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:
- Hindu: 17,55,861 population (74.05% of district total).
- Muslim: 5,25,434 population (22.16% of district total).
- Jain: 25,950 population (1.09% of district total).
- Christian: 23,432 population (0.99% of district total).
- Buddhist: 21,688 population (0.91% of district total).
- Sikh: 10,789 population (0.46% of district total).
- NotStated: 7,572 population (0.32% of district total).
- Other: 335 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Bhopal
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| NotStated | 7,572 | 0.32% |
| Other | 335 | 0.01% |
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%)