Purba Medinipur District Religion Population 2011
Purba Medinipur, West Bengal has 50,95,875 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 43,43,972 people (85.24%).
Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 50,95,875 in Census 2011 across 25 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 43,43,972 residents, accounting for 85.24% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 7,43,436 people (14.59%), establishing a majority gap of 70.65 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 7,51,903 individuals (14.76% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Purba Medinipur District
The religion census data for Purba Medinipur district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 43,43,972 population (85.24% of district total).
- Muslim: 7,43,436 population (14.59% of district total).
- NotStated: 3,823 population (0.08% of district total).
- Christian: 2,648 population (0.05% of district total).
- Sikh: 746 population (0.01% of district total).
- Jain: 574 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 359 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 317 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Purba Medinipur
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 43,43,972 | 85.24% |
| Muslim | 7,43,436 | 14.59% |
| NotStated | 3,823 | 0.08% |
| Christian | 2,648 | 0.05% |
| Sikh | 746 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 574 | 0.01% |
| Other | 359 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 317 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Purba Medinipur
Key Facts
- Hindu: 43,43,972 (85.24%)
- Muslim: 7,43,436 (14.59%)
- NotStated: 3,823 (0.08%)
- Christian: 2,648 (0.05%)
- Sikh: 746 (0.01%)
- Jain: 574 (0.01%)