East District District Religion Population 2011
East District, Sikkim has 2,83,583 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 1,77,910 people (62.74%).
East District district in Sikkim recorded a total population of 2,83,583 in Census 2011 across 3 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 1,77,910 residents, accounting for 62.74% of the district population. The second largest group is Buddhist with 72,455 people (25.55%), establishing a majority gap of 37.19 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 1,05,673 individuals (37.26% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for East District District
The religion census data for East District district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 1,77,910 population (62.74% of district total).
- Buddhist: 72,455 population (25.55% of district total).
- Christian: 23,398 population (8.25% of district total).
- Muslim: 6,198 population (2.19% of district total).
- Other: 1,726 population (0.61% of district total).
- Sikh: 861 population (0.30% of district total).
- NotStated: 821 population (0.29% of district total).
- Jain: 214 population (0.08% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for East District
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 1,77,910 | 62.74% |
| Buddhist | 72,455 | 25.55% |
| Christian | 23,398 | 8.25% |
| Muslim | 6,198 | 2.19% |
| Other | 1,726 | 0.61% |
| Sikh | 861 | 0.30% |
| NotStated | 821 | 0.29% |
| Jain | 214 | 0.08% |
Subdistricts in East District
Key Facts
- Hindu: 1,77,910 (62.74%)
- Buddhist: 72,455 (25.55%)
- Christian: 23,398 (8.25%)
- Muslim: 6,198 (2.19%)
- Other: 1,726 (0.61%)
- Sikh: 861 (0.30%)