South 24 Parganas District Religion Population 2011

South 24 Parganas, West Bengal has 81,61,961 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 51,55,545 people (63.17%).

South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 81,61,961 in Census 2011 across 29 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 51,55,545 residents, accounting for 63.17% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 29,03,075 people (35.57%), establishing a majority gap of 27.60 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 30,06,416 individuals (36.83% of the district total).

Census 2011 Religious Composition for South 24 Parganas District

The religion census data for South 24 Parganas district spans 8 documented religious groups:

Detailed Religion Demographics for South 24 Parganas

ReligionPopulationPercentage
Hindu51,55,54563.17%
Muslim29,03,07535.57%
Christian66,4980.81%
NotStated24,5290.30%
Other6,0650.07%
Sikh2,7830.03%
Buddhist2,4940.03%
Jain9720.01%

Subdistricts in South 24 Parganas

Key Facts

  • Hindu: 51,55,545 (63.17%)
  • Muslim: 29,03,075 (35.57%)
  • Christian: 66,498 (0.81%)
  • NotStated: 24,529 (0.30%)
  • Other: 6,065 (0.07%)
  • Sikh: 2,783 (0.03%)