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Which language is spoken by most people in West Bengal?
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West Bengal
A tea plantation in Western Dooars, northern West Bengal, India.
Bengali is the primary language spoken by the majority of the population in West Bengal. It serves as one of the state's official languages alongside English.1
While Bengali is the dominant language, other languages are also spoken throughout the state, including Hindi, Santali, Urdu, and Nepali, the latter of which is spoken largely in the Darjeeling area.1