Dakshin Dinajpur District Religion Population 2011
Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal has 16,76,276 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 12,32,850 people (73.55%).
Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 16,76,276 in Census 2011 across 8 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 12,32,850 residents, accounting for 73.55% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 4,12,788 people (24.63%), establishing a majority gap of 48.92 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 4,43,426 individuals (26.45% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Dakshin Dinajpur District
The religion census data for Dakshin Dinajpur district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 12,32,850 population (73.55% of district total).
- Muslim: 4,12,788 population (24.63% of district total).
- Christian: 24,794 population (1.48% of district total).
- Other: 2,786 population (0.17% of district total).
- NotStated: 2,311 population (0.14% of district total).
- Jain: 323 population (0.02% of district total).
- Sikh: 276 population (0.02% of district total).
- Buddhist: 148 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Dakshin Dinajpur
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 12,32,850 | 73.55% |
| Muslim | 4,12,788 | 24.63% |
| Christian | 24,794 | 1.48% |
| Other | 2,786 | 0.17% |
| NotStated | 2,311 | 0.14% |
| Jain | 323 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 276 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 148 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Dakshin Dinajpur
Key Facts
- Hindu: 12,32,850 (73.55%)
- Muslim: 4,12,788 (24.63%)
- Christian: 24,794 (1.48%)
- Other: 2,786 (0.17%)
- NotStated: 2,311 (0.14%)
- Jain: 323 (0.02%)