Religion in Chennai

Religion in Chennai

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Religions and their adherents (in percentage of total population)

Census	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Jain	Buddhist	Sikh	Others

1901	80.6	11.3	8.0	0.05	0.02	0	0.02

1911	80.2	11.4	8.1	0	0	0	0.35

1921	81.2	10.1	8.4	0.2	0.1	0	0

1931	80.4	10.8	8.4	0.4	0.05	0	0

1941	79.9	12.3	5.9	0	0	0	2.31

1951	81.6	9.9	7.8	0.4	0.07	0.07	0.09

1961	85	7.5	6.9	0.5	0.02	0.04	0.07

1971	84.1	8.5	6.6	0.7	0.03	0.05	0.01

1981	84.4	8.1	6.4	0.7	0.1	0.04	0.06

1991	83.9	8.7	6.4	0.9	0.02	0.04	0.03

2001	81.3	9.4	7.6	1.1	0.04	0.06	0.23

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According to 2001 census, majority of the population in Chennai are Hindus (81.3 percent), Muslims (9.4 percent), Christians (7.6 percent), Jains (1.1 percent), Sikhs (0.06 percent), and Buddhists (0.04 percent).

final_sentence: According to 2001 census, majority of the population in Chennai are Hindus (81.3 percent), Muslims (9.4 percent), Christians (7.6 percent), Jains (1.1 percent), Sikhs (0.06 percent), and Buddhists (0.04 percent).