Purulia Religion Census 2011
Purulia, West Bengal has 29,30,115 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 23,73,120 people (80.99%).
Purulia is a district in West Bengal. This page presents the complete religion-wise population breakdown from Census 2011, covering all subdistricts (talukas).
Hindu: 23,73,120 people (80.99%). Other: 3,09,029 people (10.55%). Muslim: 2,27,249 people (7.76%). Christian: 8,646 people (0.30%). NotStated: 8,188 people (0.28%). Jain: 3,052 people (0.10%).
The district has 20 subdistricts. The table below shows the religion composition for each subdistrict.
Key Facts
- Hindu: 23,73,120 (80.99%)
- Other: 3,09,029 (10.55%)
- Muslim: 2,27,249 (7.76%)
- Christian: 8,646 (0.30%)
- NotStated: 8,188 (0.28%)
- Jain: 3,052 (0.10%)
- Sikh: 622 (0.02%)
- Buddhist: 209 (0.01%)
Purulia Subdistrict-Wise Religion Population
| Subdistrict | Total Population | Largest Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Jaipur | 1,33,349 | Hindu (74.57%) |
| Purulia - II | 1,69,488 | Hindu (83.58%) |
| Para | 2,00,621 | Hindu (79.53%) |
| Raghunathpur - II | 1,13,790 | Hindu (84.76%) |
| Raghunathpur - I | 1,17,760 | Hindu (85.81%) |
| Neturia | 1,01,427 | Hindu (85.40%) |
| Santuri | 78,515 | Hindu (70.70%) |
| Kashipur | 2,00,083 | Hindu (85.72%) |
| Hura | 1,43,575 | Hindu (81.00%) |
| Purulia - I | 1,51,188 | Hindu (83.87%) |
| Puncha | 1,23,855 | Hindu (82.09%) |
| Arsha | 1,54,736 | Hindu (77.27%) |
| Jhalda - I | 1,37,143 | Hindu (83.69%) |
| Jhalda - II | 1,48,156 | Hindu (87.20%) |
| Bagmundi | 1,35,579 | Hindu (85.29%) |
| Balarampur | 1,37,950 | Hindu (78.89%) |
| Barabazar | 1,70,564 | Hindu (87.21%) |
| Manbazar - I | 1,54,071 | Hindu (85.62%) |
| Manbazar - II | 97,164 | Hindu (55.27%) |
| Bundwan | 94,929 | Hindu (55.77%) |