Howrah District Religion Population 2011
Howrah, West Bengal has 45,19,201 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 33,19,095 people (73.44%).
Howrah district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 45,19,201 in Census 2011 across 13 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 33,19,095 residents, accounting for 73.44% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 11,58,329 people (25.63%), establishing a majority gap of 47.81 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 12,00,106 individuals (26.56% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Howrah District
The religion census data for Howrah district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 33,19,095 population (73.44% of district total).
- Muslim: 11,58,329 population (25.63% of district total).
- NotStated: 17,797 population (0.39% of district total).
- Jain: 9,640 population (0.21% of district total).
- Christian: 7,975 population (0.18% of district total).
- Sikh: 3,941 population (0.09% of district total).
- Buddhist: 1,227 population (0.03% of district total).
- Other: 1,197 population (0.03% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Howrah
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 33,19,095 | 73.44% |
| Muslim | 11,58,329 | 25.63% |
| NotStated | 17,797 | 0.39% |
| Jain | 9,640 | 0.21% |
| Christian | 7,975 | 0.18% |
| Sikh | 3,941 | 0.09% |
| Buddhist | 1,227 | 0.03% |
| Other | 1,197 | 0.03% |
Subdistricts in Howrah
- Udaynarayanpur
- Amta - II
- Amta - I
- Jagatballavpur
- Domjur
- Bally Jagachha
- Panchla
- Uluberia - II
- Uluberia - I
- Bagnan - I
- Bagnan - II
- Shyampur - I
- Shyampur - II
Key Facts
- Hindu: 33,19,095 (73.44%)
- Muslim: 11,58,329 (25.63%)
- NotStated: 17,797 (0.39%)
- Jain: 9,640 (0.21%)
- Christian: 7,975 (0.18%)
- Sikh: 3,941 (0.09%)