Gaya District Religion Population 2011

Gaya, Bihar has 43,91,418 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 38,76,395 people (88.27%).

Gaya district in Bihar recorded a total population of 43,91,418 in Census 2011 across 24 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 38,76,395 residents, accounting for 88.27% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 4,88,121 people (11.12%), establishing a majority gap of 77.15 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 5,15,023 individuals (11.73% of the district total).

Census 2011 Religious Composition for Gaya District

The religion census data for Gaya district spans 8 documented religious groups:

Detailed Religion Demographics for Gaya

ReligionPopulationPercentage
Hindu38,76,39588.27%
Muslim4,88,12111.12%
NotStated19,3450.44%
Christian3,9430.09%
Jain1,7230.04%
Sikh9130.02%
Buddhist8700.02%
Other1080.00%

Subdistricts in Gaya

Key Facts

  • Hindu: 38,76,395 (88.27%)
  • Muslim: 4,88,121 (11.12%)
  • NotStated: 19,345 (0.44%)
  • Christian: 3,943 (0.09%)
  • Jain: 1,723 (0.04%)
  • Sikh: 913 (0.02%)