Cooch Behar District Religion Population 2011
Cooch Behar, West Bengal has 28,19,086 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 20,87,766 people (74.06%).
Cooch Behar district in West Bengal recorded a total population of 28,19,086 in Census 2011 across 12 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 20,87,766 residents, accounting for 74.06% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 7,20,033 people (25.54%), establishing a majority gap of 48.52 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 7,31,320 individuals (25.94% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Cooch Behar District
The religion census data for Cooch Behar district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 20,87,766 population (74.06% of district total).
- Muslim: 7,20,033 population (25.54% of district total).
- NotStated: 4,244 population (0.15% of district total).
- Christian: 4,122 population (0.15% of district total).
- Jain: 1,869 population (0.07% of district total).
- Sikh: 449 population (0.02% of district total).
- Buddhist: 445 population (0.02% of district total).
- Other: 158 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Cooch Behar
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 20,87,766 | 74.06% |
| Muslim | 7,20,033 | 25.54% |
| NotStated | 4,244 | 0.15% |
| Christian | 4,122 | 0.15% |
| Jain | 1,869 | 0.07% |
| Sikh | 449 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 445 | 0.02% |
| Other | 158 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Cooch Behar
- Haldibari
- Mekliganj
- Mathabhanga - I
- Mathabhanga - II
- Cooch Behar - I
- Cooch Behar - II
- Tufanganj - I
- Tufanganj - II
- Dinhata - I
- Dinhata - II
- Sitai
- Sitalkuchi
Key Facts
- Hindu: 20,87,766 (74.06%)
- Muslim: 7,20,033 (25.54%)
- NotStated: 4,244 (0.15%)
- Christian: 4,122 (0.15%)
- Jain: 1,869 (0.07%)
- Sikh: 449 (0.02%)