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This is a list of states and territories of India by number of people for whom Tamil is their mother tongue (first language). State/territory 1981 census [ a ] [ b ]
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 of India figures except Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, whose statistics are based on the 2001 census of the then unified Andhra Pradesh.
Notes Haryana a: 10,572 1969–2010 Tamil was once given nominal official status in Haryana but was later replaced with Punjabi in 2010. [14] Tamil Eelam b: 1983–2009 Tamil was the primary language. In 2009, the breakaway state was completely and forcefully disbanded by the Sri Lanka Army. [15] [16] a. State of India. b.
States and union territories of India by the spoken first language [1] [note 1]. The Republic of India is home to several hundred languages.Most Indians speak a language belonging to the families of the Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European (c. 77%), the Dravidian (c. 20.61%), the Austroasiatic (precisely Munda and Khasic) (c. 1.2%), or the Sino-Tibetan (precisely Tibeto-Burman) (c. 0.8%), with ...
Distribution of Tamil speakers in South India and Sri Lanka (1981) As per the 2011 Census, there were 69 million Tamil speakers, constituting about 5.7% of the Indian population. Tamils formed the majority in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu (63.8 million) and the union territory of Puducherry (1.1 million). [1]
Pages in category "Lists of states of India by number of speakers of the languages" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Notes Refs Mysore India: 137,452: 4.58%: 2011 census: Ballari ... States of India by Tamil speakers; Notes References. This page was last edited ...
Notes Refs India: 69,810,141 [clarify] 5.89% ... List of countries and territories where Tamil is an official language; Tamil population by cities; States of India by ...