OC · #107 statewide rank · 31 districts

Buddhists caste data from the Telangana caste census

Buddhists accounts for 8,874 people and 3,111 households in the statewide caste release. It makes up 0.0% of the Telangana population, 0.2% of the OC total, and 0.2% of Other Caste (OC) families. The largest district count is in GHMC.

Population8,874
Households3,111
State share0.0%
OC share0.2%

Quick context

Where this row sits

Social categoryOC
FamilyOther Caste (OC) families
Statewide rank#107
Family rank#17
Category rank#17
Leading districtGHMC

How to read the percentages

Avoid mixing up the percentage labels

  • State share is Buddhists's share of the Telangana population.
  • OC share means this row's share inside the published OC group.
  • Other Caste (OC) families share groups all named OC communities into one family total.
  • In the district table, share of statewide caste shows how much each district contributes to Buddhists's statewide total.

District concentration

Top districts for Buddhists

  1. GHMC
    77.5% of the statewide Buddhists total
    6,878
  2. Medchal Malkajgiri
    6.0% of the statewide Buddhists total
    535
  3. Rangareddy
    5.8% of the statewide Buddhists total
    519
  4. Nizamabad
    1.8% of the statewide Buddhists total
    158
  5. Sangareddy
    1.8% of the statewide Buddhists total
    158
  6. Adilabad
    0.8% of the statewide Buddhists total
    73
  7. Khammam
    0.7% of the statewide Buddhists total
    61
  8. Hanumakonda
    0.6% of the statewide Buddhists total
    49
  9. Warangal
    0.5% of the statewide Buddhists total
    46
  10. Nirmal
    0.5% of the statewide Buddhists total
    44

District breakdown

Full district table

District Population Households Within category % Share of statewide caste %
GHMC 6,878 2,486 0.3% 77.5%
Medchal Malkajgiri 535 169 0.2% 6.0%
Rangareddy 519 148 0.1% 5.8%
Nizamabad 158 43 0.1% 1.8%
Sangareddy 158 53 0.1% 1.8%
Adilabad 73 20 0.1% 0.8%
Khammam 61 25 0.0% 0.7%
Hanumakonda 49 20 0.1% 0.6%
Warangal 46 15 0.1% 0.5%
Nirmal 44 17 0.1% 0.5%
Vikarabad 41 13 0.1% 0.5%
Nalgonda 36 12 0.0% 0.4%
Kamareddy 34 11 0.0% 0.4%
Mahabubnagar 29 8 0.0% 0.3%
Kumarambheem Asifabad 26 8 0.1% 0.3%
Siddipet 25 7 0.0% 0.3%
Bhadradri Kothagudem 22 7 0.0% 0.3%
Karimnagar 22 9 0.0% 0.3%
Jagitial 19 7 0.0% 0.2%
Narayanpet 18 5 0.0% 0.2%
Suryapet 15 6 0.0% 0.2%
Mahabubabad 14 5 0.0% 0.2%
Medak 14 4 0.0% 0.2%
Nagarkurnool 8 2 0.0% 0.1%
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 8 2 0.0% 0.1%
Mancherial 6 2 0.0% 0.1%
Peddapalli 6 2 0.0% 0.1%
Jangaon 3 2 0.0% 0.0%
Jogulamba Gadwal 3 1 0.0% 0.0%
Rajanna Sircilla 3 1 0.0% 0.0%
Wanaparthy 1 1 0.0% 0.0%

Position inside the family

How Buddhists sits inside Other Caste (OC) families

Rank Caste / community Population Family share
#15 Karanam 13,106 0.2%
#16 Sikhs 9,142 0.2%
#17 Buddhists 8,874 0.2%
#18 Lingayat 8,577 0.2%
#19 Patnayaks 8,420 0.1%

Relevant metric tables

Table pages for the related category or subgroup

Source note

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This page is built from the volume-4 caste-population release and district caste tables. Use the linked source PDF to confirm page context, footnotes, and wording before publishing sensitive demographic claims.