Birbhum District Religion Population 2011
Birbhum, West Bengal has 35,02,404 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 21,81,515 people (62.29%).
Birbhum district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 35,02,404 in Census 2011 across 19 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 21,81,515 residents, accounting for 62.29% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 12,98,054 people (37.06%), establishing a majority gap of 25.23 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 13,20,889 individuals (37.71% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Birbhum District
The religion census data for Birbhum district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 21,81,515 population (62.29% of district total).
- Muslim: 12,98,054 population (37.06% of district total).
- Christian: 10,906 population (0.31% of district total).
- Other: 6,051 population (0.17% of district total).
- NotStated: 3,886 population (0.11% of district total).
- Jain: 1,152 population (0.03% of district total).
- Sikh: 582 population (0.02% of district total).
- Buddhist: 258 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Birbhum
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 21,81,515 | 62.29% |
| Muslim | 12,98,054 | 37.06% |
| Christian | 10,906 | 0.31% |
| Other | 6,051 | 0.17% |
| NotStated | 3,886 | 0.11% |
| Jain | 1,152 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 582 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 258 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Birbhum
- Murarai - I
- Murarai - II
- Nalhati - I
- Nalhati - II
- Rampurhat - I
- Rampurhat - II
- Mayureswar - I
- Mayureswar - II
- Mohammad Bazar
- Rajnagar
- Suri - I
- Suri - II
- Sainthia
- Labpur
- Nanoor
- Bolpur Sriniketan
- Illambazar
- Dubrajpur
- Khoyrasol
Key Facts
- Hindu: 21,81,515 (62.29%)
- Muslim: 12,98,054 (37.06%)
- Christian: 10,906 (0.31%)
- Other: 6,051 (0.17%)
- NotStated: 3,886 (0.11%)
- Jain: 1,152 (0.03%)