Nagapattinam District Religion Population 2011
Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu has 16,16,450 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 14,35,072 people (88.78%).
Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu recorded a total population of 16,16,450 in Census 2011 across 8 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 14,35,072 residents, accounting for 88.78% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 1,28,617 people (7.96%), establishing a majority gap of 80.82 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 1,81,378 individuals (11.22% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Nagapattinam District
The religion census data for Nagapattinam district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 14,35,072 population (88.78% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,28,617 population (7.96% of district total).
- Christian: 47,579 population (2.94% of district total).
- NotStated: 3,475 population (0.21% of district total).
- Jain: 963 population (0.06% of district total).
- Buddhist: 450 population (0.03% of district total).
- Sikh: 184 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 110 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Nagapattinam
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 14,35,072 | 88.78% |
| Muslim | 1,28,617 | 7.96% |
| Christian | 47,579 | 2.94% |
| NotStated | 3,475 | 0.21% |
| Jain | 963 | 0.06% |
| Buddhist | 450 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 184 | 0.01% |
| Other | 110 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Nagapattinam
Key Facts
- Hindu: 14,35,072 (88.78%)
- Muslim: 1,28,617 (7.96%)
- Christian: 47,579 (2.94%)
- NotStated: 3,475 (0.21%)
- Jain: 963 (0.06%)
- Buddhist: 450 (0.03%)