India is known for unity in diversity. The beauty of this place lies in the fact that people of different religions live together here. The largest population here is of Hindu religion and then of Muslim religion. According to the 2011 census, 96.63 crore Hindu people and 17.22 crore Muslim people live in the country. But do you know which city of India has the least and highest Muslim population? If not then let us know.
In which state do the least number of Muslims live?
According to the census, the least number of Muslims in the country live in Mizoram. Let us tell you that the Muslim population in Mizoram is 1.4 percent of the state’s population. After Mizoram, Sikkim has the lowest Muslim population in the country, where 1.6 percent people of Muslim religion live. Himachal Pradesh comes third in the lowest Muslim population, where 2.2 percent people of Muslim religion live. Also in this list, Odisha comes at fourth place while Nagaland comes at fifth place. While 2.2 percent Muslims live in Odisha, 2.5 percent Muslims live in Nagaland.
Most Muslims live in this state.
It comes third in the world in terms of population. Where more than 21 crore Muslims live. Which is 14.23 percent of the total population. If we talk about states, the highest Muslim population in the country lives in Uttar Pradesh. Where 19.3 percent Muslims live. At the same time, the name of West Bengal comes at second place in this list where 25 percent Muslims live. Bihar’s name comes at third place in the list where 16.9 percent Muslim population lives. Whereas Maharashtra comes fourth in the list and Assam comes fifth.
