Purnia Religion Census 2011
Purnia, Bihar has 32,64,619 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 19,89,420 people (60.94%).
Purnia is a district in Bihar. This page presents the complete religion-wise population breakdown from Census 2011, covering all subdistricts (talukas).
Hindu: 19,89,420 people (60.94%). Muslim: 12,55,641 people (38.46%). NotStated: 8,502 people (0.26%). Christian: 7,989 people (0.24%). Jain: 1,450 people (0.04%). Other: 650 people (0.02%).
The district has 14 subdistricts. The table below shows the religion composition for each subdistrict.
Key Facts
- Hindu: 19,89,420 (60.94%)
- Muslim: 12,55,641 (38.46%)
- NotStated: 8,502 (0.26%)
- Christian: 7,989 (0.24%)
- Jain: 1,450 (0.04%)
- Other: 650 (0.02%)
- Sikh: 614 (0.02%)
- Buddhist: 353 (0.01%)
Purnia Subdistrict-Wise Religion Population
| Subdistrict | Total Population | Largest Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Banmankhi | 3,51,415 | Hindu (86.19%) |
| Barhara | 2,09,000 | Hindu (90.37%) |
| Bhawanipur | 1,61,720 | Hindu (75.48%) |
| Rupauli | 2,34,686 | Hindu (89.20%) |
| Dhamdaha | 2,88,084 | Hindu (84.32%) |
| Krityanand Nagar | 2,30,504 | Hindu (67.07%) |
| Purnia East | 4,45,326 | Hindu (68.52%) |
| Kasba | 1,88,341 | Muslim (58.08%) |
| Srinagar | 1,10,058 | Hindu (65.91%) |
| Jalalgarh | 1,12,951 | Hindu (53.41%) |
| Amour | 2,90,559 | Muslim (76.93%) |
| Baisa | 1,93,127 | Muslim (71.94%) |
| Baisi | 2,27,706 | Muslim (77.32%) |
| Dagarua | 2,21,142 | Muslim (62.55%) |