Salem District Religion Population 2011
Salem, Tamil Nadu has 34,82,056 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 33,26,357 people (95.53%).
Salem district in Tamil Nadu recorded a total population of 34,82,056 in Census 2011 across 9 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 33,26,357 residents, accounting for 95.53% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 95,487 people (2.74%), establishing a majority gap of 92.79 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 1,55,699 individuals (4.47% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Salem District
The religion census data for Salem district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 33,26,357 population (95.53% of district total).
- Muslim: 95,487 population (2.74% of district total).
- Christian: 53,841 population (1.55% of district total).
- NotStated: 4,547 population (0.13% of district total).
- Jain: 992 population (0.03% of district total).
- Sikh: 412 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 246 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 174 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Salem
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 33,26,357 | 95.53% |
| Muslim | 95,487 | 2.74% |
| Christian | 53,841 | 1.55% |
| NotStated | 4,547 | 0.13% |
| Jain | 992 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 412 | 0.01% |
| Other | 246 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 174 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Salem
Key Facts
- Hindu: 33,26,357 (95.53%)
- Muslim: 95,487 (2.74%)
- Christian: 53,841 (1.55%)
- NotStated: 4,547 (0.13%)
- Jain: 992 (0.03%)
- Sikh: 412 (0.01%)