Demographics
| Religion in Rangpur District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 89.60% | |||
| Hinduism | 9.59% | |||
| Christianity | 0.50% | |||
| others | 0.31% | |||
Total population of Rangpur is 2534365, male 50.92%, female 49.08%. Islam is the predominant religion in Rangpur. Hinduism is the second largest religion in Rangpur. Muslim 89.60%, Hindu 9.59%, Christian 0.50% and others 0.31%; ethnic nationals: Santal and Orao. Among the Muslims the percentage of the salafi are a bit higher than most districts of Bangladesh.
In an anthropologic view most people of Rangpur are having Rajbagshi blood in their veins. This is true mainly for the villages which are the majority in Rangpur.
The district of Rangpur have 4924 mosques, 480 temples, 43 churches and six tombs.
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