Sonitpur District Religion Population 2011
Sonitpur, Assam has 19,24,110 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 14,22,824 people (73.95%).
Sonitpur district in Assam recorded a total population of 19,24,110 in Census 2011 across 7 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 14,22,824 residents, accounting for 73.95% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 3,50,536 people (18.22%), establishing a majority gap of 55.73 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 5,01,286 individuals (26.05% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Sonitpur District
The religion census data for Sonitpur district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 14,22,824 population (73.95% of district total).
- Muslim: 3,50,536 population (18.22% of district total).
- Christian: 1,38,166 population (7.18% of district total).
- Buddhist: 5,088 population (0.26% of district total).
- NotStated: 4,909 population (0.26% of district total).
- Sikh: 1,363 population (0.07% of district total).
- Jain: 1,003 population (0.05% of district total).
- Other: 221 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Sonitpur
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 14,22,824 | 73.95% |
| Muslim | 3,50,536 | 18.22% |
| Christian | 1,38,166 | 7.18% |
| Buddhist | 5,088 | 0.26% |
| NotStated | 4,909 | 0.26% |
| Sikh | 1,363 | 0.07% |
| Jain | 1,003 | 0.05% |
| Other | 221 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Sonitpur
Key Facts
- Hindu: 14,22,824 (73.95%)
- Muslim: 3,50,536 (18.22%)
- Christian: 1,38,166 (7.18%)
- Buddhist: 5,088 (0.26%)
- NotStated: 4,909 (0.26%)
- Sikh: 1,363 (0.07%)