South District District Religion Population 2011
South District, Sikkim has 1,46,850 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 84,583 people (57.60%).
South District district in Sikkim recorded a total population of 1,46,850 in Census 2011 across 2 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 84,583 residents, accounting for 57.60% of the district population. The second largest group is Buddhist with 35,053 people (23.87%), establishing a majority gap of 33.73 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 62,267 individuals (42.40% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for South District District
The religion census data for South District district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 84,583 population (57.60% of district total).
- Buddhist: 35,053 population (23.87% of district total).
- Christian: 21,462 population (14.61% of district total).
- Other: 3,176 population (2.16% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,889 population (1.29% of district total).
- NotStated: 491 population (0.33% of district total).
- Sikh: 151 population (0.10% of district total).
- Jain: 45 population (0.03% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for South District
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 84,583 | 57.60% |
| Buddhist | 35,053 | 23.87% |
| Christian | 21,462 | 14.61% |
| Other | 3,176 | 2.16% |
| Muslim | 1,889 | 1.29% |
| NotStated | 491 | 0.33% |
| Sikh | 151 | 0.10% |
| Jain | 45 | 0.03% |
Subdistricts in South District
Key Facts
- Hindu: 84,583 (57.60%)
- Buddhist: 35,053 (23.87%)
- Christian: 21,462 (14.61%)
- Other: 3,176 (2.16%)
- Muslim: 1,889 (1.29%)
- NotStated: 491 (0.33%)