States of India by Bengali speakers

This is a list of States and Union Territories of India by Bengali speakers at the time of the 2011 Census.[1]

According to 2011 census of India, Bengali is the fourth fastest growing language in India, following Hindi in the first place, Kashmiri in the second place, and Meitei (Manipuri), along with Gujarati, in the third place.[2]

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