Manipuri Language Speakers in India by State: 1991-2011

Manipuri, also known as Meitei or Meitilon, had 22.47 lakh total speakers in the 2011 Census, up from 18.21 lakh in 2001 and 12.94 lakh in 1991. Of the 2011 total, 17.61 lakh declared it their mother tongue, while 3.84 lakh knew it as a second language, reflecting its…