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| group = Muslims in West Bengal |
| group = Muslims in West Bengal |
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| pop = 30,268,985 (2021 est.) |
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⚫ | |title= As per as recent estimation, there are around 30% Muslims in West Bengal as of 2021 year.|website=Times of India}}</ref><ref>https://www.indiacensus.net/states/west-bengal</ref><ref>[http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India_at_glance/religion.aspx Census of India - Religious Composition]</ref>''' <br/> 30% of Population {{increase}}''' |
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| regions = Majority in [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]] with 66.2%, [[Maldah district|Maldah]] with 51.3%, [[Uttar Dinajpur district|Uttar dinajpur]] with 50%. |
| regions = Majority in [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]] with 66.2%, [[Maldah district|Maldah]] with 51.3%, [[Uttar Dinajpur district|Uttar dinajpur]] with 50%. |
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[[File:Zohora Begum Mosque 4.JPG|thumb|right|Zohora Begum Mosque in Kolkata]] |
[[File:Zohora Begum Mosque 4.JPG|thumb|right|Zohora Begum Mosque in Kolkata]] |
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According to the [[2011 Census of India]], the [[West Bengal]] state has over |
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], the [[West Bengal]] state has over 30,268,985 [[Muslims]],<ref name="census_2011"/> who form 30% of the state's population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/west-bengal-assembly-elections-why-getting-muslims-votes-could-be-tough-for-mamata-banerjee/articleshow/80725522.cms |
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|title= As per as recent estimation, there are around 30% Muslims in West Bengal as of 2021 year.|website=Times of India}}</ref><ref>https://www.indiacensus.net/states/west-bengal</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/XkVYBX2IaBk5Sqf8yr2XMM/Hindu-population-declined-Muslims-increased-2011-census.html |title=Census 2011 shows Islam is the fastest growing religion in India |date=26 August 2015 |newspaper=Mint }}</ref> [[Muslims]] form the majority of the population in three districts: [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]], [[Malda district|Malda]] and [[Uttar Dinajpur district|Uttar Dinajpur]].<ref name=Saibal>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bengal-beats-India-in-Muslim-growth-rate/articleshow/48675987.cms |title=Bengal beats India in Muslim growth rate |author=Saibal Sen |date=26 August 2015 }}</ref> |
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== Population == |
== Population == |
Revision as of 12:06, 4 May 2021
Total population | |
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30,268,985 (2021 est.)
[1][2][3] 30% of Population | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Majority in Murshidabad with 66.2%, Maldah with 51.3%, Uttar dinajpur with 50%. Significant minority in Birbhum with 37%, South 24 Parganas with 35.6%, Howrah with 26.20%. | |
Languages | |
Bengali and Urdu |
According to the 2011 Census of India, the West Bengal state has over 30,268,985 Muslims,[4] who form 30% of the state's population.[5][6][7] Muslims form the majority of the population in three districts: Murshidabad, Malda and Uttar Dinajpur.[8]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1901 | 3,954,776 | — |
1911 | 2,955,098 | −25.3% |
1921 | 4,101,516 | +38.8% |
1931 | 4,521,313 | +10.2% |
1941 | 5,506,442 | +21.8% |
1951 | 5,102,330 | −7.3% |
1961 | 6,915,348 | +35.5% |
1971 | 9,083,963 | +31.4% |
1981 | 11,743,209 | +29.3% |
1991 | 16,050,000 | +36.7% |
2001 | 20,240,543 | +26.1% |
2011 | 24,654,825 | +21.8% |
Source: [9] |
The Muslim population in West Bengal just after 1947 partition was around 29%.[10] After partition of Bengal in 1947, some Muslims from West Bengal left for East Pakistan, (Present-Day-Bangladesh). Estimates show that 1,534,718 Muslim refugees from West Bengal settling permanently in East Pakistan during 1947–1951.[11]
Population by district
# | District | Total population | Muslim population | % |
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1 | Murshidabad | 7,103,807 | 4,707,573 | 66.88% |
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
Census year | % of total population | Decadal growth | Increase |
