English Total Speakers in India, State-wise: Census

English is not a mother tongue for most Indians, but the 2011 Census recorded over 12.85 crore total speakers, up from 12.53 crore in 2001 and 9.17 crore in 1991. The growth has come almost entirely from second and third language learners: in 1991, 6.52 crore spoke it as a second…