Christianity in Karnataka
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Christianity is a minority religion within Karnataka, a state of India.
| Year | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 2001[1] | 1,009,164 | 1.91 |
| 2011[2] | 1,142,647 | 1.87 |
Nearly half of state's Christian population is concentrated in Bengaluru Urban district. The next major concentration amounting to nearly 30% of the Christian population is in Coastal Karnataka and Coorg.[3] The major denomination of Christians here are Mangalorean Catholics and Mangalorean Protestants They account to more than half of coastal Christian population with largest concentration in Dakshina Kannada. There are also significant Saint Thomas Christians in Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu district.[4] Dalit Christian is significant constituent of Christian population in Karnataka and it is not enumerated and documented well.[5]
- Assemblies of God
- Apostolic Church
- Malankara Syrian Catholic Church
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
- Malabar Independent Syrian Church
- Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
- Church of South India
- Indian Pentecostal Church of God
- Hindustani Covenant Church
- New Life Churches
- United Basel Mission Church
- Methodist Church
- The Pentecostal Mission
- Believers Eastern Church[6][7][8][9]