People: The population of West Bengal as per the 1991 census was around 68,077,965. According to 1998 estimates, the total population of West Bengal has risen up to the mark of 78 million.
Religions: The preponderance of the state's population is clubbed under the broad denomination of Hindu. There is a generous Muslim minority in the land also. The other minority communities are Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains.
Languages: The chief language of West Bengal is Bengali. Nearly 70 percent of people of West Bengal speak Bengali. The other languages used in this state are Hindi, Santhali, and Nepali. A small portion of the population speaks Hindi and Nepali.
