| Number of Speakers Strength of Scheduled Language as their Mother Tongue in India (As per 2001 and 2011 Census) | ||
| Name of Language and Mother Tongues Grouped under Each Language | 2001 | 2011 |
| 1. Assamese | ||
| 1. Assamese | ||
| 2. Others | ||
| 2. Bengali | ||
| 1. Bengali | ||
| 2. Chakma | ||
| 3. Haijong/Hajong | ||
| 4. Rajbangsi | ||
| 5. Others | ||
| 3. Bodo | ||
| 1. Bodo/Boro | ||
| 2. Kachari | ||
| 3. Mech/Mechhia | ||
| 4. Others | ||
| 4. Dogri | ||
| 1. Dogri | ||
| 2. Others | ||
| 5. Gujarati | ||
| 1. Gujarati | ||
| 2. Gujrao/Gujrau | ||
| 3. Pattani | ||
| 4. Ponchi | ||
| 5. Saurashtra/Saurash | ||
| 6. Others | ||
| 6. Hindi | ||
| 1. Awadhi | ||
| 2. Bagheli/Baghel Khan | ||
| 3. Baghati/Baghati Pahari | ||
| 4. Bagheli/Baghel Khandi | ||
| 5. Bagri Rajasthani | ||
| 6. Banjari | ||
| 7. Bhadrawahi | ||
| 8. Bhagoria | ||
| 9. Bharmauri/Gaddi | ||
| 10. Bhojpuri | ||
| 11. Bishnoi | ||
| 12. Brajbhasha | ||
| 13. Bundeli/Bundelkhan | ||
| 14. Chambeali/Chamrali | ||
| 15. Chhattisgarhi | ||
| 16. Churahi | ||
| 17. Bundeli/Bundel khandi | ||
| 7. Kannada | ||
| 1. Badaga | ||
| 2. Kannada | ||
| 3. Kuruba/Kurumba | ||
| 4. Prakritha/Prakritha Bhasha | ||
| Others | ||
| 8. Kashmiri | ||
| 1. Kashmiri | ||
| 2. Kishtwari | ||
| 3. Siraji | ||
| 4. Dardi | ||
| 5. Others | ||
| 9. Konkani | ||
| 1. Konkani | ||
| 2. Kudubi/Kudumbi | ||
| 3. Malwani | ||
| 4. Gorboli/Goru/Gorwani | ||
| 5. Nawait | ||
| 6. Others | ||
| 10. Maithili | ||
| 1. Maithili | ||
| 2. Purbi Maithili | ||
| 3. Tharu | ||
| 4. Thati | ||
| 5. Others | ||
| 11. Malayalam | ||
| 1. Malayalam | ||
| 2. Yerava | ||
| 3. Pania | ||
| 4. Others | ||
| 12. Manipuri 1 | ||
| 1. Manipuri | ||
| 2. Others | ||
| 13. Marathi | ||
| 1. Are | ||
| 2. Koli | ||
| 3. Marathi | ||
| 4. Others | ||
| 14. Nepali 2 | ||
| 1. Nepali | ||
| 2. Others | ||
| 15. Oriya | ||
| 1. Bhatri | ||
| 2. Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori] | ||
| 3. Bhumijali | ||
| 4. Dhundhari | ||
| 5. Garhwali | ||
| 6. Gawari | ||
| 7. Padari | ||
| 8. Palmuha | ||
| 9. Pando/Pandwani | ||
| 10. Puran/Puran Bhasha | ||
| 11. Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar | ||
| 12. Hara/Harauti | ||
| 13. Haryanvi | ||
| 14. Hindi | ||
| 15. Jaunpuri/Jaunsari | ||
| 16. Kangri | ||
| 17. Khairari | ||
| 18. Khari Boli | ||
| 19. Khortha/Khotta | ||
| 20 Kulvi | ||
| 21. Kumauni | ||
| 22. Kurmali Thar | ||
| 23. Labani | ||
| 24. Lamani/Lambadi/Labani | ||
| 25. Laria | ||
| 26. Lodhi | ||
| 27. Magadhi/Magahi | ||
| 28. Malvi | ||
| 29. Mandeali | ||
| 30. Marwari | ||
| 31. Mewari | ||
| 32. Mewati | ||
| 33. Nagpuria | ||
| 34. Nimadi | ||
| 35. Pahari | ||
| 36. Panch Pargania | ||
| 37. Pangwali | ||
| 38. Pawari/Powari | ||
| 39. Rajasthani | ||
| 40. Sadan/Sadri | ||
| 41. Sirmauri | ||
| 42. Sondwari | ||
| 43. Sugali | ||
| 44. Surgujia | ||
| 45. Surjapuri | ||
| 46. Desia | ||
| 47. Handuri | ||
| 48. Others | ||
| Others | ||
| 1. Oriya | ||
| 2. Proja | ||
| 3. Relli | ||
| 4. Sambalpuri | ||
| Others | ||
| 16. Punjabi | ||
| 1. Bagri | ||
| 2. Bilaspuri/Kahluri | ||
| 3. Punjabi | ||
| 4. Bhateali | ||
| Others | ||
| 17. Sanskrit | ||
| 1. Sanskrit | ||
| Others | ||
| 18. Santali | ||
| 1. Karmali | ||
| 2. Santali | ||
| 3. Mahili | ||
| Others | ||
| 19. Sindhi | ||
| 1. Kachchhi | ||
| 2. Sindhi | ||
| 3. Bhatia | ||
| Others | ||
| 20. Tamil | ||
| 1. Kaikadi | ||
| 2. Tamil | ||
| 3. Yerukala/Yerukula | ||
| 4. Irula/Irular Mozhi | ||
| 5. Korava | ||
| Others | ||
| 21. Telugu | ||
| 1. Telugu | ||
| 2. Vadari | ||
| Others | ||
| 22. Urdu | ||
| 1. Urdu | ||
| 2. Bhansari | ||
| Others | ||
