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Religious Groups in Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand's population is overwhelmingly Hindu. The percentage of Hindu population in UP Bundelkhand is much higher than the percentage in UP as a whole. It is also higher than the MP average in MP Bundelkhand, and including both parts of Bundelkhand, the percentage of Hindu population is much higher than the India average as well (see table).
Coexisting with mainstream Hinduism are various streams of folk religion that continue to exert powerful influence in rural areas (read about cults and local deities). Notable also is worship at sati shrines.
Bundelkhand’s main religious groups (Census 2001)
| District |
Main religious groups (% of total pop) |
| UP districts |
|
| Jhansi |
Hindus (91.3), Muslims (7.4) |
| Lalitpur |
Hindus (94.8), Muslims (2.5), Jains (2) |
| Jalaun |
Hindus (89.3), Muslims (10) |
| Hamirpur |
Hindus (91.9), Muslims (8) |
| Mahoba |
Hindus (93), Muslims (6.7) |
| Banda |
Hindus (91.5), Muslims (8.2) |
| Chitrakoot |
Hindus (96.2), Muslims (3.5) |
| MP districts |
|
| Datia |
Hindus (94.5), Muslims (3.7), Buddhists (1.5) |
| Chhatarpur |
Hindus (95.2), Muslims (3.9) |
| Tikamgarh |
Hindus (95.6), Muslims (3), Jains (1.2) |
| Panna |
Hindus (95.8), Muslims (3.5), Jains (1) |
| Damoh |
Hindus (93.7), Muslims (3.8), Jains (2.2) |
| Sagar |
Hindus (92.4), Muslims (4.1), Jains (3) |
| UP state average |
Hindus (80.6), Muslims (18.5) |
| MP state average |
Hindus (91.2), Muslims (6.4) |
| India average |
Hindus (80.5), Muslims (13.4), Christians (2.3), Sikhs (1.9) |
Percentages derived from Census figures. Only religious groups constituting
over 1% of population mentioned.
| Religious Groups | Hindu Festivals | Religious Minorities | Cults and Local Deities | Sati Shrines | |
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