S.No

District

Total Population

Muslim Population

Total of each/commutative
Total of each Group

Above 2 million

1

Murshidabad

4740149

2910220

2

Malappuram

3096330

2085961

Between 1–2 Million

49,96,181

3

North 24-Parganas

7281881

1759839

4

Moradabad

4121035

1759562

5

South 24-Parganas

3715030

1711297

6

Greater Bombay

9925891

1670170

7

Malda

2637072

1252292

8

Hyderabad

3145939

1238074

9

Barddhaman

6050650

1182755

10

West Dinajpur

3127653

1149560

1,17,23,549

Between 900,000 and 1,000,000

1,67,19,730

11

Bijnor

2454521

990405

12

Muzaffarnagar

2842534

981296

13

Nadia

3852097

959998

14

Kozhikode

2619612

957300

15

Meerut

3447912

947991

16

Dhubri

1332415

936789

17

Bareilly

2834615

926545

18

Gonda

3573075

906131

76,00,349

Between 800,000 and 900,000

2,43,20,079

19

Medinipur

8331912

898478

20

Deoria

4440042

895910

21

Nagaon

1893171

890123

22

Delhi

9420260

889641

23

Birbhum

2059660

884987

24

Saharanpur

2556054

832377

25

Haora

3763964

828740

26

Bahraich

2763750

827043

69,12,232

Between 700,000 and 800,000

3,12,32,311

27

Calcutta

4399819

779433

28

Barpeta

1385659

776974

29

Katihar

1825380

727566

30

Rampur

1502141

720258

30,04,231

Btween 600,000 and 700,000

3,42,36,542

31

Araria

1611638

651556

32

Purnia

1878885

651086

33

Kishanganj

984107

648624

34

Allahabad

10483067

636868

35

Bangalore

4839162

634991

36

Hugli

4865082

632175

37

Varanasi

3860520

624425

38

Palakkad

2382235

604352

50,81,423

Between 500,000 and 600,000

3,93,17,965

39

Kannur

2251727

591553

40

Dharwad

3503503

576020

41

Ghaziabad

2925339

572452

42

Bulandshahr

2849859

563850

43

Purba Champaran

3043061

559730

44

Darbhanga

3016959

550396

45

Lucknow

2762801

543045

46

Barabanki

2681316

524895

47

Ahmadabad

4801812

516142

48

Kochbihar

2171145

508445

49

Budaun

2448338

505756

60,16,065

Between 400,000 and 500,000

4,53,34,030

50

Sitapur

2857009

496199

51

Kurnool

2973024

492960

52

Siddharthnagar

1707885

491247

53

Aligarh

32,95,982

4,82,073

54

Paschim Champaran

23,33,666

4,80,345

55

Madhubani

28,32,024

4,73,340

56

Thane

52,49,126

4,71,866

57

Sitamarhi

23,91,495

4,68,508

58

Kamrup

20,00,071

4,67,544

59

Basti

27,38,522

4,52,072

60

Gulbarga

25,32,156

4,44,044

61

Bhagalpur

32,02,471

4,44,298

62

Kheri

32,03,047

4,39,099

63

Muzaffarpur

29,53,903

4,37,081

64

Thrissur

27,37,311

4,37,064

65

Guntur

41,06,999

4,36,863

66

Kanpur Nagar

24,18,487

4,30,492

67

Kollam

24,07,566

4,24,866

68

Cachar

12,15,385

4,19,150

69

Darrang

12,98,806

4,15,323

70

Azamgarh

31,53,885

4,10,333

71

Aurangabad

22,13,779

4,07,775

72

Karimganj

8,27,063

4,06,706

1,03,29,846

Between 300,000 to 400,000:

