VI Demography

A. Number of Speakers

Number of Miri speakers in India according to 2001 census is 551,224. The following table shows the mother tongue speakers of Miri language.

MIRI/MISHING 551,224
Miri/Mishing 551,182
Others 42


1. Main Habitat

The main habitat of Miri speakers are found in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

a. Male/Female

The following table shows the Male/Female distribution of Miri speakers according to 2001 census

India/State/Union Territory Total Male Female
India 551,224 281,019 270,205
Assam 517,170 263,779 253,391
Arunachal Pradesh 33,381 16,838 16,543
Jammu & Kashmir 550 323 227
Meghalaya 41 22 19
Nagaland 39 24 15
Manipur 6 6 0
Jharkhand 6 3 3
Delhi# 5 4 1
West Bengal 5 5 0
Karnataka 5 5 0
Uttar Pradesh 4 2 2
Mizoram 3 2 1
Tripura 3 2 1
Maharashtra 2 1 1
Tamil Nadu 2 1 1
Punjab 1 1 0
Kerala 1 1 0


b. Rural/Urban

The following table shows the Rural/Urban distribution of Miri speakers according to 2001 census

India/State/Union Territory Total Rural Urban
India 551,224 540,335 10,889
Assam 517,170 510,083 7,087
Arunachal Pradesh 33,381 29,686 3,695
Jammu & Kashmir 550 541 9
Meghalaya 41 6 35
Nagaland 39 13 26
Manipur 6 0 6
Jharkhand 6 0 6
Delhi# 5 0 5
West Bengal 5 3 2
Karnataka 5 1 4
Uttar Pradesh 4 0 4
Mizoram 3 0 3
Tripura 3 1 2
Maharashtra 2 0 2
Tamil Nadu 2 0 2
Punjab 1 0 1
Kerala 1 1 0


2. Decennial Growth

The following table shows the decennial growth of Miri speakers in 4 consecutive census.

Year Miri Speakers Decadal Percentage Increase
1971 180,684 -
1981 * -
1991 390,583 -
2001 551,224 41.13


* indicates non schedule languges did not qualify to appear due to speakers strength below 10,000 in 1981 census.

B. Settlement Pattern

The following table shows the distribution of Miri speakers according to 2001 census.

Total Male Female
Total 551,224 281,019 270,205
Rural 540,335 275,388 264,947
Urban 10,889 5,631 5,258

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