Hindu temple density per 100 sq. km

Choropleth map of India by state: Hindu temple density per 100 sq. km. Southern India has 3-5x the temple density of the Hindi heartland, which challenges assumptions about where religiosity lives.

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Southern India has 3-5x the temple density of the Hindi heartland, which challenges assumptions about where religiosity lives.
Policy implication
Temple density maps cultural infrastructure as well as faith, and it indicates tourism potential and land-use patterns.
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Data vintage. The figures are for 2023 and have not been refreshed since this map was made. It is flagged UNCERTAIN, so check the source before quoting a figure.

Source: Dharmaviki/IIT-B (2023). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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