The Nilgiris District Religion Population 2011
The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu has 7,35,394 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 5,69,477 people (77.44%).
The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu recorded a total population of 7,35,394 in Census 2011 across 6 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 5,69,477 residents, accounting for 77.44% of the district population.
The second largest group is Christian with 84,610 people (11.51%), establishing a majority gap of 65.93 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 1,65,917 individuals (22.56% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for The Nilgiris District
The religion census data for The Nilgiris district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 5,69,477 population (77.44% of district total).
- Christian: 84,610 population (11.51% of district total).
- Muslim: 78,452 population (10.67% of district total).
- NotStated: 1,138 population (0.15% of district total).
- Jain: 910 population (0.12% of district total).
- Buddhist: 382 population (0.05% of district total).
- Sikh: 338 population (0.05% of district total).
- Other: 87 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for The Nilgiris
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 5,69,477 | 77.44% |
| Christian | 84,610 | 11.51% |
| Muslim | 78,452 | 10.67% |
| NotStated | 1,138 | 0.15% |
| Jain | 910 | 0.12% |
| Buddhist | 382 | 0.05% |
| Sikh | 338 | 0.05% |
| Other | 87 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in The Nilgiris
Key Facts
- Hindu: 5,69,477 (77.44%)
- Christian: 84,610 (11.51%)
- Muslim: 78,452 (10.67%)
- NotStated: 1,138 (0.15%)
- Jain: 910 (0.12%)
- Buddhist: 382 (0.05%)