Open data

Data you can cite

Sourced, downloadable datasets about the languages India does business in. Free to use with a link.

Indian languages by number of speakers (Census 2011)All 22 scheduled languages with 2011 and 2001 speakers, share of population and growth. CSV included.

Using this data

Each dataset names its primary source, the exact table it comes from and anything we calculated on top, such as shares and growth. You are free to quote, chart and republish it; please link to the dataset page as your source so readers can check it.

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