| Minority Population – India Vs Karnataka | ||||
| Indian Population | Karnataka | |||
| Muslim | 17,22,00,000 | 14.23% | 78,93,065 | 12.92% |
| Christian | 2,78,00,000 | 2.30% | 11,42,647 | 1.87% |
| Sikh | 2,08,00,000 | 1.72% | 28,773 | 0.05% |
| Buddhist | 84,43,000 | 0.70% | 95,710 | 0.16% |
| Jain | 44,52,000 | 0.37% | 4,40,280 | 0.72% |
| Total | 23,36,95,000 | 19.32% | 96,00,475 | 15.74% |