Religion
See also: Nagaland Baptist Church Council and Revival in Nagaland| Religion in Nagaland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Christians | 90.02% | |||
| Hindus | 7.7% | |||
| Muslims | 1.8% | |||
| Others* | 0.5% | |||
| Distribution of religions |
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Christianity is the predominant religion of Nagaland. The state's population is 1.988 million, out of which 90.02% are Christians. The census of 2001 recorded the state's Christian population at 1,790,349, making it, with Meghalaya and Mizoram, one of the three Christian-majority states in India and the only state where Christians form 90% of the population. The state has a very high church attendance rate in both urban and rural areas. Huge churches dominate the skylines of Kohima, Dimapur, and Mokokchung.
Nagaland is known as "the only predominantly Baptist state in the world." Among Christians, Baptists are the predominant group, constituting more than 75% of the state's population, thus making it more Baptist (on a percentage basis) than Mississippi in the southern United States, where 55% of the population is Baptist. Roman Catholics, Revivalists, and Pentecostals are the other Christian denomination numbers. Catholics are found in significant numbers in parts of Wokha district and Kohima district as also in the urban areas of Kohima and Dimapur.
Hinduism and Islam practiced by the non-Naga community are minority religions in the state, at 7.7% and 1.8% of the population respectively.
Out of the total of 1,741,692 ethnic Naga living in Nagaland, close to 99% are Christian. 8,723 are Hindu (0.50%), and 4,168 are Heraka. 94% of the Kuki living in Nagaland are also Christian.
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