South 24 Parganas District Religion Population 2011
South 24 Parganas, West Bengal has 81,61,961 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 51,55,545 people (63.17%).
South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 81,61,961 in Census 2011 across 29 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 51,55,545 residents, accounting for 63.17% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 29,03,075 people (35.57%), establishing a majority gap of 27.60 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 30,06,416 individuals (36.83% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for South 24 Parganas District
The religion census data for South 24 Parganas district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 51,55,545 population (63.17% of district total).
- Muslim: 29,03,075 population (35.57% of district total).
- Christian: 66,498 population (0.81% of district total).
- NotStated: 24,529 population (0.30% of district total).
- Other: 6,065 population (0.07% of district total).
- Sikh: 2,783 population (0.03% of district total).
- Buddhist: 2,494 population (0.03% of district total).
- Jain: 972 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for South 24 Parganas
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 51,55,545 | 63.17% |
| Muslim | 29,03,075 | 35.57% |
| Christian | 66,498 | 0.81% |
| NotStated | 24,529 | 0.30% |
| Other | 6,065 | 0.07% |
| Sikh | 2,783 | 0.03% |
| Buddhist | 2,494 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 972 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in South 24 Parganas
Key Facts
- Hindu: 51,55,545 (63.17%)
- Muslim: 29,03,075 (35.57%)
- Christian: 66,498 (0.81%)
- NotStated: 24,529 (0.30%)
- Other: 6,065 (0.07%)
- Sikh: 2,783 (0.03%)