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At that time, there were 30,000 Catholics in Pondicherry. [citation needed] However, the lack of missionaries and opposition from Padroado mutated the mission. The Pondicherry vicariate was established in 1845, and in 1887, it became an archdiocese. [1] Christianity accounts for 6% of Puducherry's population. [2]
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
According to the 2011 census of India, Pondicherry had a population of 244,377, with 124,947 females and 119,430 males. It had an average literacy rate of 80.6%, with male literacy at 84.6% and female literacy at 76.7%. Ten per cent of the population was under six years of age. [1] The majority of people in Pondicherry speak Tamil.
He had been praying and fasting with three officers in South Tamil Nadu. As the Army experienced rapid growth in South India, the territory was separated from Southern Territory on 1 October 1970. States included in the territory: Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry. 'The Salvation Army' in Tamil: Ratchaniya Senai in Malayalam: Raksha Sainyam.
Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.86%. Mahé has a sex ratio of 1,176 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 98.35%. Religion
The district has a population density of 3,231 inhabitants per square kilometre (8,370/sq mi). [3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.73%. [3] Puducherry has a sex ratio of 1,031 females for every 1,000 males, [3] and a literacy rate of 86.13%. [3]
Leaders of diverse religious groups note the recent growth of evangelical Protestant communities. While exact numbers are difficult to confirm (and national census data does not track religious affiliation), the Jewish population is approximately 250,000-300,000, generally considered the largest Jewish population in Latin America.
The data is taken from the 2001 census, which excludes the following groups: portions of the nomadic Hindu population, Hindu refugees of the Lhotsam ethnic group from Bhutan, those of Tamil ethnic group from Sri Lanka, those from Bangladesh and Nepal, some members of this religion from Burma and Pakistan residing in India and a portion of Hindu citizens working abroad.