Malda District Religion Population 2011
Malda, West Bengal has 39,88,845 people in Census 2011 religion records. Muslim is the largest community with 20,45,151 people (51.27%).
Malda district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 39,88,845 in Census 2011 across 15 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Muslim as the largest community with 20,45,151 residents, accounting for 51.27% of the district population. The second largest group is Hindu with 19,14,352 people (47.99%), establishing a majority gap of 3.28 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 19,43,694 individuals (48.73% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Malda District
The religion census data for Malda district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Muslim: 20,45,151 population (51.27% of district total).
- Hindu: 19,14,352 population (47.99% of district total).
- Christian: 13,209 population (0.33% of district total).
- Other: 7,929 population (0.20% of district total).
- NotStated: 6,459 population (0.16% of district total).
- Sikh: 747 population (0.02% of district total).
- Jain: 639 population (0.02% of district total).
- Buddhist: 359 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Malda
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim | 20,45,151 | 51.27% |
| Hindu | 19,14,352 | 47.99% |
| Christian | 13,209 | 0.33% |
| Other | 7,929 | 0.20% |
| NotStated | 6,459 | 0.16% |
| Sikh | 747 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 639 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 359 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Malda
- Harischandrapur - I
- Harischandrapur - II
- Chanchal - I
- Chanchal - II
- Ratua - I
- Ratua - II
- Gazole
- Bamangola
- Habibpur
- Maldah (Old)
- English Bazar
- Manikchak
- Kaliachak - I
- Kaliachak - II
- Kaliachak - III
Key Facts
- Muslim: 20,45,151 (51.27%)
- Hindu: 19,14,352 (47.99%)
- Christian: 13,209 (0.33%)
- Other: 7,929 (0.20%)
- NotStated: 6,459 (0.16%)
- Sikh: 747 (0.02%)