According to India's last census details, Hindus made up the majority of the population in the country, followed by Muslims. At the same time, almost three million people did not state their religion for the census. India has historically been a religiously pluralistic and multiethnic democracy, with a substantial proportion of all major religions of the world along with several minority and tribal religions.
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Indian Census. (May 20, 2013). Population distribution in India in 2001 to 2011, by religion (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616906/population-by-religion-india/
Indian Census. "Population distribution in India in 2001 to 2011, by religion (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 20, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616906/population-by-religion-india/
Indian Census. (2013). Population distribution in India in 2001 to 2011, by religion (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616906/population-by-religion-india/
Indian Census. "Population Distribution in India in 2001 to 2011, by Religion (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616906/population-by-religion-india/
Indian Census, Population distribution in India in 2001 to 2011, by religion (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616906/population-by-religion-india/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Population distribution in India in 2001 to 2011, by religion (in 1,000s) [Graph], Indian Census, May 20, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/616906/population-by-religion-india/