Palakkad District Religion Population 2011
Palakkad, Kerala has 28,09,934 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 18,75,980 people (66.76%).
Palakkad district in Kerala recorded a total population of 28,09,934 in Census 2011 across 5 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 18,75,980 residents, accounting for 66.76% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 8,12,936 people (28.93%), establishing a majority gap of 37.83 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 9,33,954 individuals (33.24% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Palakkad District
The religion census data for Palakkad district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 18,75,980 population (66.76% of district total).
- Muslim: 8,12,936 population (28.93% of district total).
- Christian: 1,14,397 population (4.07% of district total).
- NotStated: 5,685 population (0.20% of district total).
- Other: 400 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 238 population (0.01% of district total).
- Sikh: 220 population (0.01% of district total).
- Jain: 78 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Palakkad
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 18,75,980 | 66.76% |
| Muslim | 8,12,936 | 28.93% |
| Christian | 1,14,397 | 4.07% |
| NotStated | 5,685 | 0.20% |
| Other | 400 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 238 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 220 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 78 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Palakkad
Key Facts
- Hindu: 18,75,980 (66.76%)
- Muslim: 8,12,936 (28.93%)
- Christian: 1,14,397 (4.07%)
- NotStated: 5,685 (0.20%)
- Other: 400 (0.01%)
- Buddhist: 238 (0.01%)