Religion
The Majority of people follow Islam as a religion. More than 80% of people are Muslim. Hinduism is the 2nd largest religion in this country. A table showing total number of followers:
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Islam | 2,365,728 | 83.57% |
| Hinduism | 486,565 | 17.30% |
| Christian | 1,831 | 0.07% |
| Other | 1,090 | 0.045% |
It is the second box of religion:
| Religion in Sylhet District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 83.57% | |||
| Hinduism | 17.30% | |||
| Christianity | 0.07% | |||
| others | 0.045% | |||
The district of Sylhet consists 6754 mosques, 453 temples, 96 churches and four Buddhist temples.
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