Dindigul District Religion Population 2011
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu has 21,59,775 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 18,79,494 people (87.02%).
Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu recorded a total population of 21,59,775 in Census 2011 across 8 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 18,79,494 residents, accounting for 87.02% of the district population.
The second largest group is Christian with 1,69,945 people (7.87%), establishing a majority gap of 79.15 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 2,80,281 individuals (12.98% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Dindigul District
The religion census data for Dindigul district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 18,79,494 population (87.02% of district total).
- Christian: 1,69,945 population (7.87% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,05,012 population (4.86% of district total).
- NotStated: 4,546 population (0.21% of district total).
- Sikh: 313 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 256 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 138 population (0.01% of district total).
- Jain: 71 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Dindigul
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 18,79,494 | 87.02% |
| Christian | 1,69,945 | 7.87% |
| Muslim | 1,05,012 | 4.86% |
| NotStated | 4,546 | 0.21% |
| Sikh | 313 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 256 | 0.01% |
| Other | 138 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 71 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Dindigul
Key Facts
- Hindu: 18,79,494 (87.02%)
- Christian: 1,69,945 (7.87%)
- Muslim: 1,05,012 (4.86%)
- NotStated: 4,546 (0.21%)
- Sikh: 313 (0.01%)
- Buddhist: 256 (0.01%)