Mangalore Religion Population Census 2011
Mangalore has 9,94,602 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 6,40,781 people (64.43%), followed by Muslim with 2,37,231 people (23.85%).
Official Census 2011 records for Mangalore subdistrict in Dakshina Kannada district (Karnataka) list a total enumerated population of 9,94,602. The demographic profile reveals that Hindu represents the majority community with 6,40,781 residents, accounting for 64.43% of the subdistrict. The Muslim community forms the second-largest group with 2,37,231 individuals (23.85%), representing a lead difference of 40.58 percentage points. Non-majority religious communities collectively comprise 3,53,821 persons, or 35.57% of Mangalore's total population.
Census 2011 Religion Breakdown for Mangalore
According to official Census data, the religious composition of Mangalore across 8 recorded communities is structured as follows:
- Hindu: 6,40,781 individuals (64.43% share).
- Muslim: 2,37,231 individuals (23.85% share).
- Christian: 1,10,833 individuals (11.14% share).
- Jain: 4,101 individuals (0.41% share).
- NotStated: 781 individuals (0.08% share).
- Sikh: 441 individuals (0.04% share).
- Buddhist: 319 individuals (0.03% share).
- Other: 115 individuals (0.01% share).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Mangalore
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 6,40,781 | 64.43% |
| Muslim | 2,37,231 | 23.85% |
| Christian | 1,10,833 | 11.14% |
| Jain | 4,101 | 0.41% |
| NotStated | 781 | 0.08% |
| Sikh | 441 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 319 | 0.03% |
| Other | 115 | 0.01% |
Other Subdistricts in Dakshina Kannada
Key Facts
- Hindu: 6,40,781 (64.43%)
- Muslim: 2,37,231 (23.85%)
- Christian: 1,10,833 (11.14%)
- Jain: 4,101 (0.41%)
- NotStated: 781 (0.08%)
- Sikh: 441 (0.04%)