Virudhunagar District Religion Population 2011
Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu has 19,42,288 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 18,22,626 people (93.84%).
Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu recorded a total population of 19,42,288 in Census 2011 across 8 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 18,22,626 residents, accounting for 93.84% of the district population. The second largest group is Christian with 67,405 people (3.47%), establishing a majority gap of 90.37 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 1,19,662 individuals (6.16% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Virudhunagar District
The religion census data for Virudhunagar district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 18,22,626 population (93.84% of district total).
- Christian: 67,405 population (3.47% of district total).
- Muslim: 47,838 population (2.46% of district total).
- NotStated: 3,914 population (0.20% of district total).
- Sikh: 245 population (0.01% of district total).
- Jain: 98 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 87 population (0.00% of district total).
- Other: 75 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Virudhunagar
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 18,22,626 | 93.84% |
| Christian | 67,405 | 3.47% |
| Muslim | 47,838 | 2.46% |
| NotStated | 3,914 | 0.20% |
| Sikh | 245 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 98 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 87 | 0.00% |
| Other | 75 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Virudhunagar
Key Facts
- Hindu: 18,22,626 (93.84%)
- Christian: 67,405 (3.47%)
- Muslim: 47,838 (2.46%)
- NotStated: 3,914 (0.20%)
- Sikh: 245 (0.01%)
- Jain: 98 (0.01%)