GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Islam
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Hinduism
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Buddhism
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Christianity
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Detailed explanation-1: -Still, Indian Muslims are projected to remain a minority in their country, making up about 18% of the total population at midcentury, while Hindus figure to remain a majority (about 77%). India is a religiously pluralistic and multiethnic democracy – the largest in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hindus make up 79.8% of India’s population and Muslims account for 14.2%; Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains account for most of the remaining 6%. Between 1951 and 2011, the share of Muslims in India grew modestly, by about 4 percentage points, while the share of Hindus declined by about 4 points.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hinduism is the largest religion in India. According to the 2011 Census of India, 966.3 million people identify as Hindu, representing 79.8% of the country’s population. India contains 94% of the global Hindu population.
Detailed explanation-4: -Countries with the highest percentage of Hindus: Hinduism is the third-largest religion worldwide, with approximately 1.2 billion Hindus in many different countries.