Jharkhand: Religious Composition by District (Census 2011)
Jharkhand has 3,29,88,134 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 2,23,76,051 people (67.83%).
Jharkhand is one of the states/union territories of India. This page provides a complete district-wise religion breakdown from Census 2011.
Hindu: 2,23,76,051 people (67.83%). Muslim: 47,93,994 people (14.53%). Other: 42,35,786 people (12.84%). Christian: 14,18,608 people (4.30%). Sikh: 71,422 people (0.22%). NotStated: 68,343 people (0.21%).
Jharkhand has 24 districts covered in this data. Click any district to view its subdistrict-level religion profile.
Key Facts
- Hindu: 2,23,76,051 (67.83%)
- Muslim: 47,93,994 (14.53%)
- Other: 42,35,786 (12.84%)
- Christian: 14,18,608 (4.30%)
- Sikh: 71,422 (0.22%)
- NotStated: 68,343 (0.21%)
- Jain: 14,974 (0.05%)
- Buddhist: 8,956 (0.03%)
Jharkhand District-Wise Religion Population
| District | Total Population | Largest Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Bokaro | 20,62,330 | Hindu (79.35%) |
| Chatra | 10,42,886 | Hindu (86.60%) |
| Deoghar | 14,92,073 | Hindu (78.09%) |
| Dhanbad | 26,84,487 | Hindu (80.07%) |
| Dumka | 13,21,442 | Hindu (79.06%) |
| Garhwa | 13,22,784 | Hindu (83.50%) |
| Giridih | 24,45,474 | Hindu (75.90%) |
| Godda | 13,13,551 | Hindu (71.34%) |
| Gumla | 10,25,213 | Other (44.62%) |
| Hazaribagh | 17,34,495 | Hindu (80.56%) |
| Jamtara | 7,91,042 | Hindu (69.60%) |
| Khunti | 5,31,885 | Other (45.37%) |
| Kodarma | 7,16,259 | Hindu (84.49%) |
| Latehar | 7,26,978 | Hindu (65.07%) |
| Lohardaga | 4,61,790 | Other (51.10%) |
| Pakur | 9,00,422 | Hindu (45.55%) |
| Palamu | 19,39,869 | Hindu (86.77%) |
| Pashchimi Singhbhum | 15,02,338 | Other (62.96%) |
| Purbi Singhbhum | 22,93,919 | Hindu (67.58%) |
| Ramgarh | 9,49,443 | Hindu (81.55%) |
| Ranchi | 29,14,253 | Hindu (55.32%) |
| Sahibganj | 11,50,567 | Hindu (54.59%) |
| Saraikela Kharsawan | 10,65,056 | Hindu (66.57%) |
| Simdega | 5,99,578 | Christian (51.14%) |