Palghar District Religion Population 2011
Palghar, Maharashtra has 29,90,116 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 26,02,965 people (87.05%).
Palghar district in Maharashtra recorded a total population of 29,90,116 in Census 2011 across 8 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 26,02,965 residents, accounting for 87.05% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 1,72,185 people (5.76%), establishing a majority gap of 81.29 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 3,87,151 individuals (12.95% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Palghar District
The religion census data for Palghar district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 26,02,965 population (87.05% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,72,185 population (5.76% of district total).
- Christian: 1,16,343 population (3.89% of district total).
- Buddhist: 46,656 population (1.56% of district total).
- Jain: 30,924 population (1.03% of district total).
- NotStated: 13,893 population (0.46% of district total).
- Sikh: 3,907 population (0.13% of district total).
- Other: 3,243 population (0.11% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Palghar
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 26,02,965 | 87.05% |
| Muslim | 1,72,185 | 5.76% |
| Christian | 1,16,343 | 3.89% |
| Buddhist | 46,656 | 1.56% |
| Jain | 30,924 | 1.03% |
| NotStated | 13,893 | 0.46% |
| Sikh | 3,907 | 0.13% |
| Other | 3,243 | 0.11% |
Subdistricts in Palghar
Key Facts
- Hindu: 26,02,965 (87.05%)
- Muslim: 1,72,185 (5.76%)
- Christian: 1,16,343 (3.89%)
- Buddhist: 46,656 (1.56%)
- Jain: 30,924 (1.03%)
- NotStated: 13,893 (0.46%)