jacksonm
4th September 2007, 03:01 PM
Here is a language map of India, a nice reference for IDNers:
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/india-map-languages.jpg
Unfortunately, it doesn't show where the major cities are, so I'll give some info.
Mumbai
- metro population of 19.7 million
- located in Maharashtra (look halfway up the west coast)
- language -> Marathi
Delhi
- metro population of 20.8 million
- located in northwest India, between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
- language -> Hindi
Kolkata
- metro population of 14.6 million
- located in West Bengal (look at northeast coast)
- language -> Bengali
Chennai
- metro population of 7 million
- located in Tamil Nadu (look at southeast coast)
- language -> Tamil
Ahmedabad
- metro population of 5 million
- located in Gujarat (look at northwest coast)
- language -> Gujarati
Hyderabad
- metro population of 6.8 million
- located in Andhra Pradesh (look at southeast coast)
- language -> Telugu
Bangalore
- population of 5.2 million
- located in Karnataka (look at southwest coast)
- language -> Kannada
Pune
- population of 4.4 million
- located in Maharashtra (look halfway up the west coast)
- language -> Marathi
Kanpur
- population of 4.1 million
- located in Uttar Pradesh (north central)
- language -> Hindi
Surat
- population of 4.5 million
- located in Gujarat (look at northwest coast)
- language -> Gujarati
Out of the top 10 most populous cities in India, only two of them use Hindi as their language - Delhi and Kanpur.
One reference used was:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_populous_metropolitan_areas_in_India
Another interesting statistic, India has the second highest english speaking population in the world, coming only after the USA:
List of countries by English-speaking population
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population
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http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/india-map-languages.jpg
Unfortunately, it doesn't show where the major cities are, so I'll give some info.
Mumbai
- metro population of 19.7 million
- located in Maharashtra (look halfway up the west coast)
- language -> Marathi
Delhi
- metro population of 20.8 million
- located in northwest India, between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
- language -> Hindi
Kolkata
- metro population of 14.6 million
- located in West Bengal (look at northeast coast)
- language -> Bengali
Chennai
- metro population of 7 million
- located in Tamil Nadu (look at southeast coast)
- language -> Tamil
Ahmedabad
- metro population of 5 million
- located in Gujarat (look at northwest coast)
- language -> Gujarati
Hyderabad
- metro population of 6.8 million
- located in Andhra Pradesh (look at southeast coast)
- language -> Telugu
Bangalore
- population of 5.2 million
- located in Karnataka (look at southwest coast)
- language -> Kannada
Pune
- population of 4.4 million
- located in Maharashtra (look halfway up the west coast)
- language -> Marathi
Kanpur
- population of 4.1 million
- located in Uttar Pradesh (north central)
- language -> Hindi
Surat
- population of 4.5 million
- located in Gujarat (look at northwest coast)
- language -> Gujarati
Out of the top 10 most populous cities in India, only two of them use Hindi as their language - Delhi and Kanpur.
One reference used was:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_populous_metropolitan_areas_in_India
Another interesting statistic, India has the second highest english speaking population in the world, coming only after the USA:
List of countries by English-speaking population
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population
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