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:
- Hindu: 19,64,620 population (88.53% of district total).
- Muslim: 2,44,394 population (11.01% of district total).
- NotStated: 8,048 population (0.36% of district total).
- Christian: 1,299 population (0.06% of district total).
- Jain: 279 population (0.01% of district total).
- Sikh: 250 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 176 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 80 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Nawada
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Buddhist | 176 | 0.01% |
| Other | 80 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Nawada
- Nardiganj
- Nawada
- Warisaliganj
- Kashi Chak
- Pakribarawan
- Kawakol
- Roh
- Gobindpur
- Akbarpur
- Hisua
- Narhat
- Meskaur
- Sirdala
- Rajauli
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%)