The following is a breakdown of India's religious communities (2001 census):
Religion  | Population | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| All religions | 1,028,610,328 | 100.00% |
| Hindus | 827,578,868 | 80.5% |
| Muslims | 138,188,240 | 13.4% |
| Christians | 24,080,016 | 2.3% |
| Sikhs | 19,215,730 | 1.9% |
| Buddhists | 7,955,207 | 0.8% |
| Jains | 4,225,053 | 0.4% |
| Others | 6,639,626 | 0.6% |
| Religion not stated | 727,588 | 0.1% |
- Characteristics of religious groups
| Religious group | Population % | Growth (1991–2001) | Sex ratio (total) | Literacy (%) | Work participation (%) | Sex ratio (rural) | Sex ratio (urban) | Sex ratio (child)ε[›] |
| Hindu | 80.46% | 20.3% | 931 | 65.1% | 40.4% | 944 | 894 | 925 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muslim | 13.43% | 36.0% | 936 | 59.1% | 31.3% | 953 | 907 | 950 |
| Christian | 2.34% | 22.6% | 1009 | 80.3% | 39.7% | 1001 | 1026 | 964 |
| Sikh | 1.87% | 18.2% | 893 | 69.4% | 37.7% | 895 | 886 | 786 |
| Buddhist | 0.77% | 18.2% | 953 | 72.7% | 40.6% | 958 | 944 | 942 |
| Jain | 0.41% | 26.0% | 940 | 94.1% | 32.9% | 937 | 941 | 870 |
| Animist, others | 0.65% | 103.1% | 992 | 47.0% | 48.4% | 995 | 966 | 976 |
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