Religion in Jharkhand explained

Hinduism is the majority religion in Jharkhand, followed by nearly 67.83% of total population as of 2011 census. and Christianity being a significant minority, followed by 4.3%. A small numbers of Sikhs and other religion are also present.[1]

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)! ! Total population! Hinduism ! Islam ! Christianity ! Budhisim ! Sikhism ! Jainism ! ! Not Stated
1951 38,786,184 33,075,664 4,373,360 415,548 1,092 37,947 8,165 874,408
1961[6] 46,455,610 39,347,050 5,785,631 502,195 2,885 44,413 17,598 755,838
1971[7] 56,353,369 47,031,801 7,594,173 658,717 4,806 61,520 25,185 976,997 170
1981[8] 69,914,734 58,011,070 9,874,993 740,186 3,003 77,704 27,613 1,179,878 287
1991[9] 86,374,465 71,193,417 12,787,985 843,717 3,518 78,212 23,049 1,443,258 1,309
2001[10] 26,945,829 18,475,681 3,731,308 1,093,382 5,940 83,358 16,301 3,514,472 25,387
2011[11] 32,988,134 22,376,051 4,793,994 1,418,608 8,956 71,422 14,974 4,235,786 68,343
Population by religion (%)
S. No.Religion2001[12] 2011
1.Hinduism68.5067.83
2.Islam13.8014.53
3.Sarnaism13.0412.52
4.Christianity4.054.31
5.Sikhism0.310.22
6.Others0.80.41
7.Not statedn/a0.19

See also

References

  1. Web site: Population by religion community – 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150825155850/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS. 25 August 2015. Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  2. Web site: Demography. 2021-09-26. www.jsos.ac.in.
  3. 2015-06-05. Tribals in Jharkhand: Religion and Identity Politics. Economic and Political Weekly. en. 7–8.
  4. Web site: 2019-12-20. 'Not Our God': How Tribals' Demand for a Separate Religion is Impacting Jharkhand Elections. 2021-09-26. News18. en.
  5. Web site: 2020-11-13. DNA Explained: Why is Hemant Soren govt in Jharkhand demanding separate religious code for Sarna tribals?. 2021-09-26. DNA India. en.
  6. Web site: Paper No 1 of 1963, India - Census 1961. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718080232/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31326/download/34507/53027_1961_REL.pdf . 18 July 2024 . live.
  7. Web site: Religion, Series-1 - Census 1971. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120225139/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31626/download/34807/24477_1971_REI.pdf . 20 January 2023 . live.
  8. Web site: Household Population by Religion of Head of Household, Series-1, Paper 3 of 1984, India - Census 1981 . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20240724180108/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30879/download/34060/26795_1981_HH.pdf . 24 July 2024 . live.
  9. Web site: C-9 Religion, INDIA - 1991. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . XLXS. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232637/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/35737/download/39400/1991-C09T-0100.xlsx . 10 August 2023 . live.
  10. Web site: C-01: Population by religious community, India - 2001 . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . XLS . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729044531/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21462/download/24594/PC01_C01_00.xls . 29 July 2024 . live.
  11. Web site: C-01: Population by religious community, India - 2011 . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . XLS . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826023408/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11361/download/14474/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS . 26 August 2022 . live.
  12. Web site: 2013. Jharkhand: Demographics. Government of Jharkhand.

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