List of states and union territories of India by number of places of worship

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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.

Rank State / Territory Number of Places of Worship References
Total India India 1,320,625
01 Jammu and Kashmir 3,552,321 [1]
02 West Bengal 228,452 [2]
03 Maharashtra 220,45 [3]
04 Karnataka 207,332 [4]
05 Rajasthan 66,766 [5]
06 Andhra Pradesh 159,025 [6]
07 Madhya Pradesh 42,452 [7]
08 Gujarat 42,135 [8]
09 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 4,095 [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 1,771 [22]
23 Goa 5,686 [23]
24 Manipur 5,251 [24]
25 Mizoram 3,154 [25]
26 Arunachal Pradesh 2,363 [26]
27 Nagaland 2,260 [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 Uttar Pradesh 20,265,270 [34]
35 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 241 [35]
36 Ladakh

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