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	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

References[edit]

[1] Jammu and Kashmir

[2] West Bengal

[3] Maharashtra

[4] Karnataka

[5] Rajasthan

[6] Andhra Pradesh

[7] Madhya Pradesh

[8] Gujarat

[9] Bihar

[10] Tamil Nadu

[11] Odisha

[12] Kerala

[13] Assam

[14] Jharkhand

[15] Punjab

[16] Chhattisgarh

[17] Himachal Pradesh

[18] Uttarakhand

[19] Haryana

[20] Tripura

[21] Delhi

[22] Meghalaya

[23] Goa

[24] Manipur

[25] Mizoram

[26] Arunachal Pradesh

[27] Nagaland

[28] Puducherry

[29] Andaman and Nicobar Islands

[30] Sikkim

[31] Daman and Diu

[32] Lakshadweep

[33] Chandigarh

[34] Uttar Pradesh

[35] Dadra and Nagar Haveli

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