Some data for this map are over a decade old. This is due to multiple factors. 2011 was India’s last census. While 2011 Nepal Census and 2012 Sri lanka Census are the most readily available.
wq1119 on
Would really appreciate to see a map that has a denominational breakdown for Christianity and Islam (since “Denomination” is pretty much an Abrahamic concept that is difficult to apply towards Hinduism and Buddhism), since for example, Goa and Kerala are mostly Catholic and Oriental Orthodox respectively, whereas the Northeast is overwhelmingly Protestant, and there are still many Twelver Shi’as in Uttar Pradesh and Kashmir, and Isma’ilis in Gilgit-Baltistan.
But overall it just sucks to have to wait so long for the new Indian census to come out, demographic maps of India online are outdated as hell.
Portal_Jumper125 on
What is the place near the bottom with the super tiny green? Also curious to hear about how Christians and Muslims live in isolated pockets in India, is religious conflict a big issue there at all?
Maxinator10000 on
What’s up with Kutch being uninhabited?
Lightingway on
It’s always heartwarming to see that native religions still dominate the Indian subcontinent.
So many regions of the world lost their ancestral faiths to Islamic/Christian conquests and colonization.
Stock-Fisherman-5559 on
I wonder how much this map would change if the Atheist section was added too. Ton of people recognise themselves as Atheist and are culturally other religion.
I_L_F_M on
60% of Kashmir should have been given to Pakistan. Unfortunately, only 33% was given.
I’m not Indian or anything but have run into enough weirdo nationalists on either side of their bullshit because reddit is stupid popular in India for some reason to have read up on the subject. I have no agenda, just facts.
Khamelleon on
Still find it strange. Buddhism not beign a major religion in the land it born.
winterreise1988 on
What about marxism?
94_stones on
This is a fantastic map, at least given the data available. Another map of all these religions shaded depending on proportion would be extremely interesting IMO.
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Some data for this map are over a decade old. This is due to multiple factors. 2011 was India’s last census. While 2011 Nepal Census and 2012 Sri lanka Census are the most readily available.
Would really appreciate to see a map that has a denominational breakdown for Christianity and Islam (since “Denomination” is pretty much an Abrahamic concept that is difficult to apply towards Hinduism and Buddhism), since for example, Goa and Kerala are mostly Catholic and Oriental Orthodox respectively, whereas the Northeast is overwhelmingly Protestant, and there are still many Twelver Shi’as in Uttar Pradesh and Kashmir, and Isma’ilis in Gilgit-Baltistan.
But overall it just sucks to have to wait so long for the new Indian census to come out, demographic maps of India online are outdated as hell.
What is the place near the bottom with the super tiny green? Also curious to hear about how Christians and Muslims live in isolated pockets in India, is religious conflict a big issue there at all?
What’s up with Kutch being uninhabited?
It’s always heartwarming to see that native religions still dominate the Indian subcontinent.
So many regions of the world lost their ancestral faiths to Islamic/Christian conquests and colonization.
I wonder how much this map would change if the Atheist section was added too. Ton of people recognise themselves as Atheist and are culturally other religion.
60% of Kashmir should have been given to Pakistan. Unfortunately, only 33% was given.
Nepal feels more buddist.
Yeah, something like 1.5 million people died during the India partition to create that redistribution. The map before that looks more [orange-green patchworky.](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/17cxkr1/muslim_population_in_the_indian_subcontinent_in/) like the eastern side of the country.
I’m not Indian or anything but have run into enough weirdo nationalists on either side of their bullshit because reddit is stupid popular in India for some reason to have read up on the subject. I have no agenda, just facts.
Still find it strange. Buddhism not beign a major religion in the land it born.
What about marxism?
This is a fantastic map, at least given the data available. Another map of all these religions shaded depending on proportion would be extremely interesting IMO.