States Of India By Tamil Speakers
This is a list of States and Union Territories of India by speakers of Tamil as of census 2001. Gross population figures are available online.
| Rank | State | Tamil speakers | Percentage of state's population | Percentage of Tamil-speaking population of India |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | India | 60,893,731 | 5.91 | 100 |
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 55,877,441 | 89.43 | 91.76 |
| 2 | Karnataka | 1,886,765 | 3.57 | 3.09 |
| 3 | Andhra Pradesh | 1,362,198 | 1.01 | 2.23 |
| 4 | Puducherry | 769,721 | 88.49 | 1.26 |
| 5 | Kerala | 598,618 | 1.88 | |
| 6 | Maharashtra | 532,832 | 0.55 | |
| 7 | Delhi | 92,798 | 0.67 | |
| 8 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 63,538 | ||
| 9 | Gujarat | 35,470 | ||
| 10 | Madhya Pradesh | 24,139 | ||
| 11 | West Bengal | 24,053 | ||
| 12 | Uttar Pradesh | 16,620 | ||
| 13 | Jharkhand | 13,473 | ||
| 14 | Chhattisgarh | 12,500 | ||
| 15 | Punjab | 12,179 | ||
| 16 | Rajasthan | 11,301 | ||
| 17 | Haryana | 10,572 | ||
| 18 | Jammu and Kashmir | 9,129 | ||
| 19 | Goa | 7,951 | ||
| 20 | Orissa | 7,361 | ||
| 21 | Chandigarh | 5,764 | ||
| 22 | Assam | 5,331 | ||
| 23 | Uttarakhand | 2,547 | ||
| 24 | Manipur | 2,383 | ||
| 25 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,647 | ||
| 26 | Nagaland | 1,592 | ||
| 27 | Tripura | 1,280 | ||
| 28 | Himachal Pradesh | 1,216 | ||
| 29 | Meghalaya | 928 | ||
| 30 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 661 | ||
| 31 | Sikkim | 487 | ||
| 32 | Mizoram | 444 | ||
| 33 | Lakshadweep | 443 | ||
| 34 | Daman and Diu | 348 |
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