Editing Kottayam district (section)

=== Religion ===
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|title = Religions in Kottayam district (2011)<ref name="religion" />
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|left1=Religion
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Kerala|Hinduism]]|darkorange|49.81}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Kerala|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|43.48}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Kerala|Islam]]|green|6.41}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.30}}
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According to the 2011 Indian Census, [[Hinduism in Kerala|Hinduism]] (49.81%) is the largest religion in Kottayam, with a significant [[Christianity in Kerala|Christian]] minority (43.48%). Syro-Malabar, Orthodox, Jacobites and Pentecostals are the main Christian sects. The Muslim population constitutes 6.41% of the district.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01: Population by religious community: Kerala |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11379/download/14492/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Religions in Kottayam (%)
!Talukas
!Hindus
!Christians
!Muslims
!Others
|-
|[[Meenachil]]
|39.91
|style="background:dodgerblue;color:white" |52.54
|7.36
|0.19
|-
|Vaikom
|style="background:darkorange" |67.62
|28.72
|3.41
|0.25
|-
|Kottayam
|style="background:darkorange" |50.41
|45.56
|3.71
|0.32
|-
|Changanassery
|style="background:darkorange" |47.21
|45.71
|6.66
|0.42
|-
|Kanjirappally
|style="background:darkorange" |46.30
|39.02
|14.37
|0.31
|}

The three major religious communities in the Kottayam district are [[Hinduism]], Christianity, and [[Islam]]. The [[Nair Service Society]]'s headquarters are located in the district's town of [[Perunna]], Changanassery. The Mannam memorial, created in memory of social reformer [[Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai]], is also located there.

The headquarters of the [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]] (Malankara Church/Indian Orthodox Church), is located in [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church#Catholicate Palace|Devalokam]], [[Kottayam]]. It is the official headquarters of the [[Malankara Metropolitan]] and the [[Catholicos]] of the East.

The Madhya Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India has its headquarters in Kottayam.

The [[Knanaya]] Christian community (both the Catholic and Jacobite factions) also has its headquarters in Kottayam district.

The [[Thazhathangady Juma Mosque]], which is one of the oldest [[Mosque|''Masjids'']] in the country, is also located at Kottayam.

[[Kottayam]], [[Thiruvalla]], and [[Chengannur]] are the railway stations for pilgrims heading to the Hindu holy site of [[Sabarimala]].

The pilgrim centers in Kottayam include a number of Hindu temples, Christian churches and Muslim mosques, including:<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Profile |url=http://spb.kerala.gov.in/index.php/district-profile-kottayam.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908185036/http://spb.kerala.gov.in/index.php/district-profile-kottayam.html |archive-date=8 September 2019 |access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref>