In 2011, about 2.34 percent of the population in India identified Christianity as their religion, an increase from two percent in 1951. Overall, India has been a religiously pluralistic and multiethnic democracy with people of several faiths.
Christians as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011
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Population of Christians
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (June 30, 2021). Christians as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/702005/share-of-christians-2011/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Christians as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702005/share-of-christians-2011/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (2021). Christians as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702005/share-of-christians-2011/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Christians as a Share of The Total Population in India between 1951 and 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702005/share-of-christians-2011/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), Christians as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702005/share-of-christians-2011/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Christians as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011 [Graph], Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/702005/share-of-christians-2011/