Silchar Religion Population Census 2011

Silchar has 7,04,465 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 5,08,540 people (72.19%), followed by Muslim with 1,86,142 people (26.42%).

Official Census 2011 records for Silchar subdistrict in Cachar district (Assam) list a total enumerated population of 7,04,465. The demographic profile reveals that Hindu represents the majority community with 5,08,540 residents, accounting for 72.19% of the subdistrict. The Muslim community forms the second-largest group with 1,86,142 individuals (26.42%), representing a lead difference of 45.77 percentage points. Non-majority religious communities collectively comprise 1,95,925 persons, or 27.81% of Silchar's total population.

Census 2011 Religion Breakdown for Silchar

According to official Census data, the religious composition of Silchar across 8 recorded communities is structured as follows:

• Hindu: 5,08,540 individuals (72.19% share).
• Muslim: 1,86,142 individuals (26.42% share).
• Christian: 7,049 individuals (1.00% share).
• Jain: 1,512 individuals (0.21% share).
• NotStated: 871 individuals (0.12% share).
• Sikh: 186 individuals (0.03% share).
• Buddhist: 138 individuals (0.02% share).
• Other: 27 individuals (0.00% share).

Detailed Religion Demographics for Silchar

Other Subdistricts in Cachar

• Katigora
• Udarbond
• Sonai
• Lakhipur