5,56,63,876

73

Dakshin Kannad

26,94,264

3,99,273

74

Faizabad

29,78,484

3,98,929

75

Ernakulam

28,17,236

3,94,976

76

Gurgaon

11,46,090

3,94,004

77

Nashik

38,51,352

3,92,028

78

Bijapur

—

3,91,214

79

Jaipur

47,22,551

3,81,214

80

Thiruvananthapuram

29,46,650

3,77,839

81

Hazaribagh

28,43,544

3,74,366

82

Siwan

21,70,971

3,73,562

83

Sahibganj

—

3,71,964

84

Belgaum

35,83,606

3,60,985

85

Giridih

—

3,59,516

86

Saharsa

—

3,59,070

87

Anantapur

31,83,814

3,56,359

88

Kheda

34,40,897

3,55,181

89

Jalgaon

31,87,634

3,50,811

90

Shahjahanpur

19,87,395

3,49,169

91

Farrukhabad

24,40,266

3,45,786

92

Hardoi

27,47,082

3,45,664

93

Kasargod

10,71,508

3,45,458

94

Thanjavur

45,31,457

3,41,740

95

Hardwar

11,24,488

3,38,146

96

Cuddapah

22,67,769

3,37,524

97

Goalpara

6,68,138

3,35,275

98

Madras

38,41,396

3,33,672

99

Sultanpur

25,58,970

3,31,220

100

Dhanbad

26,74,651

3,28,590

101

Bhopal

13,51,479

3,23,860

102

Pune

55,32,532

3,20,504

103

Akola

22,14,271

3,17,605

104

Jaunpur

32,14,636

3,13,023

105

Surat

33,97,900

3,11,870

106

Solapur

32,31,057

3,09,740

107

Gaya

26,64,803

3,05,284

108

Agra

27,51,021

3,01,726

1,26,24,156

Between 200,000 to 300,000

6,82,88,022

109

Rangareddy

25,51,966

2,99,182

110

Pilibhit

12,83,103

2,96,717

111

Raichur

23,09,887

2,93,163

112

Pratapgarh

21,10,700

2,92,913

113

Marigaon

6,39,682

2,89,835

114

Nizamabad

20,37,621

2,87,502

115

Chittoor

32,61,118

2,87,006

116

North Arcot-Ambedkar

30,26,432

2,84,610

117

Nanded

23,30,374

2,84,197

118

Gopalganj

17,04,310

2,82,287

119

Palamu

24,51,191

2,81,578

120

Jalpaiguri

28,00,543

2,81,054

121

Samastipur

27,16,992

2,73,351

122

Amravati

22,00,057

2,71,075

123

Patna

36,18,211

2,70,806

124

Rohtas

29,00,685

2,67,886

125

Prabhani

21,17,093

2,67,883

126

Maharajganj

16,76,378

2,66,459

127

Mahbubnagar

30,77,950

2,66,389

128

Rae Bareli

23,22,810

2,63,531

129

Medak

22,69,800

2,61,395

130

Nagaur

21,44,801

2,58,903

131

Māu

14,45,782

2,58,932

132

Vadodara

30,89,610

2,57,905

133

Bharuch

15,46,145

2,55,376

134

Alwar

22,96,580

2,55,436

135

Etah

22,44,998

2,54,222

136

Kolar

22,16,889

2,52,750

137

Saran

25,72,980

2,52,141

138

Munger

30,60,027

2,49,320

139

Gorakhpur

30,66,002

2,48,103

140

Kachchh

12,62,507

2,46,398

141

Bongaigaon

8,07,523

2,46,393

142

Hailakandi

4,49,048

2,46,016

143

Ghazipur

24,16,617

2,41,927

144

Bidar

12,55,799

2,41,978

145

Krishna

36,98,371

2,39,905

146

Fatehpur

18,99,241

2,37,054

147

Nainital

15,40,174

2,34,520

148

Unnao

22,00,397

2,34,502

149

Rajkot

25,14,122

2,32,423

150

Mysore

31,65,018

2,31,199

151

Ranchi

22,14,048

2,29,181

152

Nagpur

32,87,139

2,29,039

153

Junagadh

23,94,859

2,28,753

154

Cuttack

55,26,659

2,28,372

155

Bellary

18,90,092

2,28,231

156

Tirunelveli

25,01,832

2,25,630

157

Jodhpur

21,53,584

2,25,014

158

Begusarai

18,14,773

2,23,359

159

Buldana

18,86,299

2,20,338

160

Latur

16,76,641

2,19,876

161

Indore

18,35,915

2,19,615

162

Nellore

23,92,260

2,16,177

163

Ahmadnagar

33,72,935

2,14,130

164

Chitradurga

21,80,443

2,12,824

165

Shimoga

19,09,663

2,10,533

166

Sikar

18,42,914

2,10,025

167

