Madurai District Religion Population 2011
Madurai, Tamil Nadu has 30,38,252 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 27,60,502 people (90.86%).
Madurai district in Tamil Nadu recorded a total population of 30,38,252 in Census 2011 across 7 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 27,60,502 residents, accounting for 90.86% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 1,68,881 people (5.56%), establishing a majority gap of 85.30 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 2,77,750 individuals (9.14% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Madurai District
The religion census data for Madurai district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 27,60,502 population (90.86% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,68,881 population (5.56% of district total).
- Christian: 97,711 population (3.22% of district total).
- NotStated: 8,602 population (0.28% of district total).
- Jain: 1,532 population (0.05% of district total).
- Sikh: 520 population (0.02% of district total).
- Other: 305 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 199 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Madurai
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 27,60,502 | 90.86% |
| Muslim | 1,68,881 | 5.56% |
| Christian | 97,711 | 3.22% |
| NotStated | 8,602 | 0.28% |
| Jain | 1,532 | 0.05% |
| Sikh | 520 | 0.02% |
| Other | 305 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 199 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Madurai
Key Facts
- Hindu: 27,60,502 (90.86%)
- Muslim: 1,68,881 (5.56%)
- Christian: 97,711 (3.22%)
- NotStated: 8,602 (0.28%)
- Jain: 1,532 (0.05%)
- Sikh: 520 (0.02%)