Jaisalmer District Religion Population 2011
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan has 6,69,919 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 4,97,045 people (74.19%).
Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan recorded a total population of 6,69,919 in Census 2011 across 3 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 4,97,045 residents, accounting for 74.19% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 1,68,129 people (25.10%), establishing a majority gap of 49.09 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 1,72,874 individuals (25.81% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Jaisalmer District
The religion census data for Jaisalmer district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 4,97,045 population (74.19% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,68,129 population (25.10% of district total).
- Sikh: 1,723 population (0.26% of district total).
- Jain: 1,521 population (0.23% of district total).
- Christian: 874 population (0.13% of district total).
- NotStated: 495 population (0.07% of district total).
- Buddhist: 98 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 34 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Jaisalmer
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 4,97,045 | 74.19% |
| Muslim | 1,68,129 | 25.10% |
| Sikh | 1,723 | 0.26% |
| Jain | 1,521 | 0.23% |
| Christian | 874 | 0.13% |
| NotStated | 495 | 0.07% |
| Buddhist | 98 | 0.01% |
| Other | 34 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Jaisalmer
Key Facts
- Hindu: 4,97,045 (74.19%)
- Muslim: 1,68,129 (25.10%)
- Sikh: 1,723 (0.26%)
- Jain: 1,521 (0.23%)
- Christian: 874 (0.13%)
- NotStated: 495 (0.07%)