Nainital District Religion Population 2011
Nainital, Uttarakhand has 9,54,605 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 8,09,717 people (84.82%).
Nainital district in Uttarakhand recorded a total population of 9,54,605 in Census 2011 across 8 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 8,09,717 residents, accounting for 84.82% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 1,20,742 people (12.65%), establishing a majority gap of 72.17 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 1,44,888 individuals (15.18% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Nainital District
The religion census data for Nainital district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 8,09,717 population (84.82% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,20,742 population (12.65% of district total).
- Sikh: 17,419 population (1.82% of district total).
- Christian: 5,091 population (0.53% of district total).
- Buddhist: 570 population (0.06% of district total).
- NotStated: 529 population (0.06% of district total).
- Jain: 356 population (0.04% of district total).
- Other: 181 population (0.02% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Nainital
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 8,09,717 | 84.82% |
| Muslim | 1,20,742 | 12.65% |
| Sikh | 17,419 | 1.82% |
| Christian | 5,091 | 0.53% |
| Buddhist | 570 | 0.06% |
| NotStated | 529 | 0.06% |
| Jain | 356 | 0.04% |
| Other | 181 | 0.02% |
Subdistricts in Nainital
Key Facts
- Hindu: 8,09,717 (84.82%)
- Muslim: 1,20,742 (12.65%)
- Sikh: 17,419 (1.82%)
- Christian: 5,091 (0.53%)
- Buddhist: 570 (0.06%)
- NotStated: 529 (0.06%)