Editing Demographics of India (section)

== Religion ==
{{Main|Religion in India}}
'''Based on the latest Census Data''' {{Pie chart
| thumb = 
| caption = Population of India by Religion ([[2011 census of India|2011 Census]])
| label1 = [[Hindus]] [[file:Om symbol.svg|20x20px]]
| value1 = 79.803
| color1 = Orange
| label2 = [[Muslims]] 
[[File:Allah-green.svg|20x20px]]
| value2 = 14.233
| color2 = Green
| label3 = [[Christians]] [[file:Christian cross.svg|20x20px]]
| value3 = 2.308
| color3 = Blue
| label4 = [[Sikhs]] [[file:Khanda.svg|20x20px]]
| value4 = 1.722
| color4 = Yellow
| label5 = [[Buddhists]] 
[[File:Dharma Wheel Rotating.svg|Dharma_Wheel_Rotating|20x20px]]
| value5 = 0.694
| color5 = Purple
| label6 = [[Jains]] 
[[File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg|Jain_Prateek_Chihna|20x20px]]
| value6 = 0.368
| color6 = Pink
| label7 = Other Religions and Persuasions
| value7 = 0.655
| color7 = Brown
| label8 = Religion Not Stated
| value8 = 0.237
| color8 = Grey
}}

'''Population pyramid by religion'''
[[File:Hindu population pyramid in India (2011). 04.jpg|thumb|upright=1.28|Hindu population pyramid in India based on the 2011 Census data. This chart visualizes the distribution of the Hindu population across various age groups in India.]]
[[File:Muslim population pyramid in India (2011). 03.jpg|thumb|upright=1.28|Muslim population pyramid in India based on the 2011 Census data. This chart visualizes the distribution of the Muslim population across various age groups in India.]]
[[File:Buddhist population pyramid in India (2011).jpg|thumb|upright=1.28|Buddhist population pyramid in India based on the 2011 Census data. This chart visualizes the distribution of the Buddhist population across various age groups in India.]]
[[File:Jain population pyramid in India (2011). 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.28|Jain population pyramid in India based on the 2011 Census data. This chart visualizes the distribution of the Jain population across various age groups in India.]]
The table below summarises India's demographics (excluding the Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul subdivisions of [[Senapati district]] of [[Manipur]] state due to cancellation of census results) according to religion at the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]] in per cent. The data are "unadjusted" (without excluding [[Assam]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]); the 1981 census was not conducted in Assam and the 1991 census was not conducted in Jammu and Kashmir. Missing citing/reference for "Changes in religious demagraphics over time" table below.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religious populations' numbers (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|title=Census of India – India at a Glance: Religious Compositions|website=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align: left;" | Religion
! scope="col" style="text-align: right;" | Population
! scope="col" style="text-align: right;" | Percentage (%)
|-
| style="background:#FFE0C0;" | Hindus
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:966378868}}
| {{percentage bar|79.80}}
|-
| style="background:#E0FFC0;" | Muslims
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:172245158}}
| {{percentage bar|14.23}}
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | Christians
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:27819588}}
| {{percentage bar|2.30}}
|-
| style="background:#F0F0C0;" | Sikhs
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:20833116}}
| {{percentage bar|1.72}}
|-
| style="background:#FFFFC0;" | Buddhists
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:8442972}}
| {{percentage bar|0.70}}
|-
| style="background:#FFE0E0;" | Jains
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:4451753}}
| {{percentage bar|0.37}}
|-
| style="background:#F0E0F0;" | Others
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:7937734}}
| {{percentage bar|0.66}}
|-
| Not Stated
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:2867303}}
| {{percentage bar|0.24}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Changes in religious demographics over time
|-
! Year
! style="background:#FFE0C0;" | Hindus
! style="background:#E0FFC0;" | Muslims
! style="background:#E0F0FF;" | Christians
! style="background:#F0F0C0;" | Sikhs
! style="background:#FFFFC0;" | Buddhists
! style="background:#FFE0E0;" | Jainis
! style="background:#F0E0C0;" | Zoroastrians
! style="background:#F0E0F0;" | Others/<br />Religion not specified
|-
| 1951
| {{percentage bar|84.1}}
| {{percentage bar|9.8}}
| {{percentage bar|2.3}}
| {{percentage bar|1.79}}
| {{percentage bar|0.74}}
| {{percentage bar|0.46}}
| {{percentage bar|0.13}}
| {{percentage bar|0.43}}
|-
| 1961
| {{percentage bar|83.45}}
| {{percentage bar|10.69}}
| {{percentage bar|2.44}}
| {{percentage bar|1.79}}
| {{percentage bar|0.74}}
| {{percentage bar|0.46}}
| {{percentage bar|0.09}}
| {{percentage bar|0.43}}
|-
| 1971
| {{percentage bar|82.73}}
| {{percentage bar|11.21}}
| {{percentage bar|2.60}}
| {{percentage bar|1.89}}
| {{percentage bar|0.70}}
| {{percentage bar|0.48}}
| {{percentage bar|0.09}}
| {{percentage bar|0.41}}
|-
| 1981
| {{percentage bar|82.30}}
| {{percentage bar|11.75}}
| {{percentage bar|2.44}}
| {{percentage bar|1.92}}
| {{percentage bar|0.70}}
| {{percentage bar|0.47}}
| {{percentage bar|0.09}}
| {{percentage bar|0.42}}
|-
| 1991
| {{percentage bar|81.53}}
| {{percentage bar|12.61}}
| {{percentage bar|2.32}}
| {{percentage bar|1.94}}
| {{percentage bar|0.77}}
| {{percentage bar|0.40}}
| {{percentage bar|0.08}}
| {{percentage bar|0.44}}
|-
| 2001
| {{percentage bar|80.46}}
| {{percentage bar|13.43}}
| {{percentage bar|2.34}}
| {{percentage bar|1.87}}
| {{percentage bar|0.77}}
| {{percentage bar|0.41}}
| {{percentage bar|0.06}}
| {{percentage bar|0.72}}
|-
| 2011<ref name="census_2011_religion">{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS |title=Population by religious community – 2011 |work=[[2011 Census of India]]|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner |access-date=25 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825155850/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS |archive-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>
| {{percentage bar|79.80}}
| {{percentage bar|14.23}}
| {{percentage bar|2.30}}
| {{percentage bar|1.72}}
| {{percentage bar|0.70}}
| {{percentage bar|0.37}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{percentage bar|0.9}}
|}

