Islam in West Bengal

Muslims in West Bengal

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Total population
24,654,825 (2011 census) (27% of the state population)[1][2][3]
Regions with significant populations
Majority Murshidabad (66.3%) • Maldah (51.3%) • Uttar Dinajpur (50%) Significant minority Birbhum (37.1%) • South 24 Parganas (35.6%) • Howrah (26.20%)
Languages
Majority Bengali, Minority Urdu, Surjapuri, and others
Religion
Sunni Islam

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According to the 2011 census, West Bengal has over 24.6 million Muslims, making up 27% of the state's population. The vast majority of Muslims in West Bengal are ethnic Bengali Muslims, numbering around over 22 million and comprising 24.1% of the state population (mostly they reside in Rural areas). There also exists an Urdu-speaking Muslim community numbering 2.6 million, constituting 2.9% of the state population and mostly resides in Urban areas of the state.[1]

Muslims form the majority of the population in three districts: Murshidabad, Malda and Uttar Dinajpur.^[4] Among these, Uttar Dinajpur is notable as ethnic Bengali Muslims comprise 28% of the district's population, with the remaining 22% being Urdu and Surjapuri speakers.^[5]