Jamnagar

15,63,558

2,03,245

168

Nalbari

10,16,396

2,02,653

169

Vaishali

21,46,065

2,02,602

170

Tiruchirapalli

41,38,048

2,00,283

1,54,02,999

Between 100,000 and 200,000

8,36,91,031

171

Bid

18,22,072

1,99,717

172

East Nimar

14,31,662

1,97,935

173

Mahesana

29,37,810

1,94,328

174

South Arcot

48,78,433

1,93,305

175

Adilabad

20,82,479

1,92,544

176

Kota

20,30,831

1,91,453

177

Sonitpur

14,24,297

1,89,859

178

Bhojpur

28,80,447

1,87,520

179

Bankura

28,05,065

1,86,021

180

Alappuzha

20,01,217

1,85,332

181

Kolhapur

29,89,507

1,84,824

182

Bharatpur

16,51,584

1,82,892

183

Prakasam

27,59,166

1,82,765

184

Tumkur

23,05,819

1,76,905

185

Coimbatore

35,08,755

1,75,004

186

Wayanad

6,72,128

1,73,868

187

Madurai

34,49,662

1,72,370

188

Karimnagar

22,09,488

1,70,317

189

Ajmer

17,29,207

1,70,621

190

Nalanda

19,97,995

1,70,221

191

Jalna

13,64,545

1,67,386

192

Deoghar

9,33,113

1,67,122

193

Firozabad

15,33,054

1,64,938

194

Barmer

14,35,222

1,63,708

195

Churu

15,43,211

1,63,406

196

Hubli-Dharwad (MC)

6,48,298

1,63,404

197

Sangli

22,09,488

1,63,334

198

Ramanathapuram

11,44,040

1,62,094

199

Chengalpattu (MGRA)

46,53,593

1,59,768

200

Mathura

19,31,186

1,56,846

201

Banas Kantha

21,62,578

1,56,417

202

Warangal

28,18,832

1,56,054

203

Yavatmal

20,71,144

1,55,606

204

Kokrajhar

8,00,659

1,54,801

205

Ujjain

13,83,086

1,53,861

206

Jhunjhunun

15,82,961

1,53,011

207

Godda

8,61,182

1,52,556

208

Bhavnagar

22,92,012

1,51,863

209

Ratnagiri

11,07,915

1,51,068

210

Dumka

14,95,709

1,51,066

211

Nalgonda

28,52,092

1,50,817

212

Nawada

15,96,940

1,50,564

213

Faridabad

14,77,240

1,50,341

214

Jabalpur

26,49,962

1,49,589

215

Kanpur Dehat

21,38,317

1,47,780

216

Aurangabad

15,39,988

1,46,016

217

Sawai Madhopur

19,63,246

1,45,456

218

Bangalore Rural

16,73,194

1,44,337

219

Etawah

21,24,655

1,40,875

220

Ballia

22,62,273

1,36,542

221

Uttar Kannad

12,20,260

1,34,056

222

Khammam

22,15,809

1,33,209

223

Puruliya

22,24,577

1,33,119

224

Mandsur

15,55,208

1,31,574

225

Raigarh

18,24,816

1,31,400

226

Dhule

25,35,715

1,30,989

227

Purbi Singhbhum

16,13,088

1,30,562

228

Bikaner

12,11,140

1,26,710

229

Baleshwar

28,02,417

1,23,035

230

Osmanabad

12,76,327

1,22,403

231

Saingur

17,10,120

1,22,245

232

Madhepur

11,77,706

1,21,699

233

Jhansi

14,29,698

1,20,329

234

West Nimar

20,28,145

1,20,159

235

Banda

18,62,139

1,18,434

236

Mirzapur

16,57,139

1,15,641

237

Jalaun

12,19,377

1,12,991

238

Lakhimpur

7,51,517

1,10,929

239

Dharmapuri

24,28,596

1,08,939

240

Shajapur

10,33,248

1,07,529

241

Hamirpur

14,66,491

1,06,828

242

Dewas

20,43,087

1,04,590

243

Ganganagar

26,22,777

1,01,048

244

Ratlam

9,71,888

1,00,577

245

Valsad

21,73,672

1,00,074

1,12,77,704

9,49,68,735

S.No

India/State

Total Population

Muslim Population

% of State Population

INDIA

*846,367,594

*106,656,401

12.6

1

Andhra Pradesh

6,65,08,008

59,23,954

8.91

2

Arunachal Pd.

8,64,558

11,922

1.39

3

Assam

2,24,14,322

63,73,204

28.43

4

Bihar

8,63,74,465

1,27,87,985

14.8

5

Goa

11,69,793

61,455

5.21

6

Gujarat

4,13,09,582

36,06,920

8.73

7

Haryana

1,64,63,648

7,63,775

4.64

8

Himachal Pd.

