Bengali Hindus in Assam
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Bengali Hindus are the second-largest Hindu community just after Assamese Hindus in Assam. As per as estimation research, around 6–7.5 million Bengali Hindus live in Assam as of 2011, majority of whom live in Barak Valley and a significant population also resides in Brahmaputra Valley. The Bengali Hindus are mostly native to the Barak Valley region.[4][1][2] Assam host the second-largest Bengali Hindu population in India after West Bengal.[5]
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Total population | |
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6,022,677–7,502,012 (est. 2011)[1][2][3] (19.3%–25% of the Assam's population) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brahmaputra Valley | 4.5 - 5 Million |
Barak Valley | 2 Million |
Languages | |
Mother Tongue - Bengali and its dialects
2nd language - Assamese Sacred language - Sanskrit | |
Religion | |
Hinduism
Primary: Vaishnavism and Shaivism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Bengali Hindus, Assamese Hindus |
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