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 West Bengal's oldest mosque located at Murshidabad district | |
| Total population | |
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| 24,654,825 (2011 census) (27% of the state population)  [1][2][3][4][5] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Majority in Murshidabad (66.3%), Maldah (51.3%), Uttar Dinajpur (50%). Significant minority in Birbhum (37.1%), South 24 Parganas (35.6%), Howrah (26.20%). | |
| Languages | |
| Majority Bengali, Minority Urdu, Surjapuri, and others |
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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.[6] The vast majority of Muslims in West Bengal are ethnic native 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 Immigrants Urdu-speaking Muslim community numbering 2.6 million, constituting 2.9% of the state population and mostly resides in Urban areas of the state.[7][1][3][2][4][8]
Muslims form the majority of the population in three districts: Murshidabad, Malda and Uttar Dinajpur.[9] 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.[10]
- ^ a b "Population of West Bengal - West Bengal Population 2021".
- ^ a b "West Bengal assembly elections: Why getting Muslims votes could be tough for Mamata Banerjee". Times of India. 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b "West Bengal Population 2022".
- ^ Census of India - Religious Composition
- ^ "Why the 30% Muslim vote share is crucial in Bengal, explains Robin Roy".
- ^ Jayanta Ghosal (21 April 2021). "Decoding the Muslim vote in West Bengal". India Today. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ misu-2011-census.html "Census 2011 shows Islam is the fastest growing religion in India". Mint. 26 August 2015.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Saibal Sen (26 August 2015). "Bengal beats India in Muslim growth rate".
- ^ hajarduar (22 October 2013). "The curious case of the Surjapuri people". আলাল ও দুলাল | ALAL O DULAL. Retrieved 22 January 2022.