Back महाराष्ट्र में धर्म Hindi महाराष्ट्रामधील धर्म Marathi مہاراشٹر وچ مذہب PNB مہاراشٹر میں مذہب Urdu
Religion in Maharashtra is characterised by the diversity of religious beliefs and practices.
According to the 2011 census, Hinduism was the principal religion in the state at 79.83% of the total population, while Muslims constituted 11.54% of the total population. Maharashtra has India's largest Buddhist and Jain populations. Buddhism accounted for 5.81% in Maharashtra's total population, with 6.53 million followers, which is 77% of all Buddhists in India. Jains, Christians and Sikhs constituted 1.25%, 0.96%, 0.2% of the population respectively.[2] Maharashtra also is home to the Parsi (Zoroastrian) community and has a community of Jews known as Bene Israel.
- ^ "Population by religious community - 2011". 2011 Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.