There are five major religious minorities in India, the name is listed below in decreasing order of total share in Indian population:
- Muslim
- Christian
- Sikh
- Buddhist
- Jain
- Parsi
The following are more information of religious-wise data of Indian population as per Census 2001 and 2011.
Communities
|
2001 Census
Data in %
|
2011 Census
Data in %
|
Hindu
|
80.5
|
79.8
|
Muslim
|
13.4
|
14.2
|
Christian
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
Sikh
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
Buddhist
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
Jain
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
The following are some characteristics of Religious minorities of India:
- Sikh, Parsi, and Jains are well-off minorities communities
- Muslims are the largest religious minority in India. They are in majority in Jammu and Kashmir and good size in Kerala, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Rajasthan
- Christians are the second-largest minority in India. They are in majority in Nagaland( 88%), Mizoram ( 87%), and Meghalaya ( 74%). They are in sizable number in Goa( 25%) and Kerala( 18.4%).
- Sikhs are the third-largest minority in India and they are in Majority in Punjab( 58%).
- Buddhism communities in India have a sizable number in Sikkim ( 27%), Arunachal Pradesh ( 12%), and Maharashtra ( 6%).
- Jains minority are largely in Maharashtra( 1.3 %), Gujarat ( 1%), and Delhi ( 1%)
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