Religion

Religion and demographics

As of 2011 India census Malegaon city had a population of 576,425. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Malegaon has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: Male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 61%. About 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Malegaon is a Muslim majority city with approximately 78.95% of the population following Islam as their religion. Hinduism is the second most popular religion with approximately 18.50% following it. In Malegaon city, Christianity is followed by 0.10%, Jainism by 0.82%, Buddhism by 1.42%, and Sikhism by 0.04%. Around 0.02% stated 'Other Religion' and approximately 0.15% stated 'No Particular Religion'. The exact numbers are as follows: Muslims 379,927, Hindu 89,011, Buddhist 6,830, Jain 3,933, Not Stated 725, Christian 504, Sikh 201, Others 97.