Himachal Pradesh is a religious diverse state. Its mountain and villages host number of Devi and Devta, almost in each village there is a specific Devta with its specific role, Despite with such a religious diversity at village level there is underlying unity and respect. ( See Population spread of Himachal Pradesh )
Hinduism in Himachal Pradesh
Hinduism is majority religion, followed by 95.17%. Hamirpur is most Hindu dominant district with 98.82 % Population. It is followed by Kullu and Bilaspur. Lahaul-Spiti has least Hindi Population with 36.91 %. Shavisim and Shaktism is most followed form of Hinduism.
Sikhism in Himachal Pradesh
In Term of Percentage District Una has 5 % Sikh Population, it is followed by Sirmaur with 2.93% Population. Sikhism was introduced During the the Guru Gobind Singh. Lahaul Spiti has least Sikh Population. Sikhism is limited to Plains and Shivalik hills bordering Punjab.
Islam in Himachal Pradesh
Islam is followed by 2.18% People. In term of percentage Sirmaur has highest muslim poulation 6.27 % it is followed by District Chamba with 6.25 % Population. Most Muslim of Himachal Pradesh are classifed as Schedule Tribe. Present day Muslim of Himachal Pradesh are believed to be descendant of Huns , who later converted to Islam and Migrated to hills.
Buddhism in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal has many Prominent ancient Buddhist sites, for example Rewalsar, Kalath Temple of Kullu, Chetru Stupa of Kangra etc but in present day Buddhism is restricted to Higher Himalaya only. Lahaul Spiti has maximum Buddhist Population i.e 62.01% and it is followed by Kinnaur with 21.5 % Population.
Below is the table of various religion of state of Himachal Pradesh.
% of Religion to District Population.
Total Religious population In District.
MCQ Hindu Population
- Which district has the lowest Hindu percentage (36.91%)?
a) Kinnaur
b) Lahaul-Spiti
c) Chamba
d) Sirmaur
Answer: b) Lahaul-Spiti - Which district has the highest Hindu percentage (98.82%)?
a) Hamirpur
b) Una
c) Solan
d) Kangra
Answer: a) Hamirpur - Hindu population in Kinnaur is approximately:
a) 36.91%
b) 62.01%
c) 76.95%
d) 92.43%
Answer: c) 76.95% - Which two districts have Hindu percentage above 97%?
a) Kangra and Hamirpur
b) Chamba and Kullu
c) Una and Kinnaur
d) Solan and Sirmaur
Answer: a) Kangra and Hamirpur - Hindu population percentage in Shimla district is close to:
a) 89.99%
b) 92.43%
c) 94.92%
d) 98.16%
Answer: a) 89.99%
Sikh Population
- The maximum Sikh percentage is observed in which district (4.99%)?
a) Kangra
b) Una
c) Hamirpur
d) Solan
Answer: d) Solan - Which southern district has Sikh population close to 2.93%?
a) Kullu
b) Sirmaur
c) Una
d) Solan
Answer: b) Sirmaur - Sikh population in Lahaul-Spiti is about:
a) 0.11%
b) 0.32%
c) 0.13%
d) 0.53%
Answer: a) 0.11% - Which district shows Sikh percentage near 2.4%?
a) Solan
b) Sirmaur
c) Chamba
d) Kangra
Answer: a) Solan - Sikh population in Bilaspur district is around:
a) 0.53%
b) 0.62%
c) 0.41%
d) 0.13%
Answer: b) 0.62%
Muslim Population
- Which district has the highest Muslim percentage (6.27%)?
a) Kangra
b) Una
c) Chamba
d) Solan
Answer: b) Una - Which northern district has Muslim population close to 6.25%?
a) Kullu
b) Chamba
c) Kinnaur
d) Mandi
Answer: b) Chamba - Muslim percentage in Kinnaur district is around:
a) 0.23%
b) 0.53%
c) 0.82%
d) 1.31%
Answer: a) 0.23% - Kangra district shows a Muslim percentage of:
a) 2.74%
b) 1.45%
c) 1.83%
d) 2.53%
Answer: a) 2.74% - Which central district has Muslim percentage close to 0.95%?
a) Kullu
b) Solan
c) Mandi
d) Shimla
Answer: c) Mandi
Buddhist Population
Which southern district shows Buddhist percentage around 0.50%?
a) Una
b) Sirmaur
c) Solan
d) Hamirpur
Answer: b) Sirmaurs
Which district has the maximum Buddhist percentage (62.01%)?
a) Lahaul-Spiti
b) Kinnaur
c) Chamba
d) Kangra
Answer: a) Lahaul-Spiti
Kinnaur district shows Buddhist population of approximately:
a) 36.91%
b) 21.5%
c) 3.51%
d) 62.01%
Answer: b) 21.5%
In Kangra district, the Buddhist percentage is about:
a) 0.96%
b) 0.34%
c) 0.02%
d) 0.26%
Answer: a) 0.96%
Buddhist population percentage in Chamba is close to:
a) 0.26%
b) 0.34%
c) 0.40%
d) 0.10%
Answer: b) 0.34%
- Which district has the highest Hindu population in Himachal Pradesh?
a) Kangra
b) Mandi
c) Shimla
d) Una
Answer: a) Kangra - In which district is the Muslim population highest?
a) Kinnaur
b) Solan
c) Chamba
d) Sirmaur
Answer: c) Chamba - Which district has the largest Buddhist population?
a) Kangra
b) Lahaul-Spiti
c) Hamirpur
d) Mandi
Answer: b) Lahaul-Spiti - The Sikh population is highest in:
a) Solan
b) Una
c) Kangra
d) Bilaspur
Answer: b) Una - Which district shows a significant Christian population concentration?
a) Shimla
b) Kangra
c) Solan
d) Sirmaur
Answer: a) Shimla - The Jain population is largest in which district?
a) Kangra
b) Solan
c) Shimla
d) Una
Answer: b) Solan - Which district has the lowest Hindu population?
a) Lahaul-Spiti
b) Kinnaur
c) Bilaspur
d) Sirmaur
Answer: a) Lahaul-Spiti - Which religion has its maximum concentration in Kinnaur?
a) Hindu
b) Muslim
c) Buddhist
d) Jain
Answer: c) Buddhist - In Himachal Pradesh, the Muslim population is concentrated most in:
a) Una and Hamirpur
b) Chamba and Solan
c) Chamba and Sirmaur
d) Kinnaur and Shimla
Answer: c) Chamba and Sirmaur - The Sikh community is least represented in which district?
a) Kinnaur
b) Chamba
c) Lahaul-Spiti
d) Bilaspur
Answer: c) Lahaul-Spiti - Which district has a Christian population greater than 2000?
a) Kangra
b) Shimla
c) Solan
d) Sirmaur
Answer: b) Shimla - Which district shows almost negligible Muslim population?
a) Lahaul-Spiti
b) Kinnaur
c) Hamirpur
d) Bilaspur
Answer: b) Kinnaur - The distribution of Jain population is concentrated in:
a) Solan
b) Kangra
c) Shimla
d) Kullu
Answer: a) Solan - Which district shows a strong presence of all religious groups except Jains?
a) Kangra
b) Mandi
c) Solan
d) Shimla
Answer: a) Kangra - The overall dominance of Hindu population is lowest in which region?
a) Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur
b) Shimla and Solan
c) Kangra and Chamba
d) Una and Hamirpur
Answer: a) Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur
