Speakers
|
Language
|
Language Family
|
44,97,94,323
|
Hindi (incl. Urdu)
|
Indo-European
|
9,72,37,669
|
Bangla
|
Indo-European
|
8,30,26,680
|
Marathi
|
Indo-European
|
8,11,27,740
|
Telugu
|
Dravidian
|
6,90,26,881
|
Tamil
|
Dravidian
|
5,54,92,554
|
Gujarati
|
Indo-European
|
5,05,79,447
|
Bhojpuri
|
Indo-European
|
4,97,94,039
|
Rajasthani
|
Indo-European
|
4,37,06,512
|
Kannada
|
Dravidian
|
3,75,21,324
|
Odia
|
Indo-European
|
|
Speakers
|
Language
|
Language Family
|
3,48,38,819
|
Malayalam
|
Dravidian
|
3,31,24,726
|
Punjabi
|
Indo-European
|
1,62,45,190
|
Chhattisgarhi
|
Indo-European
|
1,53,11,351
|
Assamese
|
Indo-European
|
1,35,83,464
|
Maithili
|
Indo-European
|
1,27,06,825
|
Magadhi
|
Indo-European
|
1,04,13,637
|
Bhili
|
Indo-European
|
73,68,192
|
Santali
|
Austroasiatic
|
67,97,587
|
Kashmiri
|
Indo-European
|
|