51,70,877

89,134

1.72

9

J&K*

77,83,606

50,93,344

65

10

Karnataka

4,49,77,201

52,34,032

11.63

11

Kerala

2,90,98,518

67,88,364

23.33

12

M.P.

6,61,81,170

32,82,800

4.96

13

Maharashtra

7,89,37,187

76,28,755

9.66

14

Manipur

18,37,149

1,33,535

7.29

15

Meghalaya

17,74,778

61,466

3.43

16

Mizoram

6,89,756

4,538

0.72

17

Nagaland

12,09,546

20,642

1.74

18

Orissa

3,16,59,736

5,77,775

1.83

19

Punjab

2,02,81,996

2,39,401

1.18

20

Rajasthan

4,40,05,989

35,25,339

8.01

21

Sikkim

4,06,457

3,849

0.95

22

Tamil Nadu

5,58,58,946

30,52,719

5.47

23

Tripura

27,57,205

1,96,495

7.12

24

Uttar Pradesh

13,91,12,287

2,41,09,684

17.33

25

West Bengal

6,80,77,965

1,60,75,836

23.61

Union Territories

1

A&N Islands

2,80,661

21,354

7.6

2

Chandigarh

6,42,015

17,477

2.72

3

D & N Haveli

1,38,477

3,341

2.41

4

Daman & Diu

1,01,586

9.048

8.91

5

Delhi

94,20,644

8,89,641

9 44

6

Lakshadweep

51,707

48,765

94.31

7

Pondicherry

8,07,785

52,867

6.54

Religious
community

Population

%age to Total
Population

Decadal Growth
Rate 1981-91

1991 (INDIA)

1981

Hindus

68,76,46,721

54,97,79,481

81.25

25.08

Muslims

10,66,56,401

75,512,439*

12.6

32.8

Christians

1,96,40,284

1,61,65,447

2.32

21.5

Sikhs

1,62,59,744

1,30,78,146

1.92

24.33

Buddhists

63,87,500

47,19,796

0.75

35.33

Jain

33,52,706

32,06,038

0.4

4.59

* Excluding Assam

HINDI HEARTLAND

SOUTHERN REGION

WESTERN REGION

U.P

22.61

Kerala

6.36

Maharashtra

7.15

Bihar

15.07

Andhra Pradesh

5.55

Gujarat

3.38

Madhya Pradesh

3.08

Karnataka

4.91

TOTAL

10.53

Rajasthan

3.31

Tamil Nadu

2.86

Haryana

0.72

TOTAL

19.68

URDU STATES

Delhi

0.83

U.P

22.61

TOTAL

45.62

Maharashtra

7.15

Karnataka

4.91

EASTERN REGION

NORTHERN REGION

Rajasthan

3.31

West Bengal

15.07

Jammu & Kashmir

4.74

Delhi

0.83

Assam

5.98

Punjab

0.22

Bihar

15.07

Orissa

0.54

TOTAL

4.96

Andhra Pradesh

5.55

Tripura/Manipur

0.31

Madhya Pradesh

3.08

TOTAL

21.9

Haryana

0.72

TOTAL

63.23

S.No

India/State

Total Population

Muslim Population

% of National Muslim Population

Cumulative % of Muslim Population

1

Uttar Pradesh

13,91,12,287

2,41,09,684

22.61

22.61

2

West Bengal

6,80,77,965

1,60,75,836

15.07

37.68

3

Bihar

8,63,74,465

1,27,87,985

11.99

49.67

4

Maharashtra

7,89,37,187

76,28,755

7.15

56.82

5

Kerala

2,90,98,518

67,88,364

6.36

63.18

6

Assam

2,24,14,322

63,73,204

5.98

69.16

7

Andhra Pradesh

6,65,08,008

59,23,954

5.55

74.71

8

Karnataka

4,49,77,201

52,34,023

4.91

79.62

9

J&K

77,83,606

50,59,344

4.74

84.36

10

Gujarat

4,13,09,582

36,06,920

3.38

87.74

11

Rajasthan

4,40,05,990

35,25,339

3.31

91.05

12

Madhya Pradesh

6,61,81,170

32,82,800

3.08

94.13

13

Tamil Nadu

5,58,58,946

30,52,717

2.86

96.99

14

Delhi

94,20,644

8,89,661

0.83

97.82

15

Haryana

1,64,63,648

7,63,775

0.72

98.54

16

Orissa

3,16,59,736

5,77,775

0.54

99.08

17

Punjab

2,02,81,969

2,39,401

0.22

99.3