 Durga Puja Pandal in Assam. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 6,022,677–7,502,012 (est. 2011)[1][2][3] (19.3%–25% of the Assam's population)  | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brahmaputra Valley | 4.5 - 5 Million |
| Barak Valley | 2 Million |
| Languages | |
| Mother Tongue - Bengali and its dialects
2nd language - Assamese Sacred language - Sanskrit | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism
Primary: Vaishnavism and Shaivism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bengali Hindus, Assamese Hindus | |
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The Bengali Hindus are the second-largest ethno-religious group just after Assamese Hindus in Assam. As per as estimation research, around 6–7.5 million Bengali Hindus live in Assam as of 2011, majority of whom live in Barak Valley and a significant population also resides in mainland Brahmaputra Valley. The Bengali Hindus are today mostly concentrated in the Barak Valley region,[4][5] and now are politically, economically and socially dominant.[6][1][2] Assam hosts the second-largest Bengali Hindu population in India after West Bengal.[7]
- ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: BJP Govt plans to evict 70 lakh Muslims, 60 lakh Bengali Hindus through its Land Policy (2019) in Assam". SabrangIndia. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Bengali speaking voters may prove crucial in the second phase of Assam poll". April 2021.
- ^ "Help Hindu Bengalis in Assam to save them from becoming refugee again". milaap.org.
- ^ "According to Pemberton's report in 1835, the population of the Cachar plains was estimated at about 50,000, among which the Dimasa-Kacharis were the most dominant section; the second were Bengali Muslim immigrants and their descendants; the third were Bengali and Assamese Hindu immigrants and their descendants; and the last bulk of the population consists of Manipuris, Nagas and Kookis." (Shin 2020:67)
- ^ "The population of Lower and Upper Cachar was estimated at around 60,000. In Upper Cachar Cacharis, Kookees, Aooloongs, and Nagas were recorded. The inhabitants of Lower Cachar was predominantly Cacharis and Bengali Muslims (descendants of immigrants). There were also Kookees, Manipuris, and Nagas there." (Cederlöf 2014:116f)
- ^ "The Assam narrative~II". The Statesman. 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Every 5th Bengali speaker lives outside Bengal". The Times of India. 28 June 2018.