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Hinduism is the majority religion in Jharkhand, followed by nearly 67.83% of total population as of 2011 census. There has also been a significant population of followers of Islam and Sarnaism, with 14.53% and 12.52% respectively [citation needed] and Christianity being a significant minority, followed by 4.3%.
Total population; 17,044 [1] Regions with significant populations India Jharkhand: 10,726 ... Religion; Traditional beliefs • Hinduism:
*Statistics of the religion of the Kurukh population in Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and Tripura, where they are classified as Scheduled Tribes. According to the 2011 census, the Scheduled Tribes Kurukh population in India numbers 3,623,512.
[10] [11] Jharkhand is primarily rural, with about 24% of its population living in cities as of 2011. [ 12 ] Jharkhand suffers from what is sometimes termed a resource curse : it accounts for more than 40% of India's mineral production but 39.1% of its population is below the poverty line and 19.6% of children under five years of age are ...
Christianity is a minority religion in Jharkhand, a state (formerly Southern region of Bihar state, colloquially Chota Nagpur division) of India. Jharkhand is known for tribals such as Munda, Santhal, Oraon and Kharia. A Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi exists. St. Mary's Cathedral in Ranchi has been a cathedral since 1909. [3]
According to the Population by Religious Communities 2011 data, in the Simdega subdistrict, Christians numbered 55,349 and formed 48.10% of the population, followed by (number of persons and percentage of population in brackets) Hindus (46,934/ 40.79%), Muslims (7556/ 6.57%), persons who did not state their religion (146/ 0.13%), and ‘Other ...
According to the Population by Religious Communities 2011 data, in the Dumaria subdistrict, “Other religious communities” numbered 39,367 and formed 63.36% of the population, followed by (number of persons and percentage of population in brackets) Hindus (21,444/ 34.52%), Muslims (1,010/ 1.63%), Christians (240/ 0.39%), and persons who did ...
Hinduism is the prominent religion in Deoghar followed by 94.30% of the population. Christianity is second most followed religion in the district by 2.65% of the people. Minorities are Muslims 2.23%, Jainism by 0.07%, Sikhism by 0.03% and Buddhism by 0.03%. Around 0.04% stated other religion and approximately 0.04% stated 'no particular ...