Washim District Religion Population 2011
Washim, Maharashtra has 11,97,160 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 8,59,949 people (71.83%).
Washim district in Maharashtra recorded a total population of 11,97,160 in Census 2011 across 6 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 8,59,949 residents, accounting for 71.83% of the district population. The second largest group is Buddhist with 1,79,330 people (14.98%), establishing a majority gap of 56.85 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 3,37,211 individuals (28.17% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Washim District
The religion census data for Washim district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 8,59,949 population (71.83% of district total).
- Buddhist: 1,79,330 population (14.98% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,42,672 population (11.92% of district total).
- Jain: 8,476 population (0.71% of district total).
- NotStated: 4,127 population (0.34% of district total).
- Christian: 1,707 population (0.14% of district total).
- Sikh: 518 population (0.04% of district total).
- Other: 381 population (0.03% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Washim
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 8,59,949 | 71.83% |
| Buddhist | 1,79,330 | 14.98% |
| Muslim | 1,42,672 | 11.92% |
| Jain | 8,476 | 0.71% |
| NotStated | 4,127 | 0.34% |
| Christian | 1,707 | 0.14% |
| Sikh | 518 | 0.04% |
| Other | 381 | 0.03% |
Subdistricts in Washim
Key Facts
- Hindu: 8,59,949 (71.83%)
- Buddhist: 1,79,330 (14.98%)
- Muslim: 1,42,672 (11.92%)
- Jain: 8,476 (0.71%)
- NotStated: 4,127 (0.34%)
- Christian: 1,707 (0.14%)