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Religion in Chhattisgarh

The Census of India records religion as declared by the respondent, with no verification against any document. These are the published 2011 figures for Chhattisgarh, ordered from largest group to smallest. People who chose not to answer are counted under not stated.

Religion wise population of Chhattisgarh, Census of India 2011
Religion Population Share
Hindu 23,819,789 93.25%
Muslim 514,998 2.02%
Other religions 494,594 1.94%
Christian 490,542 1.92%
Buddhist 70,467 0.28%
Sikh 70,036 0.27%
Jain 61,510 0.24%
Not stated 23,262 0.09%

Largest group by district

Largest religious group in each district of Chhattisgarh
District Largest group Share
Bastar Hindu 90.43%
Bijapur Hindu 96.05%
Bilaspur Hindu 95.39%
Dakshin Bastar Dantewada Hindu 96.30%
Dhamtari Hindu 97.18%
Durg Hindu 93.60%
Janjgir Champa Hindu 98.60%
Jashpur Hindu 73.91%
Kabeerdham Hindu 0.00%
Kabeerdham Hindu 94.35%
Korba Hindu 93.91%
Koriya Hindu 0.00%
Mahasamund Hindu 97.61%
Narayanpur Hindu 92.38%
Raigarh Hindu 95.25%
Raipur Hindu 95.51%
Rajnandgaon Hindu 91.06%
Surguja Hindu 90.10%
Uttar Bastar Kanker Hindu 83.78%

Questions about religion data in Chhattisgarh

Hindu, at 93.25 per cent of the population as recorded in the Census of India 2011, which is 23,819,789 people.

Muslim, at 2.02 per cent.

Religion is self declared. Enumerators record whatever the respondent states, and answers are not verified against any document. People who decline to answer are counted under not stated.

Each figure is rounded independently, and a small share of respondents do not state a religion. The published totals therefore come very close to 100 without always landing on it.

Not at this level of detail. The 2011 census remains the most recent completed count, and religion tables from it were published in 2015.

Source: Census of India 2011 religion tables. See about the data, or open all districts in Chhattisgarh.