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This is a list of states and territories of India by number of places of worship as reported by the Census 2001. Uttar Pradesh has highest number of places of worship.

List

Rank State / Territory Number of Places of Worship References
India India 2,366,625
1 Uttar Pradesh 265,270 [1]
2 West Bengal 228,452 [2]
3 Maharashtra 220,458 [3]
4 Karnataka 207,332 [4]
5 Rajasthan 166,766 [5]
6 Andhra Pradesh 159,025 [6]
7 Madhya Pradesh 142,452 [7]
8 Gujarat 142,135 [8]
9 Bihar 138,493 [9]
10 Tamil Nadu 130,346 [10]
11 Odisha 103,350 [11]
12 Kerala 101,140 [12]
13 Assam 90,194 [13]
14 Jharkhand 50,110 [14]
15 Punjab 46,493 [15]
16 Chhattisgarh 46,095 [16]
17 Himachal Pradesh 26,526 [17]
18 Uttarakhand 25,959 [18]
19 Haryana 24,519 [19]
20 Tripura 12,872 [20]
21 Delhi 8,249 [21]
22 Meghalaya 5,771 [22]
23 Goa 5,686 [23]
24 Manipur 5,251 [24]
25 Mizoram 3,154 [25]
26 Arunachal Pradesh 2,363 [26]
27 Nagaland 2,360 [27]
28 Puducherry 2,146 [28]
29 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1,121 [29]
30 Sikkim 1,049 [30]
31 Daman and Diu 477 [31]
32 Lakshadweep 430 [32]
33 Chandigarh 340 [33]
34 Jammu and Kashmir
35 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 241 [34]
36 Ladakh

References

  1. ^ Uttar Pradesh
  2. ^ West Bengal
  3. ^ Maharashtra
  4. ^ Karnataka
  5. ^ Rajasthan
  6. ^ Andhra Pradesh
  7. ^ Madhya Pradesh
  8. ^ Gujarat
  9. ^ Bihar
  10. ^ Tamil Nadu
  11. ^ Odisha
  12. ^ Kerala
  13. ^ Assam
  14. ^ Jharkhand
  15. ^ Punjab
  16. ^ Chhattisgarh
  17. ^ Himachal Pradesh
  18. ^ Uttarakhand
  19. ^ Haryana
  20. ^ Tripura
  21. ^ Delhi
  22. ^ Meghalaya
  23. ^ Goa
  24. ^ Manipur
  25. ^ Mizoram
  26. ^ Arunachal Pradesh
  27. ^ Nagaland
  28. ^ Puducherry
  29. ^ Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  30. ^ Sikkim
  31. ^ Daman and Diu
  32. ^ Lakshadweep
  33. ^ Chandigarh
  34. ^ Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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