Visakhapatnam (Urban) Religion Population Census 2011

Visakhapatnam (Urban) has 9,77,771 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 8,96,322 people (91.67%), followed by Muslim with 40,625 people (4.15%).

Official Census 2011 records for Visakhapatnam (Urban) subdistrict in Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh) list a total enumerated population of 9,77,771. The demographic profile reveals that Hindu represents the majority community with 8,96,322 residents, accounting for 91.67% of the subdistrict. The Muslim community forms the second-largest group with 40,625 individuals (4.15%), representing a lead difference of 87.52 percentage points. Non-majority religious communities collectively comprise 81,449 persons, or 8.33% of Visakhapatnam (Urban)'s total population.

Census 2011 Religion Breakdown for Visakhapatnam (Urban)

According to official Census data, the religious composition of Visakhapatnam (Urban) across 8 recorded communities is structured as follows:

Detailed Religion Demographics for Visakhapatnam (Urban)

ReligionPopulationPercentage
Hindu8,96,32291.67%
Muslim40,6254.15%
Christian34,0093.48%
NotStated3,4120.35%
Jain1,7330.18%
Sikh1,1860.12%
Buddhist3730.04%
Other1110.01%

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Key Facts

  • Hindu: 8,96,322 (91.67%)
  • Muslim: 40,625 (4.15%)
  • Christian: 34,009 (3.48%)
  • NotStated: 3,412 (0.35%)
  • Jain: 1,733 (0.18%)
  • Sikh: 1,186 (0.12%)