Palamu District Religion Population 2011
Palamu, Jharkhand has 19,39,869 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 16,83,169 people (86.77%).
Palamu district in Jharkhand recorded a total population of 19,39,869 in Census 2011 across 20 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 16,83,169 residents, accounting for 86.77% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 2,38,295 people (12.28%), establishing a majority gap of 74.49 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 2,56,700 individuals (13.23% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Palamu District
The religion census data for Palamu district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 16,83,169 population (86.77% of district total).
- Muslim: 2,38,295 population (12.28% of district total).
- Christian: 6,164 population (0.32% of district total).
- Other: 5,681 population (0.29% of district total).
- NotStated: 5,354 population (0.28% of district total).
- Sikh: 734 population (0.04% of district total).
- Jain: 284 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 188 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Palamu
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 16,83,169 | 86.77% |
| Muslim | 2,38,295 | 12.28% |
| Christian | 6,164 | 0.32% |
| Other | 5,681 | 0.29% |
| NotStated | 5,354 | 0.28% |
| Sikh | 734 | 0.04% |
| Jain | 284 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 188 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Palamu
- Hussainabad
- Haidernagar
- Mohammad Ganj
- Hariharganj
- Pipra
- Chhatarpur
- Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha
- Pandu
- Untari Road
- Bishrampur
- Nawa Bazar
- Patan
- Padwa
- Manatu
- Tarhasi
- Panki
- Satbarwa
- Nilambar-Pitambarpur(Lesliganj)
- Medininagar(Daltonganj)
- Chainpur
Key Facts
- Hindu: 16,83,169 (86.77%)
- Muslim: 2,38,295 (12.28%)
- Christian: 6,164 (0.32%)
- Other: 5,681 (0.29%)
- NotStated: 5,354 (0.28%)
- Sikh: 734 (0.04%)