A report on Bengalis and Bengali Hindus
Bengali Hindus, who live primarily in West Bengal, Tripura, Assam's Barak Valley, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, generally follow Shaktism or Vaishnavism, in addition to worshipping regional deities.
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Bengal
6 linksGeopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predominantly covering present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predominantly covering present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
The predominant ethnolinguistic group is the Bengali people, who speak the Indo-Aryan language of Bengali.
Bengali Hindus make up the second largest linguistic community in India.
West Bengal
5 linksWest Bengal (, Bengali: Poshchim Bongo,, abbr.
West Bengal (, Bengali: Poshchim Bongo,, abbr.
The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.
Assam
5 linksState in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.
State in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.
Assam also has a large number of Bengali Hindu population as according to government data, It is being reported that 7.5 million Bengali Hindus live in Assam, thus constituting 25% of the state population as per 2011 census report.
Durga Puja, a festival introduced and popularised by Bengalis, is widely celebrated across the state.
Bangladesh
4 linksCountry in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of either 148460 km2 or 147570 km2, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by 100 km of the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's economic, political, and cultural hub.
Country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of either 148460 km2 or 147570 km2, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by 100 km of the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's economic, political, and cultural hub.
Bengalis make up 98% of the total population of Bangladesh, and the large Muslim population of Bangladesh makes it the third-largest Muslim-majority country.
Of Bengalis, Muslims are the majority, followed by Hindus, Christians and Buddhists.
East Pakistan
4 linksPakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which nowadays is split up between India and Bangladesh.
Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which nowadays is split up between India and Bangladesh.
The largest ethnic group of the province were Bengalis, who in turn were the largest ethnic group in Pakistan.
Bengali Muslims formed the predominant majority, followed by Bengali Hindus, Bengali Buddhists and Bengali Christians.
Tripura
3 linksState in northeastern India.
State in northeastern India.
Since the partition of India, many Bengali Hindus have migrated to Tripura as refugees fleeing religious persecution in Muslim-majority East Pakistan, especially after 1949.
According to the 2001 census of India, Bengalis represented almost 70 per cent of Tripura's population while the Tripuri population amounted to 30 per cent.
Malda district
2 linksDistrict in West Bengal, India.
District in West Bengal, India.
Bengalis about 91% including Bengali Muslims and Bengali Hindus form the majority of the district population.
Barak Valley
1 linksLocated in the southern region of the Indian state of Assam.
Located in the southern region of the Indian state of Assam.
The native Bengali people of Barak Region demanded a separate state for themselves within the Bengali majority areas of Assam, particularly Bengali majority Barak valley, comprising the three districts Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj, as well as historical Dima Hasao of Undivided Cachar Valley and Hojai district to meet the criteria for creating a separate state for themselves by carving out from Assam's Assamese majority Brahmaputra valley post NRC.
While Bengalis are Indigenous to only Karimganj district of Barak valley which have been consolidated into the valley during 1947 Sylhet's Partition.