Religion in Jharkhand

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Religion in Jharkhand [1]
  1. Hinduism (67.83%)
  2. Islam (14.53%)
  3. Sarnaism (12.52%)
  4. Christianity (4.31%)
  5. Sikhism (0.22%)
  6. Others (0.41%)
  7. Not stated (0.19%)

Overview

Jharkhand is a diverse state of India and has a diverse religious population, where the majority of the population follow Hinduism, with Islam as the second most followed religion. [2] The state has also a very high proportion of tribal population, where the majority religion is Sarnaism. [3] In recent times, due to missionary activities, there has been a significant rise of Christianity in Jharkhand which is more than the national average population of Christians in India. [4] A small community of Agrahari Sikh and Jains. [5]

Demographics

Religion wise historical population of Jharkhand (incl. Bihar prior to 2001 census)
Religion
Census
Total populationHinduismIslamChristianityBudhisimSikhismJainismOther religionsNot Stated
1951 [6] 38,786,18433,075,6644,373,360415,5481,09237,9478,165874,408
1961 [6] 46,455,61039,347,0505,785,631502,1952,88544,41317,598755,838
1971 [7] 56,353,36947,031,8017,594,173658,7174,80661,52025,185976,997170
1981 [8] 69,914,73458,011,0709,874,993740,1863,00377,70427,6131,179,878287
1991 [9] 86,374,46571,193,41712,787,985843,7173,51878,21223,0491,443,2581,309
2001 [10] 26,945,82918,475,6813,731,3081,093,3825,94083,35816,3013,514,47225,387
2011 [11] 32,988,13422,376,0514,793,9941,418,6088,95671,42214,9744,235,78668,343
Population by religion (%)
S. No.Religion2001 [12] 2011 [1]
1. Hinduism 68.5067.83
2. Islam 13.8014.53
3. Sarnaism 13.0412.52
4. Christianity 4.054.31
5. Sikhism 0.310.22
6.Others0.80.41
7.Not statedn/a0.19

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Demography". www.jsos.ac.in. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tribals in Jharkhand: Religion and Identity Politics". Economic and Political Weekly: 7–8. 5 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "'Not Our God': How Tribals' Demand for a Separate Religion is Impacting Jharkhand Elections". News18. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "DNA Explained: Why is Hemant Soren govt in Jharkhand demanding separate religious code for Sarna tribals?". DNA India. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Paper No 1 of 1963, India - Census 1961" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Religion, Series-1 - Census 1971" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Household Population by Religion of Head of Household, Series-1, Paper 3 of 1984, India - Census 1981" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "C-9 Religion , INDIA - 1991" (XLXS). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "C-01: Population by religious community, India - 2001" (XLS). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "C-01: Population by religious community, India - 2011" (XLS). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jharkhand: Demographics". Government of Jharkhand. 2013.
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