West Bengal Religion Census 2011 – District-Wise Breakdown
West Bengal has 8,72,93,462 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 6,10,26,813 people (69.91%), followed by Muslim with 2,41,82,332 people (27.70%).
According to Census 2011 statistics, West Bengal has an enumerated religion census population of 8,72,93,462 across 23 districts.
Hindu constitutes the largest religious group in the state with 6,10,26,813 residents, accounting for 69.91% of the total population.
The Muslim population forms the second-largest group at 2,41,82,332 (27.70%), leaving a lead margin of 42.21 percentage points.
Combined minority communities across West Bengal total 2,62,66,649 individuals, making up 30.09% of the state's residents.
Religion Demographics Summary for West Bengal
Statewide religious breakdown in West Bengal across 8 recorded communities:
- Hindu: 6,10,26,813 individuals (69.91% share of state).
- Muslim: 2,41,82,332 individuals (27.70% share of state).
- Other: 9,31,092 individuals (1.07% share of state).
- Christian: 6,20,291 individuals (0.71% share of state).
- Buddhist: 2,27,589 individuals (0.26% share of state).
- NotStated: 2,02,321 individuals (0.23% share of state).
- Jain: 56,193 individuals (0.06% share of state).
- Sikh: 46,831 individuals (0.05% share of state).
Detailed Religion Demographics for West Bengal
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Hindu | 6,10,26,813 | 69.91% |
| Muslim | 2,41,82,332 | 27.70% |
| Other | 9,31,092 | 1.07% |
| Christian | 6,20,291 | 0.71% |
| Buddhist | 2,27,589 | 0.26% |
| NotStated | 2,02,321 | 0.23% |
| Jain | 56,193 | 0.06% |
| Sikh | 46,831 | 0.05% |
Districts in West Bengal
Key Facts
- Hindu: 6,10,26,813 (69.91%)
- Muslim: 2,41,82,332 (27.70%)
- Other: 9,31,092 (1.07%)
- Christian: 6,20,291 (0.71%)
- Buddhist: 2,27,589 (0.26%)
- NotStated: 2,02,321 (0.23%)