To Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | India: Goa | 806,000 | 62.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 216-217. | "Goans: Location: India (Goa state) "; "Goa's population is estimated to be just over 1.3 million persons (the 1991 census reported a population of 1.2 million). "; "Goans are mostly Hindu (about 62% of the population) and Christian (34%)... " |
| Islam | India: Goa | 61,455 | 5.25% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Jainism | India: Goa | - | - | - | - | 1984 | Folkert, Kendall W. "Jainism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 261. | Figure 7.1: Distributions of the Jain population (in India) by number and as percentage of state population. [Goa: pop. figure: "Below 10,000 " percentage: "below 1/4% "] |
| Jainism | India: Goa | 487 | 0.04% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| other | India: Goa | 403 | 0.03% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census]; [ "other " is religions NOT Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh] |
| Sikhism | India: Goa | 1,087 | 0.09% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Buddhism | India: Gujarat | 11,615 | 0.03% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Christianity | India: Gujarat | 181,753 | 0.44% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Hinduism | India: Gujarat | 37,080,000 | 90.00% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 231-232. | "The 1991 census reported Gujarat's population as 41.2 million persons. Assuming population growth rates similar to those of the 1981-1991 decade, the current population is estimated to be just over 48 million. " Pg. 232: "Gujaratis are overwhelmingly Hindu; about 90% of the population follows Hinduism. " |
| Hinduism | India: Gujarat | 6,964,228 | 89.48% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Hinduism | India: Gujarat | 43,200,000 | 90.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 231-232. | "The 1991 census reported Gujarat's population as 41.2 million persons. Assuming population growth rates similar to those of the 1981-1991 decade, the current population is estimated to be just over 48 million. " Pg. 232: "Gujaratis are overwhelmingly Hindu; about 90% of the population follows Hinduism. " |
| Islam | India: Gujarat | 3,296,000 | 8.00% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 231-232. | "The 1991 census reported Gujarat's population as 41.2 million persons. Assuming population growth rates similar to those of the 1981-1991 decade, the current population is estimated to be just over 48 million. " Pg. 232: "Muslims make up some 8% of Gujarat's population. Sunnis predominate, althoguh the Khoja and Bohra form a significant Shiite minority. " |
| Islam | India: Gujarat | 3,606,920 | 8.73% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Islam | India: Gujarat | 3,840,000 | 8.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 231-232. | "The 1991 census reported Gujarat's population as 41.2 million persons. Assuming population growth rates similar to those of the 1981-1991 decade, the current population is estimated to be just over 48 million. " Pg. 232: "Muslims make up some 8% of Gujarat's population. " |
| Jainism | India: Gujarat | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1984 | Folkert, Kendall W. "Jainism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 261. | Figure 7.1: Distributions of the Jain population (in India) by number and as percentage of state population. [Gujarat: pop. figure: "250,000 to 500,000 " percentage: "<1% "] |
| Jainism | India: Gujarat | 491,331 | 1.19% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Jainism | India: Gujarat | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 232. | Chapter on Gujaratis, and the Indian state of Gujarat: "Jains, although comparatively few in number, have played a major role in the shaping of Gujarati culture. They are mainly of the Svetambara... sect of the religion. Girnar and Satrunjaya Hill, near Palitana, are major centers of Jain pilgrimage. " |
| other | India: Gujarat | 4,213 | 0.03% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census]; [ "other " is religions NOT Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh] |
| Parsis | India: Gujarat | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 232. | Chapter on Gujaratis, and the Indian state of Gujarat: "There are small Parsi communities in Surat and Navsari. " |
| Sikhism | India: Gujarat | 33,044 | 0.08% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Gujarat | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Gujarat locations: Kutch, Ahmedabad, Rajkot |
