Which religion is highest in Maharashtra?

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 the India’s largest Buddhist and Jain populations.

What is the population of Muslims in Maharashtra?

Hindu is the largest religion in Maharashtra religion wise population with 79.83% of 89 million population, followed by Muslim with 11.54% of 12.9 million, 5.81% with Buddhism of 6.5 million and other 2.82% is shared by other religions like Christianity(0.96%), Sikhism(0.2%) and Jainism(1.25%).

What is the fastest growing religion in Maharashtra?

Muslims form a majority (population greater than 50 percent) in 20 of the 348 towns in the State and have a share of between 40 and 50 percent in another 21. Almost all of these 41 towns have witnessed a very high growth in the share of Muslims in the recent decades.

Is Marathi a religion?

Religion. The majority of Marathi people are Hindus. Minorities by religion include Muslims, Buddhists, Jains, Christians and Jews.

How many Muslims are in Pune?

Although Pune city has population of 3,124,458; its urban / metropolitan population is 5,057,709 of which 2,656,240 are males and 2,401,469 are females….Pune Religion 2011.

Description	Total	Percentage
Muslims	344,571	11.03 %
Christian	67,808	2.17 %
Sikh	13,558	0.43 %
Buddhist	123,179	3.94 %

Who is the god of Maharashtra?

The main Deity worshipped in Maharashtra is Viththal (a form of Krishna). But, people do not know that Viththal and Krishna are the same because Krishna is worshipped as Shrikrushna (Kri>Kru:ऋ).

How many Muslims are in Aurangabad Maharashtra?

Religion. The majority of the population in Aurangabad are Hindus (51%), followed by 30% Muslims, 15.2% Buddhists and 1.6% Jains.