Bankura District Religion Population 2011
Bankura, West Bengal has 35,96,674 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 30,33,581 people (84.34%).
Bankura district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 35,96,674 in Census 2011 across 22 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 30,33,581 residents, accounting for 84.34% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 2,90,450 people (8.08%), establishing a majority gap of 76.26 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 5,63,093 individuals (15.66% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Bankura District
The religion census data for Bankura district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 30,33,581 population (84.34% of district total).
- Muslim: 2,90,450 population (8.08% of district total).
- Other: 2,60,694 population (7.25% of district total).
- NotStated: 4,534 population (0.13% of district total).
- Christian: 3,865 population (0.11% of district total).
- Jain: 2,904 population (0.08% of district total).
- Sikh: 386 population (0.01% of district total).
- Buddhist: 260 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Bankura
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 30,33,581 | 84.34% |
| Muslim | 2,90,450 | 8.08% |
| Other | 2,60,694 | 7.25% |
| NotStated | 4,534 | 0.13% |
| Christian | 3,865 | 0.11% |
| Jain | 2,904 | 0.08% |
| Sikh | 386 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 260 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Bankura
- Saltora
- Mejhia
- Gangajalghati
- Chhatna
- Indpur
- Bankura - I
- Bankura - II
- Barjora
- Sonamukhi
- Patrasayer
- Indus
- Kotulpur
- Jaypur
- Vishnupur
- Onda
- Taldangra
- Simlapal
- Khatra
- Hirbandh
- Ranibundh
- Raipur
- Sarenga
Key Facts
- Hindu: 30,33,581 (84.34%)
- Muslim: 2,90,450 (8.08%)
- Other: 2,60,694 (7.25%)
- NotStated: 4,534 (0.13%)
- Christian: 3,865 (0.11%)
- Jain: 2,904 (0.08%)