| Buddhism | India: Haryana | 2,058 | 0.01% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Christianity | India: Haryana | 15,699 | 0.10% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Hinduism | India: Haryana | 14,686,512 | 89.21% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Islam | India: Haryana | 763,775 | 4.64% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Jainism | India: Haryana | - | - | - | - | 1984 | Folkert, Kendall W. "Jainism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 261. | Figure 7.1: Distributions of the Jain population (in India) by number and as percentage of state population. [Haryana: pop. figure: "10,000 to 100,000 " percentage: "below 1/4% "] |
| Jainism | India: Haryana | 35,296 | 0.21% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| other | India: Haryana | 156 | 0.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census]; [ "other " is religions NOT Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh] |
| Sikhism | India: Haryana | 956,836 | 5.81% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Sikhism | India: Haryana | 650,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | O'Brien, J. & M. Palmer. The State of Religion Atlas. Simon & Schuster: New York (1993). Pg 30-31. | 625,000 to 650,000 Sikhs (Map of "Largest Sikh Populations in India in 1993 ") |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Haryana | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Haryana location: New Delhi |
| Buddhism | India: Himachal Pradesh | 64,081 | 1.24% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Christianity | India: Himachal Pradesh | 4,435 | 0.09% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Christianity | India: Himachal Pradesh | - | - | 90 units |
- | 1992 | *LINK* "Himachal Pradesh: Light in India's darkest state " in DAWN Fridayfax 1998 #29; original source: Dr. Alex Abraham. email: alex.agape@axcess.net.in | In 1992, there were only 90 known churches, so at least 150 new churches have been added in the meantime, 130 of which were planted in the last 3 years. There are 46 different Christian groups in the state |
| Christianity | India: Himachal Pradesh | 4,675 | 0.09% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* "Himachal Pradesh: Light in India's darkest state " in DAWN Fridayfax 1998 #29; original source: Dr. Alex Abraham. email: alex.agape@axcess.net.in | Of HP's 5,5 million inhabitants, only 0.085% are Christians, which is the lowest percentage in all India. |
| Christianity | India: Himachal Pradesh | 5,000 | - | 241 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* "Himachal Pradesh: Light in India's darkest state " in DAWN Fridayfax 1998 #29; original source: Dr. Alex Abraham. email: alex.agape@axcess.net.in | Recent research shows that the state now has at least 5,000 Christians, 241 churches and 170 Christian missionaries and pastors. |
| Hinduism | India: Himachal Pradesh | 4,958,560 | 95.89% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Islam | India: Himachal Pradesh | 89,134 | 1.72% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Jainism | India: Himachal Pradesh | - | - | - | - | 1984 | Folkert, Kendall W. "Jainism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 261. | Figure 7.1: Distributions of the Jain population (in India) by number and as percentage of state population. [Pop. figure for this province: "Below 10,000 " percentage: "less than 1/4% "] |
| Jainism | India: Himachal Pradesh | 1,206 | 0.02% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| other | India: Himachal Pradesh | 211 | 0.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census]; [ "other " is religions NOT Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh] |
| Sikhism | India: Himachal Pradesh | 52,050 | 1.01% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Sikhism | India: Himachal Pradesh | 400,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | O'Brien, J. & M. Palmer. The State of Religion Atlas. Simon & Schuster: New York (1993). Pg 30-31. | 350,000 to 400,000 Sikhs (Map of "Largest Sikh Populations in India in 1993 ") |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Himachal Pradesh | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Himachal Pradesh location: Dharamsala |
| Jainism | India: Jammu & Kashmir | - | - | - | - | 1984 | Folkert, Kendall W. "Jainism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 261. | Figure 7.1: Distributions of the Jain population (in India) by number and as percentage of state population. [Pop. figure for this province: "Below 10,000 " percentage: "less than 1/4% "] |
| Sikhism | India: Jammu & Kashmir | 110,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | O'Brien, J. & M. Palmer. The State of Religion Atlas. Simon & Schuster: New York (1993). Pg 30-31. | 100,000 to 110,000 Sikhs (Map of "Largest Sikh Populations in India in 1993 ") |
| Buddhism | India: Karnataka | 73,012 | 0.16% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Christianity | India: Karnataka | 859,478 | 1.91% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Hinduism | India: Karnataka | 38,432,028 | 85.51% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Islam | India: Karnataka | 5,234,023 | 11.64% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Jainism | India: Karnataka | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1984 | Folkert, Kendall W. "Jainism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 261. | Figure 7.1: Distributions of the Jain population (in India) by number and as percentage of state population. [Karnataka: pop. figure: "100,000 to 250,000 " percentage: "1/2 - 1% "] |
