West Bengal: Religious Composition by District (Census 2011)
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%).
West Bengal is one of the states/union territories of India. This page provides a complete district-wise religion breakdown from Census 2011.
Hindu: 6,10,26,813 people (69.91%). Muslim: 2,41,82,332 people (27.70%). Other: 9,31,092 people (1.07%). Christian: 6,20,291 people (0.71%). Buddhist: 2,27,589 people (0.26%). NotStated: 2,02,321 people (0.23%).
West Bengal has 23 districts covered in this data. Click any district to view its subdistrict-level religion profile.
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%)
- Jain: 56,193 (0.06%)
- Sikh: 46,831 (0.05%)
West Bengal District-Wise Religion Population
| District | Total Population | Largest Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Alipurduar | 14,26,018 | Hindu (79.27%) |
| Bankura | 35,96,674 | Hindu (84.34%) |
| Birbhum | 35,02,404 | Hindu (62.29%) |
| Cooch Behar | 28,19,086 | Hindu (74.06%) |
| Dakshin Dinajpur | 16,76,276 | Hindu (73.55%) |
| Darjeeling | 11,27,871 | Hindu (73.80%) |
| Hooghly | 55,19,145 | Hindu (82.89%) |
| Howrah | 45,19,201 | Hindu (73.44%) |
| Jalpaiguri | 19,85,600 | Hindu (80.13%) |
| Jhargram | 14,05,664 | Hindu (81.28%) |
| Kalimpong | 2,02,239 | Hindu (59.78%) |
| Kolkata | 44,96,694 | Hindu (76.51%) |
| Malda | 39,88,845 | Muslim (51.27%) |
| Murshidabad | 71,03,807 | Muslim (66.27%) |
| Nadia | 51,67,600 | Hindu (72.15%) |
| North 24 Parganas | 1,00,09,781 | Hindu (73.46%) |
| Paschim Bardhaman | 9,96,070 | Hindu (88.86%) |
| Paschim Medinipur | 42,73,708 | Hindu (85.30%) |
| Purba Bardhaman | 42,81,694 | Hindu (72.38%) |
| Purba Medinipur | 50,95,875 | Hindu (85.24%) |
| Purulia | 29,30,115 | Hindu (80.99%) |
| South 24 Parganas | 81,61,961 | Hindu (63.17%) |
| Uttar Dinajpur | 30,07,134 | Muslim (49.92%) |