Indian States by most spoken scheduled languages

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The following table contains the Indian states and union territories along with the most spoken scheduled languages used in the region.[1] These are based on the 2011 census figures.[2] (Note: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh statistics are based on the 2001 census of Andhra Pradesh)

State / Union Territory
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bengali Hindi Tamil Telugu Malayalam
Andhra Pradesh Telugu Urdu Hindi Tamil Marathi
Arunachal Pradesh Nishi Adi Apatani Tagin Hindi
Assam Assamese Bengali Bodo Hindi Nepali
Bihar Hindi (Bhojpuri and Magahi) Maithili Urdu Bengali Santali
Chandigarh Hindi Punjabi Urdu Nepali Bengali
Chhattisgarh Hindi (Chhattisgarhi) Odia Bengali Telugu Marathi
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Gujarati Hindi Marathi Konkani Bengali
Delhi Hindi Punjabi Urdu Bengali Maithili
Goa Konkani Marathi Hindi Kannada Urdu
Gujarat Gujarati Hindi Marathi Sindhi Urdu
Haryana Hindi (Haryanvi and Mewati) Punjabi Urdu Bengali Maithili
Himachal Pradesh Hindi Punjabi Nepali Kashmiri Dogri
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Kashmiri Dogri Hindi Punjabi Urdu
Jharkhand Hindi (Bhojpuri, Magahi and Nagpuri) Santhali Bengali Urdu Odia
Karnataka Kannada Urdu Telugu Tamil Marathi
Kerala Malayalam Tamil Tulu Kannada Konkani
Lakshadweep Malayalam Divehi Tamil Hindi Telugu
Madhya Pradesh Hindi Marathi Urdu Sindhi Gujarati
Maharashtra Marathi Hindi Urdu Gujarati Telugu
Manipur Meitei Nepali Hindi Bengali English
Meghalaya Khasi Garo Bengali Nepali Hindi
Mizoram Mizo English Hindi Meitei Chakma
Nagaland Naga Languages English Hindi Assamese Meitei
Odisha Odia Hindi Santhali Urdu Telugu
Puducherry Tamil Telugu Malayalam French English
Punjab Punjabi Hindi Urdu Bengali English
Rajasthan Hindi (Rajasthani) Punjabi Urdu Sindhi Gujarati
Sikkim Nepali Hindi Bengali Urdu Punjabi
Tamil Nadu Tamil Telugu Kannada Urdu Malayalam
Telangana Telugu Urdu Marathi Kannada Hindi
Tripura Bengali Kokborok Chakma English Meitei
Uttar Pradesh Hindi (including Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Braj Bhasha and Kauravi dialect) Urdu Punjabi Nepali Bengali
Uttarakhand Hindi (including Garhwali, Kumaoni and Jaunsari) Urdu Punjabi Bengali Nepali
West Bengal Bengali Hindi Santhali Urdu Nepali

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Statement 3 : Distribution of 10,000 persons by Language – India, States and Union Territories – 2011" (PDF). census.gov.in. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "Welcome To Census India : Census Data 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2017.