Nepali Language Speakers in India by State: 1991-2011

Nepali had 34.37 lakh total speakers in the 2011 Census, up from 33.47 lakh in 2001 and 22.20 lakh in 1991. Of the 2011 total, 29.26 lakh declared it their mother tongue. The relatively slow growth between 2001 and 2011 contrasts with the sharp increase of the preceding decade…