Kancheepuram District Religion Population 2011
Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu has 39,98,252 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 35,37,399 people (88.47%).
Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu recorded a total population of 39,98,252 in Census 2011 across 10 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 35,37,399 residents, accounting for 88.47% of the district population.
The second largest group is Christian with 2,56,762 people (6.42%), establishing a majority gap of 82.05 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 4,60,853 individuals (11.53% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Kancheepuram District
The religion census data for Kancheepuram district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 35,37,399 population (88.47% of district total).
- Christian: 2,56,762 population (6.42% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,73,785 population (4.35% of district total).
- NotStated: 21,978 population (0.55% of district total).
- Jain: 4,962 population (0.12% of district total).
- Sikh: 1,620 population (0.04% of district total).
- Buddhist: 990 population (0.02% of district total).
- Other: 756 population (0.02% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Kancheepuram
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 35,37,399 | 88.47% |
| Christian | 2,56,762 | 6.42% |
| Muslim | 1,73,785 | 4.35% |
| NotStated | 21,978 | 0.55% |
| Jain | 4,962 | 0.12% |
| Sikh | 1,620 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 990 | 0.02% |
| Other | 756 | 0.02% |
Subdistricts in Kancheepuram
Key Facts
- Hindu: 35,37,399 (88.47%)
- Christian: 2,56,762 (6.42%)
- Muslim: 1,73,785 (4.35%)
- NotStated: 21,978 (0.55%)
- Jain: 4,962 (0.12%)
- Sikh: 1,620 (0.04%)