This is a list of states and territories of India by number of places of worship as reported by the Census 2001. Uttar Pradesh has highest number of places of worship.
This is a list of states and territories of India by number of places of worship as reported by the Census 2001. Uttar Pradesh has highest number of places of worship.
| Rank | State / Territory | Number of Places of Worship | References |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | 2,366,625 | ||
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 265,270 | [1] |
| 2 | West Bengal | 228,452 | [2] |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 220,458 | [3] |
| 4 | Karnataka | 207,332 | [4] |
| 5 | Rajasthan | 166,766 | [5] |
| 6 | Andhra Pradesh | 159,025 | [6] |
| 7 | Madhya Pradesh | 142,452 | [7] |
| 8 | Gujarat | 142,135 | [8] |
| 9 | Bihar | 138,493 | [9] |
| 10 | Tamil Nadu | 130,346 | [10] |
| 11 | Odisha | 103,350 | [11] |
| 12 | Kerala | 101,140 | [12] |
| 13 | Assam | 90,194 | [13] |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 50,110 | [14] |
| 15 | Punjab | 46,493 | [15] |
| 16 | Chhattisgarh | 46,095 | [16] |
| 17 | Himachal Pradesh | 26,526 | [17] |
| 18 | Uttarakhand | 25,959 | [18] |
| 19 | Haryana | 24,519 | [19] |
| 20 | Tripura | 12,872 | [20] |
| 21 | Delhi | 8,249 | [21] |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 5,771 | [22] |
| 23 | Goa | 5,686 | [23] |
| 24 | Manipur | 5,251 | [24] |
| 25 | Mizoram | 3,154 | [25] |
| 26 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2,363 | [26] |
| 27 | Nagaland | 2,360 | [27] |
| 28 | Puducherry | 2,146 | [28] |
| 29 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1,121 | [29] |
| 30 | Sikkim | 1,049 | [30] |
| 31 | Daman and Diu | 477 | [31] |
| 32 | Lakshadweep | 430 | [32] |
| 33 | Chandigarh | 340 | [33] |
| 34 | Jammu and Kashmir | ||
| 35 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 241 | [34] |
| 36 | Ladakh | ||
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