religion census data for Jalandhar district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 13,94,329 population (63.56% of district total).
- Sikh: 7,18,363 population (32.75% of district total).
- Muslim: 30,233 population (1.38% of district total).
- Christian: 26,016 population (1.19% of district total).
- Buddhist: 11,385 population (0.52% of district total).
- NotStated: 8,448 population (0.39% of district total).
- Jain: 4,011 population (0.18% of district total).
- Other: 805 population (0.04% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Jalandhar
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 13,94,329 | 63.56% |
| Sikh | 7,18,363 | 32.75% |
| Muslim | 30,233 | 1.38% |
| Christian | 26,016 | 1.19% |
| Buddhist | 11,385 | 0.52% |
| NotStated | 8,448 | 0.39% |
| Jain | 4,011 | 0.18% |
| Other | 805 | 0.04% |
Subdistricts in Jalandhar
Key Facts
- Hindu: 13,94,329 (63.56%)
- Sikh: 7,18,363 (32.75%)
- Muslim: 30,233 (1.38%)
- Christian: 26,016 (1.19%)
- Buddhist: 11,385 (0.52%)
- NotStated: 8,448 (0.39%)