Religion in Jharkhand
Overview of religion in Jharkhand
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Hinduism is the majority religion in Jharkhand, followed by nearly 67.83% of total population as of 2011 census. There has also been a significant population of followers of Islam and Sarnaism, with 14.53% and 12.52% respectively[citation needed] and Christianity being a significant minority, followed by 4.3%. A small numbers of Sikhs and other religion are also present.[1]
- Hinduism (67.8%)
- Islam (14.5%)
- Sarnaism (12.5%)
- Christianity (4.31%)
- Sikhism (0.22%)
- Others (0.41%)
- Not stated (0.19%)
Jharkhand is a diverse state of India and has a diverse religious population, where the majority of the population follow Hinduism, with Islam as the second most followed religion.[2] The state has also a very high proportion of tribal population, where the majority religion is Sarnaism.[3] In recent times, due to missionary activities, there has been a significant rise of Christianity in Jharkhand which is more than the national average population of Christians in India.[4] A small community of Agrahari Sikh and Jains.[5]
Demographics
Religion Census |
Total population | Hinduism | Islam | Christianity | Budhisim | Sikhism | Jainism | Other religions | Not Stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951[6] | 38,786,184 | 33,075,664 | 4,373,360 | 415,548 | 1,092 | 37,947 | 8,165 | 874,408 | |
| 1961[6] | 46,455,610 | 39,347,050 | 5,785,631 | 502,195 | 2,885 | 44,413 | 17,598 | 755,838 | |
| 1971[7] | 56,353,369 | 47,031,801 | 7,594,173 | 658,717 | 4,806 | 61,520 | 25,185 | 976,997 | 170 |
| 1981[8] | 69,914,734 | 58,011,070 | 9,874,993 | 740,186 | 3,003 | 77,704 | 27,613 | 1,179,878 | 287 |
| 1991[9] | 86,374,465 | 71,193,417 | 12,787,985 | 843,717 | 3,518 | 78,212 | 23,049 | 1,443,258 | 1,309 |
| 2001[10] | 26,945,829 | 18,475,681 | 3,731,308 | 1,093,382 | 5,940 | 83,358 | 16,301 | 3,514,472 | 25,387 |
| 2011[11] | 32,988,134 | 22,376,051 | 4,793,994 | 1,418,608 | 8,956 | 71,422 | 14,974 | 4,235,786 | 68,343 |
Islam
The first Muslim contingents arrived in the territory over 800 years ago and settled in the villages of Mundas. The first mosque of Jharkhand was built in 1661 in Dayoodnagar, followed by madrasas. In 1740, Hidamatullah Khan was nominated as jagirdar of Japla Hussainabad in Jharkhand. Baptist Hoffman, a German Jesuit linguist and missionary to the Mundas in India, mentioned that over the years, Mundari dialects have borrowed several words from Arabic and Persian. Other historical records such as Ranchi Gazetteers note that the history of Muslims in Jharkhand began during the reign of Sher Shah Suri. A large number of Muslims settled in the Chhota Nagpur region.[13]
Muslims in Jharkhand have historically integrated into the society.[14][15]
Islam is followed by 14.5% of the state's population. Muslims in Jharkhand are significant and diverse community, consisting of both indigenous and immigrants significantly. Industrial cities of Jamshedpur and Bokaro have Muslim families from Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
