Murshidabad District Religion Population 2011

Murshidabad, West Bengal has 71,03,807 people in Census 2011 religion records. Muslim is the largest community with 47,07,573 people (66.27%).

Murshidabad district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 71,03,807 in Census 2011 across 26 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Muslim as the largest community with 47,07,573 residents, accounting for 66.27% of the district population. The second largest group is Hindu with 23,59,061 people (33.21%), establishing a majority gap of 33.06 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 23,96,234 individuals (33.73% of the district total).

Census 2011 Religious Composition for Murshidabad District

The religion census data for Murshidabad district spans 8 documented religious groups:

Detailed Religion Demographics for Murshidabad

ReligionPopulationPercentage
Muslim47,07,57366.27%
Hindu23,59,06133.21%
Christian18,1020.25%
NotStated7,4910.11%
Other7,4290.10%
Jain3,0370.04%
Sikh7660.01%
Buddhist3480.00%

Subdistricts in Murshidabad

Key Facts

  • Muslim: 47,07,573 (66.27%)
  • Hindu: 23,59,061 (33.21%)
  • Christian: 18,102 (0.25%)
  • NotStated: 7,491 (0.11%)
  • Other: 7,429 (0.10%)
  • Jain: 3,037 (0.04%)