Darjeeling District Religion Population 2011
Darjeeling, West Bengal has 11,27,871 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 8,32,368 people (73.80%).
Darjeeling district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 11,27,871 in Census 2011 across 9 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 8,32,368 residents, accounting for 73.80% of the district population.
The second largest group is Buddhist with 1,13,693 people (10.08%), establishing a majority gap of 63.72 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 2,95,503 individuals (26.20% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Darjeeling District
The religion census data for Darjeeling district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 8,32,368 population (73.80% of district total).
- Buddhist: 1,13,693 population (10.08% of district total).
- Christian: 92,074 population (8.16% of district total).
- Muslim: 75,313 population (6.68% of district total).
- Other: 11,597 population (1.03% of district total).
- NotStated: 1,595 population (0.14% of district total).
- Sikh: 845 population (0.07% of district total).
- Jain: 386 population (0.03% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Darjeeling
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 8,32,368 | 73.80% |
| Buddhist | 1,13,693 | 10.08% |
| Christian | 92,074 | 8.16% |
| Muslim | 75,313 | 6.68% |
| Other | 11,597 | 1.03% |
| NotStated | 1,595 | 0.14% |
| Sikh | 845 | 0.07% |
| Jain | 386 | 0.03% |
Subdistricts in Darjeeling
Key Facts
- Hindu: 8,32,368 (73.80%)
- Buddhist: 1,13,693 (10.08%)
- Christian: 92,074 (8.16%)
- Muslim: 75,313 (6.68%)
- Other: 11,597 (1.03%)
- NotStated: 1,595 (0.14%)