LANGUAGES OF THE COUNTRY
Speakers of Major Languages
|
|
Number
(Thousands)
|
Percent
in Country
|
Major
States
|
Percent
in States
|
|
Hindi
|
337,272
|
39.85
|
-
|
-
|
|
Bengali
|
69,596
|
8.22
|
West
Bengal
|
86.0
|
|
Telugu
|
66,018
|
7.80
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
84.8
|
|
Marathi
|
62,482
|
7.38
|
Maharashtra
|
73.3
|
|
Tamil
|
53,006
|
6.26
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
86.7
|
|
Urdu
|
43,407
|
5.13
|
-
|
-
|
|
Gujrati
|
40,674
|
4.81
|
Gujarat
|
91.5
|
|
Kannada
|
32,754
|
3.87
|
Karnataka
|
66.2
|
|
Malayalam
|
30,377
|
3.59
|
Kerla
|
96.7
|
|
Oriya
|
28,061
|
3.32
|
Orissa
|
82.8
|
|
Punjabi
|
23,379
|
2.76
|
Punjab
|
92.2
|
|
Assamese
|
13,080
|
1.55
|
Assam
|
57.8
|
|
1991
Census did not cover Jammu & Kashmir
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In Other States(5% +)
|
Hindi
|
Bihar
|
80.9
|
Haryana
|
91.0
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
88.9
|
|
|
Delhi
|
81.6
|
Madhaya Pradesh
|
85.6
|
Rajasthan
|
89.6
|
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
90.1
|
Maharastra
|
7.8
|
Punjab
|
7.3
|
|
|
West Bengal
|
6.6
|
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|
Urdu
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
8.4
|
Bihar
|
9.9
|
Karnataka
|
10.0
|
|
|
Maharastra
|
7.3
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
9.0
|
Delhi
|
5.4
|
|
Bengali
|
Assam
|
21.7
|
Tripura
|
68.9
|
-
|
-
|
|
Telugu
|
Karnataka
|
7.4
|
Tamil Nadu
|
7.1
|
-
|
-
|
(Languages spoken by 2 million + or states with population 2 million + included)
Other Languages /Dialects
(one million +)
| Sindi | 2,122 | Gujarat,Madhaya Pradesh,Maharasthra,Rajasthan |
| Nepali | 2,077 | Assam,Sikkim,West Bengal |
| Konkani | 1,761 | Goa,Karnataka,Maharasthra,Kerla |
| Manipur | 1,270 | Manipur,Tripura |
| Bhili/Bhilodi | 5,572 | Madhaya Pradesh,Rajasthan |
| Gondi | 2,125 | Madhaya Pradesh,Maharasthra,Andhra Pradesh,Orissa |
| Bodo/Bora | 1,221 | Assam |
| Kurukh/Oraon | 1,427 | Bihar,Madhaya Pradesh,West Bengal |
| Sanatali | 5,216 | Bihar,West Bengal,Orissa |
| Tulu | 1,552 | Karnataka,Kerla |
(Sources:Census 1991)