States of India by Gujarati speakers

Gujarati is the official language and the lingua franca of the Indian state of Gujarat as well as the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Gujarati, along with Meitei (alias Manipuri), hold the third place among the fastest growing languages of India, following Hindi (first place) and Kashmiri language (second place), according to the 2011 census of India.[1][2][3][4]

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This is a list of States and Union Territories of India by speakers of Gujarati as of census 2001. Gross population figures are available online.

Rank State Gujarati speakers-2011 percentage
— India 55,492,554 4.58% (Sixth most spoken in India)
1 Gujarat 51,958,730 85.97
2 Maharashtra 2,371,743 2.11
3 Tamil Nadu 275,023
4 Madhya Pradesh 187,211
5 Daman and Diu 123,648 50.83
6 Karnataka 114,616
7 Rajasthan 67,490
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 73,831 21.48
9 West Bengal 41,371
10 Andhra Pradesh 58,946
11 Delhi 40,613
12 Chhattisgarh 39,116
13 Kerala 4,710
14 Jharkhand 22,109
15 Orissa 14,856
16 Goa 6,846
17 Assam 7,660
18 Punjab 13,531
19 Haryana 7,519
20 Jammu and Kashmir 19,261
21 Chandigarh 1,573
22 Himachal Pradesh 10,012
23 Uttarakhand 3,921
24 Tripura 1,384
25 Puducherry 1,428
26 Nagaland 277
27 Arunachal Pradesh 362
28 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 241
29 Meghalaya 343
30 Manipur 164
31 Lakshadweep 24
32 Sikkim 197
33 Mizoram 59
34 Bihar 8,297
35 Uttar Pradesh 15,442

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What census data reveals about use of Indian languages". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ "Hindi Added 100Mn Speakers In A Decade; Kashmiri 2nd Fast Growing Language". 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ "Hindi fastest growing language in India, finds 100 million new speakers".
  4. ^ "Hindi grew rapidly in non-Hindi states even without official mandate". India Today. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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