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Population by Language, India 1901

Population by Language, India 1901

Showing the total population of individuals who speak one of the 298 languages, some of which are official languages recognised worldwide and others are regional languages, across 421 districts in India in 1901.

Showing the total population of individuals who speak one of the 298 languages, some of which are official languages recognised worldwide and others are regional languages, across 421 districts in India in 1901.

Source: Fenske, J., and Kala, N. (2021). Linguistic Distance and Market Integration in India. The Journal of Economic History, 81(1), 1-39

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