Majority of the residents of the city are Hindus (74%) and Muslims (23%) by religion. Sikh, Christian, Jain, Parsis, Budhhists and others make up the rest of the population. Here is a list of religious places for different religions:

• HINDU
  • Kalighat Temple - Kalighat
  • Dakshineswar Temple - Dakshineswar
  • Birla (RadhaKrishna) Temple - Gariahat Road, Ballygunge
  • Thanthania Kalibari - Bidhan Sarani (near Vidyasagar College)
  • Phiringi Kalibari - Boubazar
  • Belur Math - Howrah Belur
  • Chitteswari Kalimandir - Chitpur Gun Foundry Road
  • Madanmohan Temple - Bagbazar
  • Sovabazar Thakurbari - Sovabazar
    
• MUSLIM
  • Tipu Sultan Mosque - Esplanade
  • Tipu Sultan Mosque - Tollygunge (Prince Anwar Shah Road)
  • Nakhoda Mosque - Chitpur Road (Rabindra Sarani)
  • Karbala Mosque - Manicktola
  • Niyamatulla Mosque - Nimtala Ghat Street
  • Jama Masjid - Razabar (Keshab Chandra Sen Street)
    
• CHIRSTIAN
  • St Paul's Cathedral - Cathedral Road (next to Birla Planetorium)
  • Armenian Church - Armenian Street (off Brabourne Road), Burrabazar
  • St James Church - junction of Park Street and AJC Bose Road
  • St Johns Church - Council House Street, BBD Bag
  • St Andrews Church - Old Court House Street (next to Writers Building), BBD Bag
    
• SIKH
  • Bhawanipore Gurdwara - Sambhunath Pandir Street (near P G Hospital)
  • Gurdwara - Rasbehari Avenue
  • Sikh Sangat Gurdwara - Alambazar, B T Road
  • Munilal Singh Sangat Gurdwara - Mahatma Gandhi Road, Burrabazar
    
• JAIN
  • Pareshnath Temple - Gauribari
  • Shree Digambar Jain Parasnath Mandir - Belgachhia
  • Shitalnathji Jain Temple - Badridas Temple Road (near Shyambazar)
    
• BUDDHIST
• Mahabodhi Society of India - College Street
• Buddha Dharmankur Sabha - near Indian Airlines office on Central Avenue
• Japanese Buddhist Temple - J L Nehru Road
  
• JEWS
• Jewish Synagogue - intersection of Canning Street and Brabourne Road
  
• PARSI
• Parsee Fire Temple - MetCalf Street, Beliaghata