Bhopal District Religion Population 2011

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh has 23,71,061 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 17,55,861 people (74.05%).

Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh recorded a total population of 23,71,061 in Census 2011 across 2 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 17,55,861 residents, accounting for 74.05% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 5,25,434 people (22.16%), establishing a majority gap of 51.89 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 6,15,200 individuals (25.95% of the district total).

Census 2011 Religious Composition for Bhopal District

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

Detailed Religion Demographics for Bhopal

ReligionPopulationPercentage
Hindu17,55,86174.05%
Muslim5,25,43422.16%
Jain25,9501.09%
Christian23,4320.99%
Buddhist21,6880.91%
Sikh10,7890.46%
NotStated7,5720.32%
Other3350.01%

Subdistricts in Bhopal

Key Facts

  • Hindu: 17,55,861 (74.05%)
  • Muslim: 5,25,434 (22.16%)
  • Jain: 25,950 (1.09%)
  • Christian: 23,432 (0.99%)
  • Buddhist: 21,688 (0.91%)
  • Sikh: 10,789 (0.46%)