Thanjavur District Religion Population 2011
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu has 24,05,890 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 20,75,870 people (86.28%).
Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu recorded a total population of 24,05,890 in Census 2011 across 8 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 20,75,870 residents, accounting for 86.28% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 1,90,814 people (7.93%), establishing a majority gap of 78.35 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 3,30,020 individuals (13.72% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Thanjavur District
The religion census data for Thanjavur district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 20,75,870 population (86.28% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,90,814 population (7.93% of district total).
- Christian: 1,33,971 population (5.57% of district total).
- NotStated: 2,805 population (0.12% of district total).
- Jain: 1,256 population (0.05% of district total).
- Buddhist: 795 population (0.03% of district total).
- Sikh: 231 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 148 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Thanjavur
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 20,75,870 | 86.28% |
| Muslim | 1,90,814 | 7.93% |
| Christian | 1,33,971 | 5.57% |
| NotStated | 2,805 | 0.12% |
| Jain | 1,256 | 0.05% |
| Buddhist | 795 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 231 | 0.01% |
| Other | 148 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Thanjavur
Key Facts
- Hindu: 20,75,870 (86.28%)
- Muslim: 1,90,814 (7.93%)
- Christian: 1,33,971 (5.57%)
- NotStated: 2,805 (0.12%)
- Jain: 1,256 (0.05%)
- Buddhist: 795 (0.03%)