56 Mother Tongues — and They Are All Hindi

How Census 2011’s discovery of 19,569 mother tongues in India finally ended up in a list of 121 official language and why so many languages became ‘Hindi’

Explore the Data

Underlying data is available via Google Sheet.

Reference Links

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/at-107-max-languages-spoken-in-bengaluru/articleshow/85914744.cms
• https://x.com/Stats_of_India/status/1607614824569274368
• https://x.com/Stats_of_India/status/1515289687409106947?s=20
• https://language.census.gov.in/showHomePage