India, The Continent of Hinduism
| India is the continent of Hinduism. History and origin of Hinduism begins in India. The root word of Hindu comes from Sindhu which refers to people who come from the land of river Sindhu. It is no doubt that India has the largest number of Hindus. Approximately, there are over eight hundred million Hindus live in India, and there are several million Hindus living outside India. |
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Hindu Mythology:
There are many gods and deity in Hinduism. Gods are usually associated with functions or elements. The top trinity are the destroyer ( Shiva), the protector (Vishnu), and the creator ( Brahma). Other gods are the goddess of weath (Lakshmi), goddess of knowledge(Sarawathi). The god of lighting and thunder is called Indra, and Varuna is the god of the oceans, etc.
Several gods are believed to have had incarnations. For instance, Vishu who is the protector of life incarnate on earth to protect mankind. Kalki, a warrior god, will incarnate when the end of the world shall come.
Census Of Hinduism in 2001 :
GION  |
Hindus |
Total |
% Hindus |
| INDIA |
827578868 |
1,028,610,328 |
80.46% |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH |
5800222 |
6077900 |
95.43% |
| CHHATTISGARH |
19729670 |
20833803 |
94.70% |
| ORISSA |
34726129 |
36804660 |
94.35% |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |
206203 |
220490 |
93.52% |
| MADHYA PRADESH |
55004675 |
60348023 |
91.15% |
| DAMAN & DIU |
141901 |
158204 |
89.69% |
| GUJARAT |
45143074 |
50671017 |
89.09% |
| ANDHRA PRADESH |
67836651 |
76210007 |
89.01% |
| RAJASTHAN |
50151452 |
56507188 |
88.75% |
| HARYANA |
18655925 |
21144564 |
88.23% |
| TAMIL NADU |
54985079 |
62405679 |
88.11% |
| PONDICHERRY |
845449 |
974345 |
86.77% |
| TRIPURA |
2739310 |
3199203 |
85.62% |
| UTTARANCHAL |
7212260 |
8489349 |
84.96% |
| KARNATAKA |
44321279 |
52850562 |
83.86% |
| BIHAR |
69076919 |
82998509 |
83.23% |
| DELHI |
11358049 |
13850507 |
82.00% |
| UTTAR PRADESH |
133979263 |
166197921 |
80.61% |
| MAHARASHTRA |
77859385 |
96878627 |
80.37% |
| CHANDIGARH |
707978 |
900635 |
78.61% |
| WEST BENGAL |
58104835 |
80176197 |
72.47% |
| A&N |
246589 |
356152 |
69.24% |
| JHARKHAND |
18475681 |
26945829 |
68.57% |
| GOA |
886551 |
1347668 |
65.78% |
| ASSAM |
17296455 |
26655528 |
64.89% |
| SIKKIM |
329548 |
540851 |
60.93% |
| KERALA |
17883449 |
31841374 |
56.16% |
| MANIPUR |
996894 |
2166788 |
46.01% |
| PUNJAB |
8997942 |
24358999 |
36.94% |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
379935 |
1097968 |
34.60% |
| J&K |
3005349 |
10143700 |
29.63% |
| MEGHALAYA |
307822 |
2318822 |
13.27% |
| NAGALAND |
153162 |
1990036 |
7.70% |
| LAKSHADWEEP |
2221 |
60650 |
3.66% |
| MIZORAM |
31562 |
888573 |
3.55% |
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