Kottayam District Religion Population 2011
Kottayam, Kerala has 19,74,551 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 9,83,598 people (49.81%).
Kottayam district in Kerala recorded a total population of 19,74,551 in Census 2011 across 5 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 9,83,598 residents, accounting for 49.81% of the district population. The second largest group is Christian with 8,58,608 people (43.48%), establishing a majority gap of 6.33 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 9,90,953 individuals (50.19% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Kottayam District
The religion census data for Kottayam district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 9,83,598 population (49.81% of district total).
- Christian: 8,58,608 population (43.48% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,26,499 population (6.41% of district total).
- NotStated: 4,636 population (0.23% of district total).
- Other: 565 population (0.03% of district total).
- Buddhist: 358 population (0.02% of district total).
- Sikh: 204 population (0.01% of district total).
- Jain: 83 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Kottayam
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 9,83,598 | 49.81% |
| Christian | 8,58,608 | 43.48% |
| Muslim | 1,26,499 | 6.41% |
| NotStated | 4,636 | 0.23% |
| Other | 565 | 0.03% |
| Buddhist | 358 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 204 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 83 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Kottayam
Key Facts
- Hindu: 9,83,598 (49.81%)
- Christian: 8,58,608 (43.48%)
- Muslim: 1,26,499 (6.41%)
- NotStated: 4,636 (0.23%)
- Other: 565 (0.03%)
- Buddhist: 358 (0.02%)