Christian Population in India 2011: State and UT Wise Census Data

Quick Overview – Christian Population Census 2011

• Christians make up about 2.3% of the Indian population—roughly 28 million people.
• Christian majority found in North-East states (Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya), significant presence in Kerala, Goa, and parts of South India.
• Negligible presence in populous states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana.

State/UT-wise Christian Population – Census 2011

State/UT	Total Population	Christian Population	Christian %	Significance
Nagaland	1,978,502	1,739,651	87.93%	Majority
Mizoram	1,097,206	956,331	87.16%	Majority
Meghalaya	2,966,889	2,213,027	74.59%	Majority
Manipur	2,855,794	1,179,043	41.29%	Significant
Arunachal Pradesh	1,383,727	418,732	30.26%	Majority
Goa	1,458,545	366,130	25.10%	Significant
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	380,581	80,984	21.28%	Significant
Kerala	33,406,061	6,141,269	18.38%	Significant
Sikkim	610,577	60,522	9.91%	Minority
Puducherry	1,247,953	78,550	6.29%	Minority
Tamil Nadu	72,147,030	4,418,331	6.12%	Minority
Tripura	3,673,917	159,882	4.35%	Negligible
Jharkhand	32,988,134	1,418,608	4.30%	Negligible
Assam	31,205,576	1,165,867	3.74%	Negligible
Odisha	41,974,218	1,161,708	2.77%	Negligible
Chhattisgarh	25,545,198	490,542	1.92%	Negligible
Karnataka	61,095,297	1,142,647	1.87%	Negligible
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	343,709	5,113	1.49%	Negligible
Andhra Pradesh	84,580,777	1,129,784	1.34%	Negligible
Punjab	27,743,338	348,230	1.26%	Negligible
Daman & Diu	243,247	2,820	1.16%	Negligible
Maharashtra	112,374,333	1,080,073	0.96%	Negligible
Delhi	16,787,941	146,093	0.87%	Negligible
Chandigarh	1,055,450	8,720	0.83%	Negligible
West Bengal	91,276,115	658,618	0.72%	Negligible
Gujarat	60,439,692	316,178	0.52%	Negligible
Lakshadweep	64,473	317	0.49%	Negligible
Uttarakhand	10,086,292	37,781	0.37%	Negligible
Madhya Pradesh	72,626,809	213,282	0.29%	Negligible
Jammu & Kashmir	12,541,302	35,631	0.28%	Negligible
Haryana	25,351,462	50,353	0.20%	Negligible
Uttar Pradesh	199,812,341	356,448	0.18%	Negligible
Himachal Pradesh	6,864,602	12,646	0.18%	Negligible
Rajasthan	68,548,437	96,430	0.14%	Negligible
Bihar	104,099,452	129,247	0.12%	Negligible

Christian Population, Literacy Rate, and Sex Ratio (Census 2011)

State/UT	Total Population	% Christian	Literacy Rate (%)	Sex Ratio (2011)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	380,581	21.28	86.63	876
Andhra Pradesh	84,580,777	1.39	67.35	993
Arunachal Pradesh	1,383,727	30.26	65.38	938
Assam	31,205,576	3.70	72.19	958
Bihar	104,099,452	0.12	61.80	918
Chandigarh	1,055,450	0.36	86.43	818
Chhattisgarh	25,545,198	1.92	70.28	991
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	585,764	0.60	77.65	774
Delhi (NCT)	16,787,941	0.87	86.34	868
Goa	1,458,545	25.10	88.70	973
Gujarat	60,439,692	0.52	78.03	919
Haryana	25,351,462	0.13	75.55	879
Himachal Pradesh	6,864,602	0.18	82.80	972
Jharkhand	32,988,134	4.30	66.41	948
Karnataka	61,095,297	1.87	75.36	973
Kerala	33,406,061	18.38	94.00	1084
Lakshadweep	64,473	6.50	91.85	946
Madhya Pradesh	72,626,809	0.29	69.32	931
Maharashtra	112,374,333	0.96	82.34	929
Manipur	2,855,794	41.29	76.94	985
Meghalaya	2,966,889	74.59	74.43	989
Mizoram	1,097,206	87.16	91.33	976
Nagaland	1,978,502	87.93	79.55	931
Odisha	41,974,218	2.77	72.87	979
Puducherry	1,247,953	6.28	85.85	1037
Punjab	27,743,338	1.26	75.84	895
Rajasthan	68,548,437	0.14	66.11	928
Sikkim	610,577	6.77	81.42	890
Tamil Nadu	72,147,030	6.12	80.09	996
Telangana	35,193,978	1.28	66.54	988
Tripura	3,673,917	4.35	87.22	960
Uttar Pradesh	199,812,341	0.18	67.68	912
Uttarakhand	10,086,292	0.38	78.82	963
West Bengal	91,276,115	0.72	77.08	950
Ladakh	274,289	0.10	77.30	1014
Jammu & Kashmir	12,258,433	0.28	67.16	889

Christian Population in India: Year-wise Growth, Trend, and Prediction

Year	Christian Population (approx.)	% of Total Population	Decadal Growth (%)	Trend/Prediction
1901	2,340,000	1.2%	—	Early census data, gradual growth
1911	2,609,000	1.3%	+11.5%	Steady rise
1921	2,858,000	1.3%	+9.5%	Continued gradual increase
1931	3,209,000	1.4%	+12.3%	Expansion in southern states
1941	5,001,000	1.8%	+56%	Accelerated growth, some migration
1951	8,305,000	2.3%	+66%	Initial post-independence growth
1961	10,729,000	2.6%	+29.2%	High decadal growth
1971	14,225,000	2.6%	+32.6%	Continued strong expansion
1981	16,650,000	2.4%	+17.0%	Growth rate slows
1991	19,455,000	2.4%	+16.8%	Steady but slower
2001	24,080,016	2.34%	+23.8%	Growth rises again
2011	27,819,588	2.3%	+15.5%	Lowest decadal growth since independence
2020	~28,400,000	2.0%	Small increase	Relative stabilization
2050 (projection)	~30,000,000	2.0%	Stable share of population	Predicted to remain around 2%