<P> The religious data on India Census 2011 was released by the Government of India on 25 August 2015 . Hindus are 79.8 % ( 966.3 million ) , while Muslims are 14.23 % ( 172.2 million ) in India . and Christians are 2.30 % ( 28.7 million ) . According to the 2011 Census of India , there are 57,264 Parsis in India . For the first time , a `` No religion '' category was added in the 2011 census . 2.87 million were classified as people belonging to `` No Religion '' in India in the 2011 census 0.24 % of India 's population of 1.21 billion . Given below is the decade - by - decade religious composition of India until the 2011 census . There are six religions in India that have been awarded `` National Minority '' status - Muslims , Christians , Sikhs , Jains , Buddhists and Parsis . Sunnis , Shias , Bohras , Agakhanis and Ahmadiyyas were identified as sects of Islam in India . As per 2011 census , six major faiths - Hindus , Muslims , Christians , Sikhs , Buddhists , Jains make up over 99.4 % of India 's 1.21 billion population , while `` other religions , persuasions '' ( ORP ) count is 8.2 million . Among the ORP faiths , six faiths - 4.957 million - strong Sarnaism , 1.026 million - strong Gond , 506,000 - strong Sari , Donyi - Polo ( 302,000 ) in Arunachal Pradesh , Sanamahism ( 222,000 ) in Manipur , Khasi ( 138,000 ) in Meghalaya dominate . Maharashtra is having the highest number of atheists in the country with 9,652 such people , followed by Kerala . </P>
<P> The religious data on India Census 2011 was released by the Government of India on 25 August 2015 . Hindus are 79.8 % ( 966.3 million ) , while Muslims are 14.23 % ( 172.2 million ) in India . and Christians are 2.30 % ( 28.7 million ) . According to the 2011 Census of India , there are 57,264 Parsis in India . For the first time , a `` No religion '' category was added in the 2011 census . 2.87 million were classified as people belonging to `` No Religion '' in India in the 2011 census 0.24 % of India 's population of 1.21 billion . Given below is the decade - by - decade religious composition of India until the 2011 census . There are six religions in India that have been awarded `` National Minority '' status - Muslims , Christians , Sikhs , Jains , Buddhists and Parsis . Sunnis , Shias , Bohras , Agakhanis and Ahmadiyyas were identified as sects of Islam in India . As per 2011 census , six major faiths - Hindus , Muslims , Christians , Sikhs , Buddhists , Jains make up over 99.4 % of India 's 1.21 billion population , while `` other religions , persuasions '' ( ORP ) count is 8.2 million . Among the ORP faiths , six faiths - 4.957 million - strong Sarnaism , 1.026 million - strong Gond , 506,000 - strong Sari , Donyi - Polo ( 302,000 ) in Arunachal Pradesh , Sanamahism ( 222,000 ) in Manipur , Khasi ( 138,000 ) in Meghalaya dominate . Maharashtra is having the highest number of atheists in the country with 9,652 such people , followed by Kerala . </P>
muslim population in india according to 2011 census
muslim population in india according to 2011 census
172.2 million
172.2 million