Hindu Population in India 2024

At the census 2011, out of the 1.21 billion population, little over 966 million (79.80%) have returned themselves as followers of the Hindu religion.  Hinduism is professed by the majority of the population in India.

More than nine in ten of the world’s Hindus live in India and roughly 94% of them live in India. The largest Hindu populations outside of India are in Nepal – the only other country in the world with a Hindu majority – and Bangladesh. 

In 2023 approximately 110 crore people follow Hinduism in India. The Hindus are most numerous in 29 States/UTs except in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Lakshadweep, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab.

also read about Top Countries by Hindu Population

Source: Census 2011 and Census estimates

Hindu Population by States & UT's

The Hindus are most numerous in 29 States/UTs except in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Lakshadweep, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab.

Hinduism by Indian States & UTs (Census 2011)

#StateTotal PopulationHindu Population% of Total
1Himachal Pradesh6,864,6026,532,76595.17%
2Dadra and Nagar Haveli343,709322,85793.93%
3Orissa41,974,21839,300,34193.63%
4Chhattisgarh25,545,19823,819,78993.25%
5Madhya Pradesh72,626,80966,007,12190.89%
6Daman and Diu243,247220,15090.50%
7Gujarat60,439,69253,533,98888.57%
8Rajasthan68,548,43760,657,10388.49%
9Andhra Pradesh / Telangana84,580,77774,824,14988.46%
10Tamil Nadu72,147,03063,188,16887.58%
11Haryana25,351,46222,171,12887.46%
12Puducherry1,247,9531,089,40987.30%
13Karnataka61,095,29751,317,47284.00%
14Tripura3,673,9173,063,90383.40%
15Uttarakhand10,086,2928,368,63682.97%
16Bihar104,099,45286,078,68682.69%
17Delhi16,787,94113,712,10081.68%
18Chandigarh1,055,450852,57480.78%
19Maharashtra112,374,33389,703,05779.83%
20Uttar Pradesh199,812,341159,312,65479.73%
21West Bengal91,276,11564,385,54670.54%
22Andaman and Nicobar Islands380,581264,29669.45%
23Jharkhand32,988,13422,376,05167.83%
24Goa1,458,545963,87766.08%
25Assam31,205,57619,180,75961.47%
26Sikkim610,577352,66257.76%
27Kerala33,406,06118,282,49254.73%
28Manipur2,855,7941,181,87641.39%
29Punjab27,743,33810,678,13838.49%
30Arunachal Pradesh1,383,727401,87629.04%
31Jammu and Kashmir12,541,3023,566,67428.44%
32Meghalaya2,966,889342,07811.53%
33Nagaland1,978,502173,0548.75%
34Lakshadweep64,4731,7882.77%
35Mizoram1,097,20630,1362.75%

Source: Census 2011

Top States with Hindu Population

The Hindus are most numerous in 29 States & Union Territories. Uttar Pradesh is the state with the largest Hindu population followed by Maharashtra & Bihar. Lets have look at top 10 states with Hindu Population

Top States with Hindu population

#StatePopulation 2011Pop. in Crores
1Uttar Pradesh159,312,65416 Crore
2Maharashtra89,703,0579 Crore
3Bihar86,078,6868.6 Crore
4Madhya Pradesh66,007,1216.6 Crore
5West Bengal64,385,5466.4 Crore
6Tamil Nadu63,188,1686.3 Crore
7Rajasthan60,657,1036 Crore
8Gujarat53,533,9885.3 Crore
9Karnataka51,317,4725.1 Crore
10Andhra Pradesh44,875,6984.4 Crore

Source: Census 2011

Hindu Population in India 2024 | State wise Hindu Population

Rajeev Rana

Rajeev Rana loves reading about history and demography and has been writing on these topics for five years. While not a certified expert, he has a deep understanding of demography in India. Rajeev contributes to several websites and has extensive knowledge of the Delhi NCR area.