This is a list of States and Union Territories of India by speakers of Malayalam as of census 2001. Gross population figures are available online.
Rank | State | Malayalam speakers |
---|---|---|
— | India | 33,121,253 |
1 | Kerala | 30,809,714 |
2 | Karnataka | 702,912 |
3 | Tamil Nadu | 555,411 |
4 | Maharashtra | 406,890 |
5 | Delhi | 91,413 |
6 | Gujarat | 65,872 |
7 | Andhra Pradesh | 60,968 |
8 | Lakshadweep | 59,364 |
9 | Madhya Pradesh | 48,278 |
10 | Puducherry | 42,774 |
11 | Rajasthan | 33,904 |
12 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 29,133 |
13 | Chhattisgarh | 27,084 |
14 | Uttar Pradesh | 16,620 |
15 | West Bengal | 16,035 |
16 | Goa | 15,094 |
17 | Haryana | 14,801 |
18 | Orissa | 11,041 |
19 | Jammu and Kashmir | 10,145 |
20 | Punjab | 9,744 |
21 | Jharkhand | 8,084 |
22 | Assam | 7,997 |
23 | Arunachal Pradesh | 5,929 |
24 | Nagaland | 4,378 |
25 | Uttarakhand | 2,547 |
26 | Chandigarh | 2,342 |
27 | Meghalaya | 2,087 |
28 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1,852 |
29 | Tripura | 1,600 |
30 | Mizoram | 1,333 |
31 | Manipur | 1,300 |
32 | Himachal Pradesh | 1,216 |
33 | Daman and Diu | 1,187 |
34 | Sikkim | 1,028 |
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