Kashmir by religion

Region: Kashmir, Census 1941
Data: Census of India 1941, J&K State Table II (tehsil level), shared out to today’s districts.
Rule: 1941 is used because it is the last census before partition and covers every part of the state on the same terms.

The plates cover the whole of the former princely state: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (India), Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan), and Aksai Chin and the Shaksgam valley (China). All figures come from the 1941 Census of India, the last count before partition and the only one that covers the whole state on the same terms. It reports religion for every tehsil; each tehsil is placed in the modern district that now covers it, and where today’s lines split a tehsil it is shared out by rough population, so district figures are estimates. In 1941 the census grouped Buddhists under “Others”, which were almost all Buddhists of Ladakh, Zanskar and Paddar. The Chinese-held areas have no resident population; in 1941 Aksai Chin lay within Ladakh tehsil and the Shaksgam valley was Hunza’s pasture, so each takes the colour of that tehsil.

Map: Kashmir by religion. Majority religion in every district of the former princely state, across all three administering countries.

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All districts

Every district on the map. Select a row to find it on the plate.

44 districts

	Details
	Religion Hinduism 57.4%; Islam 39.6%; Sikhism 2.1%; Other 0.9%; Buddhism 0.0%1941 tehsils Jammu, R.S. Pura, Akhnur	340,898
	Religion Islam 95.1%; Hinduism 2.5%; Sikhism 2.3%; Other 0.0%; Buddhism 0.0%1941 tehsils Baramulla, Uri, Handwara (~25%)	311,862
	Religion Islam 81.3%; Hinduism 17.9%; Sikhism 0.6%; Other 0.2%; Buddhism 0.0%1941 tehsils Srinagar city, Srinagar Khas (rural) (~30%)	245,615
	Religion Islam 94.7%; Hinduism 4.7%; Sikhism 0.5%; Other 0.0%; Buddhism 0.0%1941 tehsils Anantnag	203,827
	Religion Islam 97.2%; Hinduism 1.5%; Sikhism 1.2%; Other 0.0%; Buddhism 0.0%1941 tehsils Srinagar Khas (rural) (~20%), Budgam	199,802
	Religion Islam 97.3%; Hinduism 1.6%; Sikhism 1.1%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Handwara (~50%), Karnah	196,334
	Religion Islam 75.4%; Hinduism 22.6%; Sikhism 2.0%1941 tehsils Rajouri, Bhimbar (~30%)	189,568
	Religion Hinduism 74.2%; Islam 25.4%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.1%1941 tehsils Kathua, Jasmergarh (Hiranagar), Basohli	177,672
	Religion Islam 94.8%; Hinduism 4.2%; Sikhism 0.9%; Buddhism 0.0%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Mendhar, Haveli (~60%)	168,140
	Religion Islam 95.7%; Hinduism 2.7%; Sikhism 1.6%1941 tehsils Awantipura (~85%)	133,047
	Religion Hinduism 82.8%; Islam 16.9%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.1%1941 tehsils Udhampur, Ramnagar, Chenani	124,806
	Religion Islam 54.8%; Hinduism 44.9%; Sikhism 0.3%; Other 0.1%1941 tehsils Reasi	117,059
	Religion Islam 64.8%; Hinduism 30.0%; Sikhism 5.2%1941 tehsils Bhimbar (~70%)	113,690
	Religion Islam 92.2%; Hinduism 5.8%; Sikhism 2.0%; Other 0.1%1941 tehsils Mirpur	113,203
	Religion Islam 91.2%; Hinduism 7.5%; Sikhism 1.3%1941 tehsils Kotli	111,037
	Religion Islam 95.7%; Hinduism 4.1%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Kulgam (~60%)	94,423
	Religion Hinduism 58.0%; Islam 39.7%; Sikhism 2.2%; Other 0.2%1941 tehsils Samba	90,464
	Religion Islam 95.7%; Hinduism 3.7%; Sikhism 0.6%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Awantipura (~15%), Kulgam (~40%)	86,428
	Religion Islam 90.9%; Sikhism 8.0%; Hinduism 1.1%1941 tehsils Bagh (~80%)	80,873
	Religion Islam 70.8%; Hinduism 29.1%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%; Buddhism 0.0%1941 tehsils Ramban	75,796
	Religion Islam 89.8%; Sikhism 7.0%; Hinduism 3.2%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Muzaffarabad (~60%)	75,351
	Religion Islam 50.8%; Hinduism 48.7%; Buddhism 0.3%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Bhadrawah, Kishtwar (~50%)	74,964
	Religion Islam 85.3%; Hinduism 9.6%; Sikhism 5.1%; Buddhism 0.0%1941 tehsils Bagh (~20%), Sudhnoti (~50%)	74,368
	Religion Islam 96.7%; Hinduism 2.0%; Sikhism 1.3%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Handwara (~25%)	68,736
	Religion Islam 96.9%; Hinduism 2.7%; Sikhism 0.3%; Other 0.1%1941 tehsils Srinagar Khas (rural) (~50%)	63,047
	Religion Islam 83.2%; Hinduism 12.7%; Sikhism 4.0%; Buddhism 0.1%1941 tehsils Sudhnoti (~50%)	54,150
	Religion Islam 84.0%; Buddhism 15.7%; Hinduism 0.2%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Kargil	52,853
	Religion Islam 99.7%; Hinduism 0.1%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Skardu (~45%)	47,822
	Religion Islam 93.2%; Hinduism 4.7%; Sikhism 2.1%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Haveli (~40%)	44,297
	Religion Buddhism 87.8%; Islam 11.3%; Hinduism 0.6%; Other 0.4%; Sikhism 0.0%1941 tehsils Ladakh (Leh)	36,307
	Religion Islam 99.7%; Hinduism 0.1%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Skardu (~30%)	31,881
	Religion Islam 89.8%; Sikhism 7.0%; Hinduism 3.2%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Muzaffarabad (~25%)	31,396
	Religion Islam 99.9%; Hinduism 0.1%; Sikhism 0.0%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Punial, Ishkuman, Yasin, Kuh	30,947
	Religion Islam 58.0%; Hinduism 40.9%; Buddhism 0.9%; Sikhism 0.2%1941 tehsils Kishtwar (~50%)	30,446
	Religion Islam 99.1%; Hinduism 0.5%; Sikhism 0.3%; Other 0.1%1941 tehsils Gilgit Leased Area	22,495
	Religion Islam 89.8%; Sikhism 7.0%; Hinduism 3.2%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Muzaffarabad (~15%)	18,838
	Religion Islam 99.1%; Hinduism 0.7%; Sikhism 0.2%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Astore	17,026
	Religion Islam 99.7%; Hinduism 0.1%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Skardu (~15%)	15,941
	Religion Islam 99.6%; Hinduism 0.4%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Chilas	15,364
	Religion Islam 100.0%; Sikhism 0.0%1941 tehsils Hunza	15,341
	Religion Islam 100.0%1941 tehsils Nagar	14,874
	Religion Islam 99.7%; Hinduism 0.1%; Sikhism 0.1%; Other 0.0%1941 tehsils Skardu (~10%)	10,627
	Religion No resident population	0
	Religion No resident population	0

Sources

Census of India 1941, Vol. XXII, Jammu & Kashmir, Part III, State Table II: population of districts and tehsils by communities (Gokhale Institute digital library). All community totals were checked against the state totals in the table.
District geometry: Blank Districts of Pakistan.svg by Abbasi786786 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); geoBoundaries IND ADM2 (Local Government Directory, 2021) and CHN ADM0, aligned to the Commons map.