India's role in a multi-polar world - Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft
India's role in a multi-polar world - Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft
India's role in a multi-polar world - Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft
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Through a billion voices: India’s <strong>role</strong> <strong>in</strong> a <strong>multi</strong> <strong>polar</strong> <strong>world</strong><br />
India and its diversity<br />
State Official Language Other<br />
official<br />
languages<br />
Andhra Pradesh Telugu Urdu<br />
Arunachal Pradesh Assamese, English<br />
Assam Assamese Bodo<br />
Bihar Maithili, H<strong>in</strong>di Urdu<br />
Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarhi, H<strong>in</strong>di<br />
Goa Konkani<br />
Gujarat Gujarati[, H<strong>in</strong>di<br />
Haryana H<strong>in</strong>di<br />
Himachal Pradesh Pahari, H<strong>in</strong>di<br />
Jammu and Kashmir Urdu<br />
Jharkhand H<strong>in</strong>di, Santali<br />
Karnataka Kannada<br />
Kerala Malayalam, English<br />
Madhya Pradesh H<strong>in</strong>di<br />
Maharashtra Marathi<br />
Manipur Meeteilon (Manipuri) None<br />
Meghalaya English Khasi, Garo<br />
Mizoram Mizo<br />
Nagaland English<br />
Odisha Odiya<br />
Punjab Punjabi<br />
Rajasthan H<strong>in</strong>di Rajasthani<br />
Sikkim Nepali<br />
Tamil Nadu Tamil<br />
Tripura English, Bengali,<br />
Kokborok<br />
Uttarakhand English, H<strong>in</strong>di Urdu,<br />
Sanskrit<br />
Uttar Pradesh H<strong>in</strong>di Urdu<br />
West Bengal Bengali Nepali<br />
Data on India<br />
Union<br />
Territory<br />
Andaman<br />
and Nicobar<br />
Islands<br />
Religions Millions<br />
of people<br />
Source: Census of India<br />
Proportion<br />
H<strong>in</strong>du 828 80.5%<br />
Muslim 138 13.4%<br />
Christian 24 2.3%<br />
Sikh 19 1.9%<br />
Buddhist 8 0.8%<br />
Ja<strong>in</strong> 4 0.4%<br />
Other Religious<br />
Communities<br />
Official<br />
Language<br />
H<strong>in</strong>di,<br />
English<br />
Chandigarh Punjabi, H<strong>in</strong>di,<br />
English<br />
Dadra<br />
and<br />
Nagar Haveli<br />
Daman<br />
and Diu<br />
Marathi,<br />
Gujarati<br />
Gujarati,<br />
English<br />
Delhi H<strong>in</strong>di,<br />
English<br />
Lakshadweep<br />
Malayalam<br />
Other<br />
officially<br />
recognised<br />
languages<br />
Telugu,<br />
Tamil,<br />
Bengali<br />
Marathi<br />
Urdu,<br />
Punjabi<br />
7 0.6%
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