Islam in West Bengal Bengal except Uttar Dinajpur (49.92%), Maldah (51.27%) and Murshidabad (66.28%). Islam in West Bengal Since the partition of India in 1947, the majority of the Bengali Muslims have lived in Bangladesh. Islam is the minority religion in West Bengal as of 2011. However, Islam is also the second largest and the fastest growing religion in the Indian state of West Bengal. According to 2011 Census of India, West Bengal has over 24.6 million Bengali Muslims, who form 27.1% of the state's population. In West Bengal capital Kolkata Muslim's Population is 926,414 making up 20.6% of the city population as of
Economy of West Bengal Economy of West Bengal West Bengal has the sixth largest economy in India with . It is primarily dependent on agriculture and medium-sized industry, although services and heavy industries play an increasingly significant role in the economy of the state. Years after independence, West Bengal was still dependent on the central government for meeting its demands for food as production remained stagnant and the Green Revolution bypassed the state. However, there has been a significant spurt in food production since the 1980s. The state is now one of the few with a surplus, producing nearly 20% of the rice and