I used data from Open Street Map and the CBCNEI (Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India) for the map but it was hard to get accurate figures. Any suggestion to improve the accuracy of the map is welcome
kleggich on
I would have expected the Portuguese influence in Goa to be higher.
iamiam123 on
Hey OP, my city has multiple churches. It doesn’t even show up as a dot. What’s the criteria you used?
Gandalfthebran on
Also, the one you see in the South are very old Christian community, but the one you see on the Northeast are due to recent missionary work where local animist traditions were eliminated by missionaries.
Wow. I did not know that Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would have a sizable amount. I also did not know that Nepal would have many churches as well.
Vaibhav_5104 on
There are so many churches built in punjab in the past 10-15 years due to their conversion programs in which they falsely claim that they can cure problems like cancer and paralysis.
Also The reason for the growth of Christianity in northern India is that poor and so called low caste Hindus and sikhs are not treated well and are not allowed to enter gurudwaras and temples mostly in Villages. And these missionaries are providing education and finance for these families without similar discrimination.
Main_Statistician681 on
How come north east India has a lot of Christians?
rac3r5 on
If anyone is wondering about the south, it has one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. It was started by the apostle. Thomas who sailed to South India after Jesus died and introduced Christianity to India.
FeeExcellent3749 on
In Andhra Pradesh most christians still register as hindus so they can get reservations, their true numbers are much higher
licensed_ on
I’m a Christian from southern Kerala, we technically have a separate nasrani subculture with different traditions and cuisine. My parents are different different denominations of catholics as well with both of them having completely different rituals and prayers, I’m not religious but I would still have to say I’m culturally Christian because its completely different from the rest of India.
PrettyReasonable100 on
In Kerala you’d have >4 churches within 2 kms in areas with significant population, all for different demoninations and traditions (Latin Catholic, Syro Catholic, Syro Orthodox, Marthoma,Knanaya,Jacobite, Protestants, Evangelicals etc)
![Churches, cathedrals and chapels of South Asia [OC]](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/eaq17xmj07hg1-1377x1536.png "Churches, cathedrals and chapels of South Asia [OC]")
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I used data from Open Street Map and the CBCNEI (Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India) for the map but it was hard to get accurate figures. Any suggestion to improve the accuracy of the map is welcome
I would have expected the Portuguese influence in Goa to be higher.
Hey OP, my city has multiple churches. It doesn’t even show up as a dot. What’s the criteria you used?
Also, the one you see in the South are very old Christian community, but the one you see on the Northeast are due to recent missionary work where local animist traditions were eliminated by missionaries.
+1 for OC though
Edit: Also how can i forget the Goa inquisition [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa_Inquisition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa_Inquisition)
Wow. I did not know that Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would have a sizable amount. I also did not know that Nepal would have many churches as well.
There are so many churches built in punjab in the past 10-15 years due to their conversion programs in which they falsely claim that they can cure problems like cancer and paralysis.
Also The reason for the growth of Christianity in northern India is that poor and so called low caste Hindus and sikhs are not treated well and are not allowed to enter gurudwaras and temples mostly in Villages. And these missionaries are providing education and finance for these families without similar discrimination.
How come north east India has a lot of Christians?
If anyone is wondering about the south, it has one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. It was started by the apostle. Thomas who sailed to South India after Jesus died and introduced Christianity to India.
In Andhra Pradesh most christians still register as hindus so they can get reservations, their true numbers are much higher
I’m a Christian from southern Kerala, we technically have a separate nasrani subculture with different traditions and cuisine. My parents are different different denominations of catholics as well with both of them having completely different rituals and prayers, I’m not religious but I would still have to say I’m culturally Christian because its completely different from the rest of India.
In Kerala you’d have >4 churches within 2 kms in areas with significant population, all for different demoninations and traditions (Latin Catholic, Syro Catholic, Syro Orthodox, Marthoma,Knanaya,Jacobite, Protestants, Evangelicals etc)