Hinduism in India

Hinduism in India
	Hindu sadhu with Lord Shiva in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Total population
	966.3 Million(Census of 2011)
Religions
	Hinduism
Scriptures
	Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Vasistha, Upanishads, Astadhyayi Ramayan, Mahabharat and Vedas
Languages
	Sanskrit (sacred); Hindi (majority),& rest Indo-Aryan Languages

Hinduism is biggest religion of India. 966.3 million people identify as Hindu, representing 79.8% of the country's population in 2011 census.^[1] India contains 94% of the global Hindu population, the world's largest Hindu population.^[2] The vast majority of Hindus in India belong to Shaivite and Vaishnavite denominations.^[3] India is one of the three countries in the world (Nepal and Mauritius being the other two) where Hinduism is the dominant religion.

India has been described as the home of Hinduism and the religion directly affects the culture of the nation. In most parts of the India, Hindus are in majority especially in Himachal Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Puducherry, Karnataka, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Delhi, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Goa, Assam and Sikkim .^[4]

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References

↑ "India's religions by numbers". The Hindu. 2015-08-26. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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[1] "India's religions by numbers". The Hindu. 2015-08-26. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-04-10.

[2] NW, 1615 L. St; Suite 800Washington; Inquiries, DC 20036USA202-419-4300 | Main202-857-8562 | Fax202-419-4372 | Media. "By 2050, India to have world's largest populations of Hindus and Muslims". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2021-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] "Bad Credit Payday Loans - Available 24/7 - Quick Application". Adherents.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2021-04-10.

[4] DelhiOctober 8, India Today Web Desk New; October 10, 2018UPDATED; Ist, 2018 12:27. "Top 10 highest populated states in India". India Today. Retrieved 2021-04-10. {{cite web}}: |first3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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