| Jainism | India: Karnataka | 326,114 | 0.73% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Lingayats | India: Karnataka | - | 20.00% | - | - | 1910 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 445. | "Estimates made early in the 20th century place the percentage of Lingayats [in Karnataka] between 14% and 20% of the population. " |
| Lingayats | India: Karnataka | - | 10.30% | - | - | 1981 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 445. | "Lingayats are distributed throughout Karnataka... Census returns in 1981 indicated that 10.31% of the state's population were Lingayats. Assuming this proportion has not changed much over the last decade and a half, the current number of Lingayats in Karnataka would exceed 5.2 million. " |
| Lingayats | India: Karnataka | 10,000,000 | 25.00% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* "Saivism: Six Schools " in Hinduism Today International (March 1994) | "...its religious homeland of Karnataka, South-Central India. Roughly forty million people live here, of which perhaps 25% are members of the Vira Saiva religion [i.e. Lingayats]. " |
| Lingayats | India: Karnataka | 5,200,000 | 10.30% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 445-446. | "Lingayats: Alternate Names: Virashaivas; Location: India (Karnataka state); Population: 5.2 million (estimate); Language: Kannada; Religion: Lingayat "; "Lingayats are distributed throughout Karnataka, with their greatest concentrations in the northern regions. Census returns in 1981 indicated that 10.31% of the state's population were Lingayats. Assuming this proportion has not changed much over the last decade and a half, the current number of Lingayats in Karnataka would exceed 5.2 million... In the Lingayat heartland, as many as 67% of the people follow the religion. "; Pg. 446: "Lingayats do not label themselves as Hindu. Their beliefs have been drawn from Tamil Shaivism and other Indian sources, but they have evolved a uniquely Lingayat character. " |
| Lingayats | India: Karnataka | 10,000,000 | 25.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Basaweswara and Veerashaivam "; web page: "Veera Shaivism " (viewed 9 July 1999). | "Today Veera Shaivism is a vibrant faith, particularly strong in its religious homeland of Karnataka, South-Central India. Roughly forty million people live here, of which perhaps 25% are members of the Veera Shaiva religion. There is hardly a village in the state without a jangama and a matha (monastery). On the occasion of birth in a Lingayat family, the child is entered into the faith that same day by a visiting jangama, who bestows a small Sivalinga encased in a pendant tied to a thread. This same Linga is to be worn throughout life. " |
| Lingayats | India: Karnataka | 20,000,000 | 20.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Veerashaiva Samaja of North America "; web page: "VSNA Philosophy & FAQs " (viewed 9 July 1999). | "How many Lingayatas are in the USA, Canada, and India?... There are more than 20 million Lingayatas constituting about 20% of the population of Karnataka. They are concentrated in Bijapur, Dharwar, Belgaum, Chitradurga, Shimoga, and Gulburga districts. " |
| other | India: Karnataka | 6,325 | 0.01% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census]; [ "other " is religions NOT Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh] |
| Sikhism | India: Karnataka | 10,101 | 0.02% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Karnataka | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Karnataka location: Bangalore |
| Brahmans | India: Kashmir | - | 35.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 126. | "Although Brahmans are found throughout India and Nepal, they are not spread evenly over the subcontinent. Their highest concentration is in Kashmir, where they form 35% of the Hindu population. " |
| Hinduism | India: Kashmir | - | 15.00% | - | - | 1941 | *LINK* "News In Brief " in Hinduism Today International (Dec. 1993); original source: Jammu and Kashmir National Front-International (Denmark). | Kashmir's Hindu population is nearly gone. While comprising 15% of the population in 1941, Hindus constituted only 0.1% in 1991 according to a report from the Jammu and Kashmir National Front-International, based in Denmark. |
| Hinduism | India: Kashmir | - | 0.10% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* "News In Brief " in Hinduism Today International (Dec. 1993); original source: Jammu and Kashmir National Front-International (Denmark). | Kashmir's Hindu population is nearly gone. While comprising 15% of the population in 1941, Hindus constituted only 0.1% in 1991 according to a report from the Jammu and Kashmir National Front-International, based in Denmark. |
| Pratyabhijna | India: Kashmir | - | - | - | - | 1986 | Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid, et al. The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy & Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala: Boston (English: pub. 1994; orig. German: 1986), pg. 312. | "Shaivism, or Shivaism; one of the three major devotional movements in modern-day Hinduism. The other two are Vaishnavism and Shaktism. Shaivas view Shiva as the supreme being... Shaivism in South India is called Shaiva-Siddhanta; Shaivism in Kashmir is called Pratyabhijna. " |
| Catholic - Latin Rite | India: Kerala | 1,700,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission "; web page: "Church History " (viewed 23 July 1999). "Note: The figures given above are approximate, worked out from various sources. The exact numbers are not readily available. " | Table: "Christian Denominations in Kerala "; "Catholics: Syro-Malabar - 3,000,000; Syro-Malankara - 500,000; Latin - 1,700,000 " |
| Catholic - Syro-Malabarese Catholic Church | India: Kerala | 3,000,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission "; web page: "Church History " (viewed 23 July 1999). "Note: The figures given above are approximate, worked out from various sources. The exact numbers are not readily available. " | Table: "Christian Denominations in Kerala "; "Catholics: Syro-Malabar - 3,000,000; Syro-Malankara - 500,000; Latin - 1,700,000 " |
| Catholic - Syro-Malankara | India: Kerala | 500,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission "; web page: "Church History " (viewed 23 July 1999). "Note: The figures given above are approximate, worked out from various sources. The exact numbers are not readily available. " | Table: "Christian Denominations in Kerala "; "Catholics: Syro-Malabar - 3,000,000; Syro-Malankara - 500,000; Latin - 1,700,000 " |
| Christianity | India: Kerala | 5,621,510 | 19.23% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Christianity | India: Kerala | 6,000,000 | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 721. | "Syrian Christians in Kerala are currently estimated to number around 5.6 million people. When this figure is added to the roughly 400,000 Christians who belong to non-Syrian Christian churches, the total number of Christians in Kerala rises to 6 million people. This represents about 20% of the state's population and is nearly 30% of the total Christian population of India. It is by far the largest concentration of Chrisians found in the Indian subcontinent. " |
| Christianity | India: Kerala | 7,000,000 | 20.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Ecumenical News International. "Religion around the world ", title of subsection: "CHRISTIANS IN INDIA FAST FOR REDUCTION IN ALCOHOL USE " in Desert News, Saturday, March 20, 1999 (viewed online 14 May 1999). | "Kerala, with 7 million Christians -- about 20% of the state's 35 million citizens -- has the biggest Christian community of India's 27 states. It also has the highest alcohol consumption in the country -- on average 8.3 liters per head every year, according to anti-alcohol campaigners. " |
| Christianity | India: Kerala | 8,619,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission "; web page: "Church History " (viewed 23 July 1999). "Note: The figures given above are approximate, worked out from various sources. The exact numbers are not readily available. " | "Total Christians in Kerala - 8,619,000 " |
| Christianity - other | India: Kerala | 400,000 | 1.33% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 721. | "Syrian Christians in Kerala are currently estimated to number around 5.6 million people. When this figure is added to the roughly 400,000 Christians who belong to non-Syrian Christian churches, the total number of Christians in Kerala rises to 6 million people. This represents about 20% of the state's population and is nearly 30% of the total Christian population of India. It is by far the largest concentration of Chrisians found in the Indian subcontinent. " |
| Church of South India | India: Kerala | 700,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission "; web page: "Church History " (viewed 23 July 1999). "Note: The figures given above are approximate, worked out from various sources. The exact numbers are not readily available. " | Table: "Christian Denominations in Kerala "; "Other Christians [other than Catholics]: Syrian Orthodox (Methran Kakshi) -1,100,000; Jacobite Syrian Orthodox (Bava Kakshi) - 1,000,000; Independent Jacobites (Thozhiyur) - 9,000; Marthomites - 500,000; St. Thomas Evangelical & Others - 10,000; Church of the East (Nestorians/Surais) - 100,000; Church of South India (CSI) and other Protestants - 700,000 " |
| Hinduism | India: Kerala | 16,668,587 | 57.28% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