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Characteristics of religious groups<ref name="census_2011_religion" />
|-
! rowspan=2 | Religious<br />group
! rowspan=2 | Population (2011)<br />%
! rowspan=2 | [[Population growth|Growth]]<br />(2001–2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/muslim-population-grows-marginally-faster-census-2011-data/story-yAhd2F6z57ezaFWiwwYU7H.html|title=Muslim population grows marginally faster: Census 2011 data|author=Aloke Tikku|access-date=18 October 2016|date=26 August 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/indias-population-121-09-crores-hindus-79-8-pc-muslims-14-2-pc-census/|title=Census 2011: Hindus dip to below 80 per cent of population; Muslim share up, slows down|date=26 August 2015|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref>
! colspan=4 | [[human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] (2011)
! rowspan=2 | [[Literacy]] (2011)<br />(%)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/jains-most-literate-in-north-muslims-the-least/story-iKno2PywCvEZbGmguNFg2N.html|title=Jains most literate in North, Muslims the least|date=4 January 2016|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref>
! rowspan=2 | [[Workforce|Work participation]] (2011)<br />(%)<ref name="dnaindia.com" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Only-33-of-Muslims-work-lowest-among-all-religions/articleshow/50433358.cms|title=Only 33% of Muslims work, lowest among all religions|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 January 2016 |access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
! total<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-census-2011-sikhs-jains-have-the-worst-sex-ratio-2161061|title=Census 2011: Sikhs, Jains have the worst sex ratio & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=31 December 2015|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref>
! rural
! urban
! child<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Sex-ratio-dips-Jains-Sikhs-buck-trend-31122015001049|title=The Times Group|access-date=20 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512160719/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Sex-ratio-dips-Jains-Sikhs-buck-trend-31122015001049|archive-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:#FFE0C0;" | Hinduism
| ! style="background:#A0F040; | 79.80% || <!--This is population growth rate of Hinduism in per cent (from 2001 to 2011), not growth/ decline in proportion (which was -0.7%)-->16.8%<!--DO NOT CHANGE this percentage figure. Hindus did increase in numbers showing growth rate of 16.8% from 2001 to 2011 (it's mentioned in the source near in the end), it was their percentage which declined from 80.5% to 79.8% by 0.7% due to higher growth rate of Islam. Here there is no discussion about increase or decrease in percentage of any religion (for Islam, the percentage increased by 0.8% (from 13.4% in 2001 to 14.2% in 2011), not by 24.6%; the latter was its growth rate), the discussion is about growth rate of religion which is positive for all major religions in India-->|| 939 || 946 || 921 || 913 || 73.3% || 41.0%
|-
! style="background:#E0FFC0;" | Islam
| 14.23% || ! style="background:#A0F040; |24.6% || 951 || 957 || 941 || 943 || ! style="background:#FF6040; |68.5% || ! style="background:#FF6040; |32.6%
|-
! style="background:#E0F0FF;" | Christianity
| 2.30% || 15.5% || ! style="background:#A0F040; |1023 || ! style="background:#A0F040; |1008 || ! style="background:#A0F040; |1046 || 958 || 84.5% || 41.9%
|-
! style="background:#F0F0C0;" | Sikhism
| 1.72% || 8.4% || ! style="background:#FF6040; |903 || ! style="background:#FF6040; |905 || ! style="background:#FF6040; |898 || ! style="background:#FF6040; |828 || 75.4% || 36.3%
|-
! style="background:#FFFFC0;" | Buddhism
| 0.70% || 6.1% || 965 || 960 || 973 || 933 || 81.3% || ! style="background:#A0F040; |43.1%
|-
! style="background:#FFE0E0;" | Jainism
| ! style="background:#FF6040; |0.37% ||! style="background:#FF6040;| 5.4% || 954 || 935 || 959 || 889 || ! style="background:#A0F040; |94.9% || 35.5%
|-
! style="background:#F0E0F0;" | Others/Religion Not Specified
| 0.90% || ! style="background:LightGray; | n/a || 959 || 947 || 975 || ! style="background:#A0F040; | 974 || ! style="background:LightGray; | n/a || ! style="background:LightGray; | n/a
|}

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[[File:Muslim Demographics of India.png|thumb|Percentage of total population of India's administrative divisions made up by Muslims (2011)<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Table C-01: Population by religious community |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11361/download/14474/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref>]]