Hooghly District Religion Population 2011
Hooghly, West Bengal has 55,19,145 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 45,74,569 people (82.89%).
Hooghly district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 55,19,145 in Census 2011 across 18 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 45,74,569 residents, accounting for 82.89% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 8,70,204 people (15.77%), establishing a majority gap of 67.12 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 9,44,576 individuals (17.11% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Hooghly District
The religion census data for Hooghly district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 45,74,569 population (82.89% of district total).
- Muslim: 8,70,204 population (15.77% of district total).
- Other: 49,050 population (0.89% of district total).
- NotStated: 11,470 population (0.21% of district total).
- Christian: 7,300 population (0.13% of district total).
- Sikh: 2,662 population (0.05% of district total).
- Jain: 2,160 population (0.04% of district total).
- Buddhist: 1,730 population (0.03% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Hooghly
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 45,74,569 | 82.89% |
| Muslim | 8,70,204 | 15.77% |
| Other | 49,050 | 0.89% |
| NotStated | 11,470 | 0.21% |
| Christian | 7,300 | 0.13% |
| Sikh | 2,662 | 0.05% |
| Jain | 2,160 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 1,730 | 0.03% |
Subdistricts in Hooghly
Key Facts
- Hindu: 45,74,569 (82.89%)
- Muslim: 8,70,204 (15.77%)
- Other: 49,050 (0.89%)
- NotStated: 11,470 (0.21%)
- Christian: 7,300 (0.13%)
- Sikh: 2,662 (0.05%)