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Religion in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

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

Religion wise population of Bhopal, Census of India 2011
Religion Population Share
Hindu 1,755,861 74.05%
Muslim 525,434 22.16%
Jain 25,950 1.09%
Christian 23,432 0.99%
Buddhist 21,688 0.91%
Sikh 10,789 0.46%
Not stated 7,572 0.32%
Other religions 335 0.01%

Questions about religion data in Bhopal

Hindu, at 74.05 per cent of the population as recorded in the Census of India 2011, which is 1,755,861 people.

Muslim, at 22.16 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, the religion breakdown for Madhya Pradesh, or the full census record for Bhopal.

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