Kurukshetra District Religion Population 2011

Kurukshetra, Haryana has 9,64,655 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 8,05,175 people (83.47%).

Kurukshetra district in Haryana recorded a total population of 9,64,655 in Census 2011 across 3 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 8,05,175 residents, accounting for 83.47% of the district population. The second largest group is Sikh with 1,40,395 people (14.55%), establishing a majority gap of 68.92 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 1,59,480 individuals (16.53% of the district total).

Census 2011 Religious Composition for Kurukshetra District

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

Detailed Religion Demographics for Kurukshetra

ReligionPopulationPercentage
Hindu8,05,17583.47%
Sikh1,40,39514.55%
Muslim15,9701.66%
Christian1,9430.20%
NotStated4770.05%
Jain3750.04%
Buddhist2140.02%
Other1060.01%

Subdistricts in Kurukshetra

Key Facts

  • Hindu: 8,05,175 (83.47%)
  • Sikh: 1,40,395 (14.55%)
  • Muslim: 15,970 (1.66%)
  • Christian: 1,943 (0.20%)
  • NotStated: 477 (0.05%)
  • Jain: 375 (0.04%)