Assamese Total Speakers in India by State: 1991-2011

Assamese had about 2.36 crore total speakers in the 2011 Census, up from 1.89 crore in 2001 and 1.61 crore in 1991. Of the 2011 figure, 1.53 crore declared it their mother tongue, while 75 lakh knew it as a second language, a base that has nearly tripled since 1991, reflecting…