Population (2011)
16,349,831
Literacy Rate
74%
| Language (MT) | Speakers (2011) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1. HINDI | 13,835,103 | 84.62% |
| 2. PUNJABI | 868,634 | 5.31% |
| 3. URDU | 864,634 | 5.29% |
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| 4. BENGALI | 211,968 | 1.3% |
| 5. MAITHILI | 119,384 | 0.73% |
| 6. MALAYALAM | 88,504 | 0.54% |
| 7. TAMIL | 82,613 | 0.51% |
| 8. GUJARATI | 40,526 | 0.25% |
| 9. ODIA | 37,309 | 0.23% |
| 10. NEPALI | 36,881 | 0.23% |
| 11. SINDHI | 31,151 | 0.19% |
| 12. MARATHI | 26,850 | 0.16% |
| 13. TELUGU | 25,824 | 0.16% |
| 14. KASHMIRI | 18,039 | 0.11% |
| 15. KANNADA | 9,994 | 0.06% |
| 16. ASSAMESE | 8,515 | 0.05% |
| 17. DOGRI | 6,304 | 0.04% |
| 18. ENGLISH | 6,180 | 0.04% |
| 19. LAHNDA | 4,063 | 0.02% |
| 20. MANIPURI | 3,880 | 0.02% |
| 21. KURUKH | 2,739 | 0.02% |
| 22. TIBETAN | 1,896 | 0.01% |
| 23. AFGHANI | 1,767 | 0.01% |
| 24. KONKANI | 1,553 | 0.01% |
| 25. MUNDA | 774 | 0% |
| 26. LUSHAI | 715 | 0% |
| 27. ARABIC | 654 | 0% |
| 28. SANSKRIT | 594 | 0% |
| 29. SANTALI | 514 | 0% |
| 30. PAITE | 496 | 0% |
| 31. KHARIA | 424 | 0% |
| 32. BHOTIA | 372 | 0% |
| 33. LADAKHI | 371 | 0% |
| 34. MUNDARI | 328 | 0% |
| 35. TANGKHUL | 310 | 0% |
| 36. BHILI | 304 | 0% |
| 37. KUKI | 296 | 0% |
| 38. BODO | 293 | 0% |
| 39. TULU | 208 | 0% |
| 40. KHASI | 202 | 0% |
| 41. HMAR | 197 | 0% |
| 42. KHANDESHI | 177 | 0% |
| 43. MAO | 176 | 0% |
| 44. THADO | 165 | 0% |
| 45. KABUI | 157 | 0% |
| 46. GONDI | 147 | 0% |
| 47. AO | 100 | 0% |
| 48. GARO | 92 | 0% |
| 49. VAIPHEI | 90 | 0% |
| 50. GANGTE | 83 | 0% |
| 51. ANGAMI | 79 | 0% |
| 52. NISSI | 75 | 0% |
| 53. HO | 70 | 0% |
| 54. HALABI | 60 | 0% |
| 55. COORGI | 59 | 0% |
| 56. TRIPURI | 58 | 0% |
| 57. ZOU | 54 | 0% |
| 58. SAVARA | 49 | 0% |
| 59. LIANGMEI | 46 | 0% |
| 60. LOTHA | 43 | 0% |
| 61. ANAL | 42 | 0% |
| 62. KINNAURI | 41 | 0% |
| 63. LEPCHA | 33 | 0% |
| 64. TAMANG | 33 | 0% |
| 65. ADI | 32 | 0% |
| 66. HALAM | 28 | 0% |
| 67. BISHNUPURIYA | 25 | 0% |
| 68. MOGH | 24 | 0% |
| 69. MONPA | 22 | 0% |
| 70. KHEZHA | 21 | 0% |
| 71. LAKHER | 21 | 0% |
| 72. DIMASA | 17 | 0% |
| 73. SHERPA | 17 | 0% |
| 74. LAHAULI | 16 | 0% |
| 75. MARING | 16 | 0% |
| 76. SEMA | 16 | 0% |
| 77. ZEMI | 15 | 0% |
| 78. YIMCHUNGRE | 13 | 0% |
| 79. KHOND | 11 | 0% |
| 80. KOM | 11 | 0% |
| 81. CHANG | 10 | 0% |
| 82. KARBI | 10 | 0% |
| 83. NOCTE | 10 | 0% |
| 84. RENGMA | 10 | 0% |
| 85. BHUMIJ | 9 | 0% |
| 86. WANCHO | 9 | 0% |
| 87. KORWA | 8 | 0% |
| 88. MARAM | 8 | 0% |
| 89. RABHA | 8 | 0% |
| 90. MIRI | 7 | 0% |
| 91. MISHMI | 7 | 0% |
| 92. CHAKHESANG | 6 | 0% |
| 93. KONYAK | 6 | 0% |
| 94. LIMBU | 6 | 0% |
| 95. DEORI | 5 | 0% |
| 96. CHAKRU | 4 | 0% |
| 97. KONDA | 4 | 0% |
| 98. PHOM | 4 | 0% |
| 99. SHINA | 4 | 0% |
| 100. TANGSA | 4 | 0% |
| 101. KHIEMNUNGAN | 3 | 0% |
| 102. JATAPU | 2 | 0% |
| 103. KODA | 1 | 0% |
| 104. PARJI | 1 | 0% |
| 105. RAI | 1 | 0% |
| 106. SANGTAM | 1 | 0% |
| 107. ZELIANG | 1 | 0% |
*Others (MT): Languages that have less than 10,000 speakers in India. There are 121 languages in India with at least 10,000 speakers in India.