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Hinduism is the dominant religion in the Indian state of [[Sikkim]], followed by around 58% of its population.<ref name=census2011>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim Hindu Muslim Population |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/state/11-sikkim.html#:~:text=Hinduism%20constitutes%2057.76%25%20of%20Sikkim,be%20updated%20in%20few%20weeks. |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> Its followed mostly by the [[Indian Gorkha]] ethnic people<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=Sikkim {{!}} History, Map, Capital, & Population {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Sikkim |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> and [[Limbu people|Limboo]] people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-21 |title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |url=https://data.gov.in/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=data.gov.in |language=en}}</ref> The [[Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple]] is a major Hindu pilgrimage centre in Sikkim.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sikkim-culture.gov.in/Cultural%20Festivals/Religious%20Places.aspx | title = Some of the Religious Places of Sikkim | access-date = 2021-04-24 | work = Cultural Affairs & Heritage Department | publisher = Government of Sikkim | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120426051856/http://www.sikkim-culture.gov.in/Cultural%20Festivals/Religious%20Places.aspx | archive-date = 2012-04-26 }}</ref> In Hindu religious texts, Sikkim is known as Indrakil, the garden of [[Indra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADBU Location |url=https://www.dbuniversity.ac.in/location/sikkim.html |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.dbuniversity.ac.in}}</ref>

[[File:Legship_shiva_temple.jpg|thumb|[[Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple]] in [[Legship]] is a major Hindu temple in Sikkim]]

==Demographics ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
! Religious<br/>group
! Population <br/>% '''1991'''<ref name=census1991b>{{cite web|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/5542/1/35768_1981_SDP.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiSt6DEw4T2AhUQHLkGHTLgDZQQFnoECAYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw38TK18XpRaSlx-OaUPKQjY|title=Cesus of India -Religion Composition – 1981|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref>
! Population <br/>% '''2001'''<ref name=census2001tru>{{cite web|title=Census of India – Religious Composition – 2001|publisher=Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census_data_2001/census_data_finder/c_series/population_by_religious_communities.htm|access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref>
! Population <br/>% '''2011'''<ref name="census2011"/>
|-
! style="background:DarkOrange;"| Hinduism
| 68.36% || 60.93% || 57.76%
|-
! style="background:Gold;"| Buddhism
| 27.15% || 28.11% || 27.39%
|-
! style="background:DodgerBlue;"| Christianity
| 3.29% || 6.67% || 9.91%
|-
! style="background:Green; color:white;"| Islam
| 0.94% || 1.42% || 1.62%
|-
! style="background:darkKhaki; color:white;"| Sikhism
| 0.09% || 0.21% || 0.31%
|-
! style="background:brown; color:white;"| Jainism
| 0.001% || 0.03% || 0.05%
|-
! style="background:Chartreuse;"| Other religions
| 0.04% || 2.38% || 2.67%
|-
! style="background:Black; color:white;"| No religion
| – || – || 0.3%
|}

=== Hindu population by district{{Efn|The two subdivisions of the West Sikkim district- Gyalshing and Soreng were upgraded to districts in 2021}} ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!District<ref name="census2011"/>
!Percent
|-
|[[Gangtok district|East Sikkim]]
|62.74%
|-
|[[Namchi district|South Sikkim]]
|57.6%
|-
|[[Gyalshing district]]
|60.07%
|-
|[[Soreng district]]
|49.77%
|-
|[[Mangan district|North Sikkim]]
|34.05%
|}

==See also==

* [[Hinduism in Arunachal Pradesh]]

==References==
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{{Hinduism in India by region}}

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[[Category:Hinduism in India|Sikkim]]

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