Varanasi District Religion Population 2011
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh has 36,76,841 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 31,07,681 people (84.52%).
Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh recorded a total population of 36,76,841 in Census 2011 across 2 subdistricts.
The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 31,07,681 residents, accounting for 84.52% of the district population.
The second largest group is Muslim with 5,46,987 people (14.88%), establishing a majority gap of 69.64 percentage points.
All other religious demographics combined represent 5,69,160 individuals (15.48% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Varanasi District
The religion census data for Varanasi district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 31,07,681 population (84.52% of district total).
- Muslim: 5,46,987 population (14.88% of district total).
- NotStated: 7,826 population (0.21% of district total).
- Christian: 7,696 population (0.21% of district total).
- Sikh: 3,309 population (0.09% of district total).
- Jain: 1,898 population (0.05% of district total).
- Buddhist: 1,146 population (0.03% of district total).
- Other: 298 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Varanasi
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 31,07,681 | 84.52% |
| Muslim | 5,46,987 | 14.88% |
| NotStated | 7,826 | 0.21% |
| Christian | 7,696 | 0.21% |
| Sikh | 3,309 | 0.09% |
| Jain | 1,898 | 0.05% |
| Buddhist | 1,146 | 0.03% |
| Other | 298 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Varanasi
Key Facts
- Hindu: 31,07,681 (84.52%)
- Muslim: 5,46,987 (14.88%)
- NotStated: 7,826 (0.21%)
- Christian: 7,696 (0.21%)
- Sikh: 3,309 (0.09%)
- Jain: 1,898 (0.05%)