Islam in Uttar Pradesh
Islam in Uttar Pradesh is the second largest religion in the state with 38,483,967 adherents in 2011, forming 19.26% of the total population. Muslims of Uttar Pradesh have also been referred to as Hindustani Musalman (Urdu: ہندوستانی مسلمان). They do not form a unified ethnic community, but are differentiated by sectarian and Baradari divisions, as well as by language and geography. Nevertheless, the community shares some unifying cultural factors. Uttar Pradesh has more Muslims than any Muslim-majority country in the world except Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt, Iran and Turkey.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 38,483,967 (2011) 19.3% of the Uttar Pradesh population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Rampur | 50.6% |
| Moradabad | 47.12% |
| Bijnor | 43.0% |
| Saharanpur | 42.0% |
| Muzaffarnagar | 41.3% |
| Amroha | 40.8% |
| Balrampur | 37.5% |
| Bareilly | 34.5% |
| Meerut | 34.4% |
| Bahraich | 33.5% |
| Religions | |
| Islam Majority Sunni Islam • Minority Shia islam | |
| Languages | |
| Hindustani (Urdu-Hindi) • Bhojpuri • Awadhi • Braj Bhasha | |
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