Indian States by most popular languages
The following table contains the Indian states and union territories along with the most popular 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).
| Indian States | Language 1 | Language 2 | Language 3 | Language 4 | Language 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Bengali | Hindi | Tamil | Telugu | Malayalam |
| Andhra Pradesh | Telugu | Urdu | Hindi | Tamil | Marathi |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Nishi | Adi | Assamese | Nepali | Hindi |
| Assam | Assamese | Hindi | Bodo | Nepali | Bengali |
| Bihar | Hindi (Bhojpuri and Magahi) | Maithili | Urdu | Bengali | Santali |
| Chandigarh | Hindi | Punjabi | Urdu | Nepali | Bengali |
| Chhattisgarh | Hindi (Chhattisgarhi) | Odia | Bengali | Telugu | Marathi |
| Dadra Nagar & Haveli | Hindi | Gujarati | Marathi | Konkani | Odia |
| Daman & Diu | Gujarati | Hindi | Marathi | Bengali | Odia |
| Delhi | Hindi | Punjabi | Urdu | Bengali | Maithili |
| Goa | Konkani | Marathi | Hindi | Kannada | Urdu |
| Gujarat | Gujarati | Hindi | Sindhi | Marathi | Urdu |
| Haryana | Hindi (Haryanvi and Mewati) | Punjabi | Urdu | Bengali | Maithili |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hindi (Kangri, Mandeali, Kulluvi, Sirmauri, Mahasuvi, Kahluri, etc) | Punjabi | Nepali | Kashmiri | Dogri |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Kashmiri | Hindi | Dogri | Punjabi | Urdu |
| Jharkhand | Hindi (Bhojpuri, Magahi, and Nagpuri). | Santhali | Bengali | Urdu | Odia |
| Karnataka | Kannada | Tulu | Telugu | Tamil | Marathi |
| Kerala | Malayalam | Tamil | Tulu | Kannada | Konkani |
| Lakshadweep | Malayalam | Tamil | Hindi | Bengali | Telugu |
| Madhya Pradesh | Hindi (Nimadi) | Marathi | Urdu | Sindhi | Gujarati |
| Maharashtra | Marathi | Hindi | Urdu | Gujarati | Telugu |
| Manipur | Manipuri | Nepali | Hindi | Bengali | English |
| Meghalaya | Khasi | Garo | Bengali | Nepali | Hindi |
| Mizoram | Mizo | English | Hindi | Manipuri | Chakma |
| Nagaland | Naga Languages | English | Hindi | Assamese | Manipuri |
| Odisha | Odia | Bengali | Telugu | Hindi | Santali |
| 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 | Assamese | English | Manipuri |
| Uttar Pradesh | Hindi (including Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Braj Bhasha and Khari Boli) | Urdu | Punjabi | Bengali | |
| Uttarakhand | Hindi (including the Garhwali, Kumaoni, and Jaunsari) | Urdu | Punjabi | Bengali | Nepali |
| West Bengal | Bengali | Hindi | Santali | Urdu | Nepali |
References
- "Statement 3 : Distribution of 10,000 persons by Language - India, States and Union Territories - 2011" (PDF). census.gov.in. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Welcome To Census India : Census Data 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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