Gorakhpur District Religion Population 2011
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh has 44,40,895 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 40,09,037 people (90.28%).
Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh recorded a total population of 44,40,895 in Census 2011 across 7 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 40,09,037 residents, accounting for 90.28% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 4,03,847 people (9.09%), establishing a majority gap of 81.19 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 4,31,858 individuals (9.72% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Gorakhpur District
The religion census data for Gorakhpur district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 40,09,037 population (90.28% of district total).
- Muslim: 4,03,847 population (9.09% of district total).
- NotStated: 12,711 population (0.29% of district total).
- Christian: 9,662 population (0.22% of district total).
- Buddhist: 2,848 population (0.06% of district total).
- Sikh: 2,123 population (0.05% of district total).
- Jain: 460 population (0.01% of district total).
- Other: 207 population (0.00% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Gorakhpur
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 40,09,037 | 90.28% |
| Muslim | 4,03,847 | 9.09% |
| NotStated | 12,711 | 0.29% |
| Christian | 9,662 | 0.22% |
| Buddhist | 2,848 | 0.06% |
| Sikh | 2,123 | 0.05% |
| Jain | 460 | 0.01% |
| Other | 207 | 0.00% |
Subdistricts in Gorakhpur
Key Facts
- Hindu: 40,09,037 (90.28%)
- Muslim: 4,03,847 (9.09%)
- NotStated: 12,711 (0.29%)
- Christian: 9,662 (0.22%)
- Buddhist: 2,848 (0.06%)
- Sikh: 2,123 (0.05%)