Kanpur Religion Population Census 2011
Kanpur has 34,70,334 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 27,81,027 people (80.14%), followed by Muslim with 6,24,278 people (17.99%).
Official Census 2011 records for Kanpur subdistrict in Kanpur Nagar district (Uttar Pradesh) list a total enumerated population of 34,70,334. The demographic profile reveals that Hindu represents the majority community with 27,81,027 residents, accounting for 80.14% of the subdistrict. The Muslim community forms the second-largest group with 6,24,278 individuals (17.99%), representing a lead difference of 62.15 percentage points. Non-majority religious communities collectively comprise 6,89,307 persons, or 19.86% of Kanpur's total population.
Census 2011 Religion Breakdown for Kanpur
According to official Census data, the religious composition of Kanpur across 8 recorded communities is structured as follows:
- Hindu: 27,81,027 individuals (80.14% share).
- Muslim: 6,24,278 individuals (17.99% share).
- Sikh: 29,513 individuals (0.85% share).
- Christian: 14,597 individuals (0.42% share).
- NotStated: 12,848 individuals (0.37% share).
- Jain: 5,561 individuals (0.16% share).
- Buddhist: 1,934 individuals (0.06% share).
- Other: 576 individuals (0.02% share).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Kanpur
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 27,81,027 | 80.14% |
| Muslim | 6,24,278 | 17.99% |
| Sikh | 29,513 | 0.85% |
| Christian | 14,597 | 0.42% |
| NotStated | 12,848 | 0.37% |
| Jain | 5,561 | 0.16% |
| Buddhist | 1,934 | 0.06% |
| Other | 576 | 0.02% |
Other Subdistricts in Kanpur Nagar
Key Facts
- Hindu: 27,81,027 (80.14%)
- Muslim: 6,24,278 (17.99%)
- Sikh: 29,513 (0.85%)
- Christian: 14,597 (0.42%)
- NotStated: 12,848 (0.37%)
- Jain: 5,561 (0.16%)