Namakkal District Religion Population 2011
Namakkal, Tamil Nadu has 17,26,601 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 16,73,652 people (96.93%).
Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu recorded a total population of 17,26,601 in Census 2011 across 4 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 16,73,652 residents, accounting for 96.93% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 32,483 people (1.88%), establishing a majority gap of 95.05 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 52,949 individuals (3.07% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Namakkal District
The religion census data for Namakkal district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 16,73,652 population (96.93% of district total).
- Muslim: 32,483 population (1.88% of district total).
- Christian: 16,909 population (0.98% of district total).
- NotStated: 2,983 population (0.17% of district total).
- Other: 199 population (0.01% of district total).
- Sikh: 183 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 108 population (0.01% of district total).
- Jain: 84 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Namakkal
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 16,73,652 | 96.93% |
| Muslim | 32,483 | 1.88% |
| Christian | 16,909 | 0.98% |
| NotStated | 2,983 | 0.17% |
| Other | 199 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 183 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 108 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 84 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Namakkal
Key Facts
- Hindu: 16,73,652 (96.93%)
- Muslim: 32,483 (1.88%)
- Christian: 16,909 (0.98%)
- NotStated: 2,983 (0.17%)
- Other: 199 (0.01%)
- Sikh: 183 (0.01%)