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Secularism is the term used to denote the right to follow any religion and its custom. India is a secular country, where the citizens are given whole rights to adopt any religion. It has been reported that in each state of India majority of people follow similar religion and hence it is possible to categorize the state with accordance to the religion followed. Islam and Buddhism are mostly concentrated in the northern parts of India. Maharashtra is the only state where the Parsi religion is followed by a considerable number of people. Delhi, the capital state of India accommodates many religious followers as the people are guaranteed their individual rights. Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Jainism are mostly seen in Delhi.

Each religion has its own policies, principles, and disciples who teach the common people about particular religious customs. Each religion has some disciples in order to spread their religion in other states and countries. West Bengal is where Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity are followed by most of the people. The survey report depends on the majority of people opting for a particular religion and its customs in a proper way. Chhattisgarh is the only state where only Hindus are present and Hinduism alone is followed. Lakshadweep is the state where only Islam is followed and deprived of other religions.

S. No.	State	Religions
1	Andhra Pradesh	Hinduism
		Islam
		Christianity
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Buddhism
		Hinduism
		Christianity
3	Assam	Hinduism
		Islam
		Buddhism
4	Bihar	Hinduism
		Islam
		Buddhism
		Christianity
5	Chhattishgarh	Hinduism
6	Goa	Hinduism
		Christianity
7	Gujarat	Hinduism
		Islam
8	Haryana	Hinduism
		Islam
		Christianity
9	Himachal Pradesh	Hinduism
		Buddhism
		Islam
10	Jammu & Kashmir	Islam
		Hinduism
		Buddhism
11	Jharkhand	Hinduism
		Islam
		Buddhism
12	Karnataka	Hindu
		Islam
		Christianity
13	Kerala	Hinduism
		Islam
		Christianity
14	Madhya Pradesh	Hinduism
		Islam
		Buddhism
15	Maharashtra	Hinduism
		Islam
		Parsi
		Christianity
		Jainism
16	Manipur	Hinduism
		Christianity
17	Meghalaya	Hinduism
		Christianity
18	Mizoram	Christianity
19	Nagaland	Hinduism
		Christianity
20	Orissa	Hinduism
		Jainism
		Islam
21	Punjab	Sikh
		Hinduism
		Christianity
22	Rajasthan	Hinduism
		Jainism
		Islam
23	Sikkim	Buddhism
		Hinduism
24	Tamil Nadu	Hinduism
		Islam
		Christianity
25	Tripura	Hinduism
		Islam
		Christianity
26	Uttar Pradesh	Hinduism
		Islam
27	Uttaranchal	Hinduism
		Sikhism
28	West Bengal	Hinduism
		Islam
		Christianity


1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands
2	Chandigarh	Sikhism
		Hinduism
3	Daman & Diu	Hinduism
		Christianity
4	Dadra & Nagar Haveli
5	Delhi	Hinduism
		Islam
		Sikhism
		Christianity
		Jainism
6	Lakshadweep	Islam
7	Pondichery	Hinduism
		Islam
		Christianity