Nalanda District Religion Population 2011
Nalanda, Bihar has 28,77,653 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 26,69,775 people (92.78%).
Nalanda district in Bihar recorded a total population of 28,77,653 in Census 2011 across 20 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 26,69,775 residents, accounting for 92.78% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 1,98,033 people (6.88%), establishing a majority gap of 85.90 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 2,07,878 individuals (7.22% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Nalanda District
The religion census data for Nalanda district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 26,69,775 population (92.78% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,98,033 population (6.88% of district total).
- NotStated: 6,435 population (0.22% of district total).
- Christian: 1,978 population (0.07% of district total).
- Jain: 561 population (0.02% of district total).
- Buddhist: 414 population (0.01% of district total).
- Sikh: 393 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 64 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Nalanda
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 26,69,775 | 92.78% |
| Muslim | 1,98,033 | 6.88% |
| NotStated | 6,435 | 0.22% |
| Christian | 1,978 | 0.07% |
| Jain | 561 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 414 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 393 | 0.01% |
| Other | 64 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Nalanda
- Karai Parsurai
- Nagar Nausa
- Harnaut
- Chandi
- Rahui
- Bind
- Sarmera
- Asthawan
- Bihar
- Noorsarai
- Tharthari
- Parbalpur
- Hilsa
- Ekangarsarai
- Islampur
- Ben
- Rajgir
- Silao
- Giriak
- Katrisarai
Key Facts
- Hindu: 26,69,775 (92.78%)
- Muslim: 1,98,033 (6.88%)
- NotStated: 6,435 (0.22%)
- Christian: 1,978 (0.07%)
- Jain: 561 (0.02%)
- Buddhist: 414 (0.01%)