Purnia District Religion Population 2011
Purnia, Bihar has 32,64,619 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 19,89,420 people (60.94%).
Purnia district in Bihar recorded a total population of 32,64,619 in Census 2011 across 14 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 19,89,420 residents, accounting for 60.94% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 12,55,641 people (38.46%), establishing a majority gap of 22.48 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 12,75,199 individuals (39.06% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Purnia District
The religion census data for Purnia district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 19,89,420 population (60.94% of district total).
- Muslim: 12,55,641 population (38.46% of district total).
- NotStated: 8,502 population (0.26% of district total).
- Christian: 7,989 population (0.24% of district total).
- Jain: 1,450 population (0.04% of district total).
- Other: 650 population (0.02% of district total).
- Sikh: 614 population (0.02% of district total).
- Buddhist: 353 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Purnia
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 19,89,420 | 60.94% |
| Muslim | 12,55,641 | 38.46% |
| NotStated | 8,502 | 0.26% |
| Christian | 7,989 | 0.24% |
| Jain | 1,450 | 0.04% |
| Other | 650 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 614 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 353 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Purnia
- Banmankhi
- Barhara
- Bhawanipur
- Rupauli
- Dhamdaha
- Krityanand Nagar
- Purnia East
- Kasba
- Srinagar
- Jalalgarh
- Amour
- Baisa
- Baisi
- Dagarua
Key Facts
- Hindu: 19,89,420 (60.94%)
- Muslim: 12,55,641 (38.46%)
- NotStated: 8,502 (0.26%)
- Christian: 7,989 (0.24%)
- Jain: 1,450 (0.04%)
- Other: 650 (0.02%)