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Zohora Begum Mosque in Kolkata

According to the 2011 Census of India, the West Bengal state has over 24.6 million Muslims,[1] who form 27.01% of the state's population.[2] Muslims form the majority of the population in three districts: Murshidabad, Malda and Uttar Dinajpur.[3]

Population

Population by district

Muslims in West Bengal by district (2011)[1]
# District Total population Muslim population %
1 Murshidabad 7,103,807 4,707,573 66.28%
2 South 24 Parganas 8,161,961 2,903,075 35.57%
3 North 24 Parganas 10,009,781 2,584,684 25.82%
4 Malda 3,988,845 2,045,151 51.27%
5 Bardhaman 7,717,563 1,599,764 20.73%
6 Uttar Dinajpur 3,007,134 1,501,170 49.92%
7 Nadia 5,167,600 1,382,682 26.76%
8 Birbhum 3,502,404 1,298,054 37.06%
9 Howrah 4,850,029 1,270,641 26.20%
10 Kolkata 4,496,694 926,414 20.60%
11 Hooghly 5,519,145 870,204 15.77%
12 Purba Medinipur 5,095,875 743,436 14.59%
13 Cooch Behar 2,819,086 720,033 25.54%
14 Paschim Medinipur 5,913,457 620,554 10.49%
15 Jalpaiguri 3,872,846 445,817 11.51%
16 Dakshin Dinajpur 1,676,276 412,788 24.63%
17 Bankura 3,596,674 290,450 8.08%
18 Purulia 2,930,115 227,249 7.76%
19 Darjeeling 1,846,823 105,086 5.69%
## West Bengal (Total) 91,276,115 24,654,825 27.01%
Trends in Muslim population of West Bengal[4]
Census year % of total population Decadal growth Increase
1951 19.85% NA NA
1961 20% 36.48% +0.15%
1971 20.46% 29.76% +0.46%
1981 21.51% 29.55% +1.05%
1991 23.61% 36.89% +2.1%
2001 25.25% 25.91% +1.64%
2011 27.01% 21.80% +1.76%

Notable Muslims

Kolkata

Malda

Murshidabad

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.
  2. ^ "Census 2011 shows Islam is the fastest growing religion in India". Mint. 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ Saibal Sen (26 August 2015). "Bengal beats India in Muslim growth rate".
  4. ^ B.P. Syam Roy (28 September 2015). "Bengal's topsy-turvy population growth". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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