| Languages | Population |
|---|---|
| Bengali | 2,763,291 |
| Hindi | 1,027,173 |
| Urdu | 586,234 |
| Odia | 26,158 |
| Gujarati | 25,667 |
| Punjabi | 15,913 |
| English | 8,900 |
| Nepali | 8,089 |
| Sindhi | 3,724 |
| Others | 40,445 |
| Total | 4,496,694 |
Kolkata, India, is largely inhabited by the ethnic community of the native Bengalis (both Ghoti and Bangal origin) respectively. According to a report by the Indian Statistical Institute owned by the Government of India, the Kolkata city had a population of 4.5 million as of 2011 out of which the population of native Bengalis in Kolkata is almost 62% which comprised the majority of the city's population, whereas ethnic groups like Marwaris, Biharis and Urdu-speaking Muslims together forming 36% of the population which comes under the category of large minorities. Other Various micro-minority communities of Kolkata include as far as concerned follows -: Pathans, Marathis, Odias, Gujaratis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Punjabis, Nepalis, Telugus, Tamils, Anglo-Indians, Iraqis, Jews, Armenians, Tibetans, Greeks, Parsis, Chinese, and Iraqis etc.
- ^ "India Census 2011 : C-16 Population By Mother Tongue" (XLDX). Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ 2011 censuscensusindia.gov.in Archived 15 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine