page_title: Religion in Kerala
hierarchical_section_title: Religion in Kerala
caption_attribution_description: English: A dot distribution map showing places of worship in the southern state of Kerala, India. Kerala is known as the most religiously diverse state in India and has historically been the entry point of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in India. See w:en:Religion in Kerala Data source: Survey of India Open Data
context_page_description: Kerala has a reputation of being, communally, one of the most religiously diverse states in India. According to 2011 Census of India figures, 54.73% of Kerala's population are Hindus, 26.56% are Muslims, 18.38% are Christians, and the remaining 0.33% follow other religions or have no religion. Various tribal people in Kerala have retained the religious beliefs of their ancestors.
  Hindus constitute the majority in all districts except Malappuram, where they are outnumbered by Muslims. In 2016, of births in the state were to Muslims, to Hindus, to Christians and 0.22% to others.
context_section_description: Kerala has a reputation of being, communally, one of the most religiously diverse states in India. According to 2011 Census of India figures, 54.73% of Kerala's population are Hindus, 26.56% are Muslims, 18.38% are Christians, and the remaining 0.33% follow other religions or have no religion. Various tribal people in Kerala have retained the religious beliefs of their ancestors.
  Hindus constitute the majority in all districts except Malappuram, where they are outnumbered by Muslims. In 2016, (42.55%) of births in the state were to Muslims, (41.88%) to Hindus, (15.35%) to Christians and  0.22% to others.
caption: Map showing the geographical distributions of temples, mosques and churches in Kerala
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