https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2409%3A4065%3A21D%3A29C4%3AA94B%3A9B76%3AD547%3A7E1D Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-29T01:52:38Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_States_by_most_spoken_scheduled_languages&diff=212331 Indian States by most spoken scheduled languages 2021-10-23T20:47:25Z <p>2409:4065:21D:29C4:A94B:9B76:D547:7E1D: </p> <hr /> <div>{{short description|Most popular languages in Indian states and union territories}}<br /> {{EngvarB|date=February 2020}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}<br /> The following table contains the Indian states and union territories along with the most spoken scheduled languages used in the region.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-3.pdf|title=Statement 3 : Distribution of 10,000 persons by Language – India, States and Union Territories – 2011|website=census.gov.in|access-date=27 August 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt; These are based on the 2011 census figures.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-common/census_data_2011.html|title=Welcome To Census India : Census Data 2011|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=29 January 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt; (Note: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh statistics are based on the 2001 census of Andhra Pradesh)<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! State / Union Territory <br /> <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]<br /> |[[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> |[[Hindi]]<br /> |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> |[[Malayalam]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Andhra Pradesh]] <br /> | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> | [[Urdu]] <br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Arunachal Pradesh]] <br /> | [[Nishi language|Nishi]]<br /> | [[Adi people#Language|Adi]]<br /> | [[Apatani language|Apatani]]<br /> | [[Tagin language|Tagin]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Assam]] <br /> | [[Assamese language|Assamese]] <br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]] <br /> | [[Bodo language|Bodo]]<br /> | [[Hindi]] <br /> | [[Nepali language|Nepali]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Bihar]] <br /> | [[Hindi]] ([[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] and [[Magahi language|Magahi]])<br /> | [[Maithili language|Maithili]] <br /> | [[Urdu]] <br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]] <br /> | [[Santali language|Santali]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Chandigarh]] <br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] <br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Nepali language|Nepali]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Chhattisgarh]] <br /> | [[Hindi]] ([[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]])<br /> | [[Odia language|Odia]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> | [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]<br /> | [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br /> | [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br /> | [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br /> | [[Konkani language|Konkani]] <br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Delhi]] <br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[Maithili language|Maithili]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Goa]] <br /> | [[Konkani language|Konkani]]<br /> | [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Kannada language|Kannada]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Gujarat]] <br /> | [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br /> | [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Haryana]] <br /> | [[Hindi]] ([[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] and [[Mewati language|Mewati]])<br /> | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[Maithili language|Maithili]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Himachal Pradesh]] <br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> | [[Nepali language|Nepali]]<br /> | [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] <br /> | [[Dogri language|Dogri]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Ladakh]]<br /> | [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]<br /> | [[Dogri language|Dogri]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Jharkhand]] <br /> | [[Hindi]] ([[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Magahi language|Magahi]] and [[Sadri language|Nagpuri]])<br /> | [[Santhali language|Santhali]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Odia language|Odia]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Karnataka]] <br /> | [[Kannada language|Kannada]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Kerala]] <br /> | [[Malayalam]]<br /> | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | [[Tulu language|Tulu]]<br /> | [[Kannada language|Kannada]]<br /> | [[Konkani language|Konkani]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Lakshadweep]] <br /> | [[Malayalam]]<br /> | [[Maldivian language|Divehi]]<br /> | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Madhya Pradesh]] <br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]<br /> | [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Maharashtra]] <br /> | [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br /> | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Manipur]] <br /> | [[Meitei language|Meitei]] <br /> | Nepali<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[English language|English]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Meghalaya]] <br /> | [[Khasi language|Khasi]]<br /> | [[Garo language|Garo]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[Nepali language|Nepali]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Mizoram]] <br /> | [[Mizo language|Mizo]]<br /> | [[English language|English]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Meitei language|Meitei]]<br /> | [[Chakma language|Chakma]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Nagaland]] <br /> | [[Nagaland#Languages|Naga Languages]]<br /> | [[English language|English]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br /> | [[Meitei language|Meitei]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Odisha]] <br /> | [[Odia language|Odia]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Santhali language|Santhali]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] <br /> | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> | [[Malayalam]]<br /> | [[French language|French]]<br /> | [[English language|English]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] <br /> | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[English language|English]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Rajasthan]] <br /> | [[Hindi]] ([[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]])<br /> | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]<br /> | [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Sikkim]] <br /> | [[Nepali language|Nepali]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Tamil Nadu]] <br /> | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> | [[Kannada language|Kannada]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Malayalam]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Telangana]] <br /> | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br /> | [[Kannada language|Kannada]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Tripura]] <br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[Kokborok]]<br /> | [[Chakma language|Chakma]]<br /> | [[English language|English]]<br /> | [[Meitei language|Meitei]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br /> | [[Hindi]] (including [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Braj Bhasha]] and [[Kauravi dialect]]) <br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> | [[Nepali language|Nepali]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Uttarakhand]]<br /> | [[Hindi]] (including [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]], [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]] and [[Jaunsari language|Jaunsari]])<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[Nepali language|Nepali]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[West Bengal]] <br /> | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br /> | [[Hindi]]<br /> | [[Santhali language|Santhali]]<br /> | [[Urdu]]<br /> | [[Nepali language|Nepali]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Languages of India]]<br /> * [[Languages with official status in India]] and its [[Languages with official status in India#List of official languages by states and territories|list of official languages by states]].<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Languages of India| ]]<br /> [[Category:States and union territories of India-related lists|language]]</div> 2409:4065:21D:29C4:A94B:9B76:D547:7E1D