Religion in India Religion plays a vital role in the Indian way of life. About 83 percent of the Indian people are Hindus, and about 11 percent are Muslims. The next largest religious groups, in order of size, are Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains. Religious laws of the Hindus and Muslim govern the people’s clothing, food, and marriage. They also strongly influence the type of violence between Hindus and Muslims that led to the division of …showed first 75 words of 269 total…

…showed last 75 words of 269 total…India number about 10 million, most whom live in the northern part of India. They are the leading wheat farmers. Sikhs forms one of the largest Indian of the largest Indian Army. Christianity has about 14 million followers in India. Many live in the state of Kerala, where they make up about a fifth of the population. Buddhism is ranked as India’s chief religion in ancient times. Today, the country has about 4 million Buddhists in India.