Bengali Hindus in Assam
Durga Puja Pandal in Assam. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 6,022,677–7,502,012 (est. 2011) (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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The Bengali Hindus are the second-largest ethno-religious group 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 mainland Brahmaputra Valley. The Bengali Hindus are today mostly concentrated in the Barak Valley region, and now are politically, economically and socially dominant. Assam hosts the second-largest Bengali Hindu population in India after West Bengal.