Hinduism in India

Hinduism is biggest religion of India. 966.3 million people identify as Hindu, representing 79.8% of the country's population in 2011 census.[1] India contains 94% of the global Hindu population, the world's largest Hindu population.[2] The vast majority of Hindus in India belong to Shaivite and Vaishnavite denominations.[3] India is one of the three countries in the world (Nepal and Mauritius being the other two) where Hinduism is the dominant religion.

Hinduism in India
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Hindu sadhu with Lord Shiva in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Total population
966.3 Million(Census of 2011)
Religions
Hinduism
Scriptures
Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Vasistha, Upanishads, Astadhyayi Ramayan, Mahabharat and Vedas
Languages
Sanskrit (sacred)
Hindi (majority),& rest Indo-Aryan Languages

India has been described as the home of Hinduism and the religion directly affects the culture of the nation. In most parts of the India, Hindus are in majority especially in Himachal Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Puducherry, Karnataka, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Delhi, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Goa, Assam and Sikkim .[4]

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References

  1. "India's religions by numbers" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2015-08-26. ISSN 0971-751X . https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/religious-communities-census-2011-what-the-numbers-say/article7582284.ece. Retrieved 2021-04-10. 
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