Chennai Religion Census 2011
Chennai, Tamil Nadu has 46,46,732 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 37,51,322 people (80.73%).
Chennai is a district in Tamil Nadu. This page presents the complete religion-wise population breakdown from Census 2011, covering all subdistricts (talukas).
Hindu: 37,51,322 people (80.73%). Muslim: 4,39,270 people (9.45%). Christian: 3,58,662 people (7.72%). Jain: 51,708 people (1.11%). NotStated: 38,356 people (0.83%). Sikh: 2,851 people (0.06%).
The district has 1 subdistricts. The table below shows the religion composition for each subdistrict.
Key Facts
- Hindu: 37,51,322 (80.73%)
- Muslim: 4,39,270 (9.45%)
- Christian: 3,58,662 (7.72%)
- Jain: 51,708 (1.11%)
- NotStated: 38,356 (0.83%)
- Sikh: 2,851 (0.06%)
- Buddhist: 2,804 (0.06%)
- Other: 1,759 (0.04%)
Chennai Subdistrict-Wise Religion Population
| Subdistrict | Total Population | Largest Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Area not under any Sub-district | 46,46,732 | Hindu (80.73%) |