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Which South Indian state can speak Hindi?
Indian States by most spoken scheduled languages
| State / Union Territory | 1 | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | Tamil | Kannada |
| Telangana | Telugu | Marathi |
| Tripura | Bengali | Chakma |
| Uttar Pradesh | Hindi (including Bihari languages) | Punjabi |
Is Hindi spoken in southern India?
The 2011 Census data shows that most Indian States, apart from a handful of States in northern and central India, do not primarily speak Hindi but have adopted the language as a secondary language. Most southern and northeastern States are not Hindi-speaking and have adopted English as their secondary language.
How often is Hindi spoken?
According to the data, more than 52 crore or 43.63\% of the total of 121 crore Indians speak Hindi. It is followed by Bengali and Marathi, with 8.03\% and 6.86\% speakers, respectively. Telugu (6.7\%) and Tamil (5.7\%) are fourth and fifth-most spoken languages in the country.
Is Hindi taught in Gujarat?
Gujarat follows the Three Language Formula recommended by the various Education Commissions set up by the Union Government, in addition to teaching a classical language, Sanskrit, at the school level. The languages offered are Gujarati, Hindi, English, and Sanskrit.
Why do so many South Indians speak in Hindi?
But those who can speak Hindi in South India is very high percentage than those who can speak South Indian languages in Hindi dominated areas. It is simply because South Indians learn foreign languages when they have to work in other states and those from Hindi dominated area do not. Just look at Bangalore.
What is the national language of India?
Hindi is official language .No national language for India . , I worked in the Indian Army as an Officer for 31 years. In Karnataka, Andhra and Telegana Hindi is used very often, especially in towns. People are familiar with Hindi. In Kerala though people understand Hindi well they rarely speak in Hindi.
Which state in India has the lowest percentage of people speaking Hindi?
Kerala has the lowest, according to 2001 census. The states with Hindi spoken by less than 5\% of its population (as of 2001): Only 9 Indian states have more than half of its population speaking Hindi, remaining have less than a fifth of its population. Tamilnadu is No 1.
Why is there so much opposition to Hindi in South India?
As a govt proposal to introduce Hindi learning to the South stokes up decades-old resistance, it is clear the opposition to Hindi has gone nowhere. That’s despite several Hindi-speakers working in the South. Hindi is just one of the several languages which many of us south Indians speak and use on a daily basis.