Nawada District Religion Population 2011

Nawada, Bihar has 22,19,146 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 19,64,620 people (88.53%).

Nawada district in Bihar recorded a total population of 22,19,146 in Census 2011 across 14 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 19,64,620 residents, accounting for 88.53% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 2,44,394 people (11.01%), establishing a majority gap of 77.52 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 2,54,526 individuals (11.47% of the district total).

Census 2011 Religious Composition for Nawada District

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

Detailed Religion Demographics for Nawada

ReligionPopulationPercentage
Hindu19,64,62088.53%
Muslim2,44,39411.01%
NotStated8,0480.36%
Christian1,2990.06%
Jain2790.01%
Sikh2500.01%
Buddhist1760.01%
Other800.00%

Subdistricts in Nawada

Key Facts

  • Hindu: 19,64,620 (88.53%)
  • Muslim: 2,44,394 (11.01%)
  • NotStated: 8,048 (0.36%)
  • Christian: 1,299 (0.06%)
  • Jain: 279 (0.01%)
  • Sikh: 250 (0.01%)