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1946 (Before partition) | 30.32%[10] | NA | NA |
1951 | 19.85% | 27.26% |
-10.47% |
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% |
Census year | % of total population | Decadal growth | Increase |
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1901 | 25.98% | NA | NA |
1911 | 26.31% | NA | NA |
1921 | 26.07% | NA | NA |
1931 | 26.65% | NA | NA |
1941 | 26.18% | NA | NA |
Projections
According to the 2011 census, there were around 24.6 million Muslims living in West Bengal. Nearly 19 million are Bengali Muslims, constituting around 77% of the total Muslim population in the state, and they are mainly concentrated in rural areas. The Urdu-speaking Muslims live mainly in Kolkata and other urban areas of West Bengal.[citation needed] Their percentage in the population has remained largely stable, from 29% in 1947 to 27% in 2011.[13] Furthermore, the Muslim decadal growth rate has decreased over the last three decades, owing to a fall in fertility rates.[14][15]
Notable Muslims from West Bengal
Kolkata
- Mohammed Ali Qamar, boxer, medalist in Commonwealth Games
- Rupam Islam, musician
- Masudur Rahman Baidya, swimmer
- Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former Vice President of India
- Mohammed Salim (footballer)
- Mohammed Salim (politician)
- Altamas Kabir, former Chief Justice of India
- Firhad Hakim, Mayor of Kolkata, MIC Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
- Sultan Ahmed (politician), Indian politician and former Union Minister of State Tourism
- Nafisa Ali, actress, politician and social activist
- Aamir Gani, Bengali cricketer
- Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer), Bengal cricketer
- Sahil khan, gymnast and model of India
Malda
- A B A Ghani Khan Choudhury, former Railways Minister (India)
- Mausam Noor Formar M.P of Maldaha Uttar
- Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury M.P of Maldaha Dakshin and Ex-State Health Minister
- Isha Khan Choudhury current M.L.A of Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
- Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury Ex-M.L.A of Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Ex-Minister of Science and Technology
- Sabina Yeasmin current M.L.A of Mothabari and Ex-Minister of Labour Department
- Rubi Noor former three times M.L.A of Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Murshidabad
- Mir Afsar Ali, Radio Jockey, Actor
- Syed Mustafa Siraj, Bengali writer
- Abul Bashar, Bengali writer
- Niamot Sheikh, Current M.L.A of Hariharpara, Hariharpara.
Hooghly
- Abdul Mannan (West Bengal politician), Politician
Burdwan
- Siddiqullah Chowdhury, Politician & President Of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind# Tabassum ara deputy Mayor ## Mir hasim amc President
South 24 Parganas
- Abdur Razzak Molla, Politician & Former Minister Of Land Reforms
See also
References
- ^ "As per as recent estimation, there are around 30% Muslims in West Bengal as of 2021 year". Times of India.
- ^ https://www.indiacensus.net/states/west-bengal
- ^ Census of India - Religious Composition
- ^ a b Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.
- ^ "As per as recent estimation, there are around 30% Muslims in West Bengal as of 2021 year". Times of India.
- ^ https://www.indiacensus.net/states/west-bengal
- ^ "Census 2011 shows Islam is the fastest growing religion in India". Mint. 26 August 2015.
- ^ Saibal Sen (26 August 2015). "Bengal beats India in Muslim growth rate".
- ^ a b c Nahid Kamal. "The Population Trajectories of Bangladesh and West Bengal During the Twentieth Century: A Comparative Study" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Muslims of West Bengal" (PDF). core.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Chatterji, Joya (2007). The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-46830-5.
- ^ B.P. Syam Roy (28 September 2015). "Bengal's topsy-turvy population growth". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016.
- ^ Chatterji, Joya (2007). The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-46830-5.
- ^ https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/condition-of-muslims-in-west-bengal-a-reality-check-ahead-of-west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021/article33887344.ece
- ^ Ghosh, Subhanil Chowdhury & Saswata. "Condition of Muslims in West Bengal: A reality check". Frontline. Retrieved 16 March 2021.