Social:States of India by Kashmiri speakers
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Short description: Kashmiri speakers in India
Kashmiri language is the official language as well as the predominantly spoken language of Jammu and Kashmir, besides being one of the scheduled languages of India.
Just after Hindi, Kashmiri is the second fastest growing language of India, followed by Meitei (Manipuri) as well as Gujarati in the third place, and Bengali in the fourth place, according to the 2011 census of India.[1]
List
This is a list of States and Union Territories of India by speakers of Kashmiri according to the 2011 census.[2][3][lower-alpha 1]
| Rank | State | Kashmiri speakers |
|---|---|---|
| — | India | 6,797,587 |
| 1 | Jammu and Kashmir (state)[lower-alpha 2] | 6,680,837 |
| 2 | Himachal Pradesh | 57,050 |
| 3 | Delhi | 18,122 |
| 4 | Maharashtra | 8,274 |
| 5 | Haryana | 6,225 |
| 6 | Uttar Pradesh | 6,123 |
| 7 | Rajasthan | 4,164 |
| 8 | Karnataka | 3,388 |
| 9 | Punjab | 2,913 |
| 10 | Uttarakhand | 1,770 |
| 11 | Chandigarh | 1,330 |
| 12 | Gujarat | 1,111 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 1,050 |
| 14 | Bihar | 986 |
| 15 | Kerala | 651 |
| 16 | West Bengal | 624 |
| 17 | Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)[lower-alpha 3] | 576 |
| 18 | Tamil Nadu | 453 |
| 19 | Goa | 372 |
| 20 | Assam | 357 |
| 21 | Jharkhand | 296 |
| 22 | Chhattisgarh | 171 |
| 23 | Odisha | 140 |
| 24 | Arunachal Pradesh | 108 |
| 25 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 34 |
| 26 | Sikkim | 30 |
| 27 | Puducherry | 30 |
| 28 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 14 |
Notes
- ↑ The figures includes speakers of Siraji, Kishtwari, Dardi and other dialects of Kashmiri or related languages.
- ↑ This includes the combined stats for the current union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.
- ↑ This includes the combined stats for the current partitioned states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
References
- ↑ —"What census data reveals about use of Indian languages" (in en). https://www.deccanherald.com/india/what-census-data-reveals-about-use-of-indian-languages-738340.html.
—"Hindi Added 100Mn Speakers In A Decade; Kashmiri 2nd Fast Growing Language" (in en). 2018-06-28. https://www.indiaspend.com/hindi-added-100mn-speakers-in-a-decade-kashmiri-2nd-fast-growing-language-93096/.
—"Hindi fastest growing language in India, finds 100 million new speakers". https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/hindi-fastest-growing-language-in-india-finds-100-million-new-speakers-118070200029_1.html.
—"Hindi grew rapidly in non-Hindi states even without official mandate" (in en). https://www.indiatoday.in/diu/story/hindi-grows-in-non-hindi-states-without-official-mandate-1936196-2022-04-11. - ↑ "Language: India, States and Union Territories". 2011 Census of India. Office of the Registrar General, India. https://censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/C-16_25062018_NEW.pdf. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ↑ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42561 [bare URL]
See also
- States of India by Bengali speakers
- States of India by Meitei speakers
- States of India by urban population
- States of India by size of economy
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