What are the religions in india?
1) Hinduism is the largest major religion in India. Approximately 80.4% ( according to the 2001 census, 828 million) of the population practices various forms of Hinduism. The Mughals brought Islam with them when they invaded India in the 12th century. Today, Islam is practiced by about 13.4% (138 million) of the population. 2.3% (24 million) of the population are Christians (mostly found on the southwest coastal areas and in the northeast) 2% (19.2 million) are Sikhs (found principally in the Punjab, although many migrated to Delhi after partition) 0.8% (about 8 million) are Buddhists (found mainly in the Himalayan areas) 0.4% (around 4.2 million) are Jains (strongest in Gujarat, but also prominent in Rajasthan) An additional 0.4% of the population practice other religions such as Judaism (a small population in Goa), Zoroastrianism (0.006%, of the total population of India, confined mainly to Bombay’s Parsi population), and The Baha’i religion (2.2 million people). There is a very sma
