VI Demography

A. Number of Speakers

Total number of Nissi speakers in India according to 2001 census is 211,485. The following table shows the mother tongue speakers of Nissi language.

NISSI/DAFLA 211,485
Apatani 28,422
Bangni 18,842
Nissi 118,111
Tagin 38,244
Others 7,866


1. Main Habitat

The main habitat of Nissi speakers are found in Arunachal Pradesh.

a. Male/Female

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

India/State/Union Territory Total Male Female
India 211,485 104,274 107,211
Arunachal Pradesh 208,337 102,512 105,825
Assam 1,586 848 738
Uttaranchal 892 458 434
Jammu & Kashmir 115 115 0
Gujarat 88 48 40
Delhi# 61 42 19
Nagaland 54 30 24
West Bengal 49 24 25
Maharashtra 45 36 9
Rajasthan 33 18 15
Meghalaya 32 25 7
Manipur 30 29 1
Chandigarh# 20 8 12
Madhya Pradesh 19 11 8
Himachal Pradesh 17 9 8
Uttar Pradesh 13 7 6
Karnataka 13 5 8
Mizoram 11 1 10
Sikkim 10 6 4
Tamil Nadu 9 5 4
Kerala 8 6 2
Orissa 7 4 3
Dadra & Nagar Haveli# 7 5 2
Bihar 6 4 2
Jharkhand 6 5 1
Andhra Pradesh 5 3 2
Tripura 4 3 1
Haryana 3 2 1
Pondicherry# 3 3 0
Daman & Diu# 1 1 0
Goa 1 1 0


b. Rural/Urban

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

India/State/Union Territory Total Rural Urban
India 211,485 165,308 46,177
Arunachal Pradesh 208,337 162,744 45,593
Assam 1,586 1,419 167
Uttaranchal 892 892 0
Jammu & Kashmir 115 1 114
Gujarat 88 55 33
Delhi# 61 0 61
Nagaland 54 27 27
West Bengal 49 38 11
Maharashtra 45 2 43
Rajasthan 33 15 18
Meghalaya 32 14 18
Manipur 30 21 9
Chandigarh# 20 2 18
Madhya Pradesh 19 15 4
Himachal Pradesh 17 17 0
Uttar Pradesh 13 4 9
Karnataka 13 4 9
Mizoram 11 0 11
Sikkim 10 10 0
Tamil Nadu 9 1 8
Kerala 8 6 2
Orissa 7 2 5
Dadra & Nagar Haveli# 7 7 0
Bihar 6 2 4
Jharkhand 6 3 3
Andhra Pradesh 5 1 4
Tripura 4 2 2
Haryana 3 2 1
Pondicherry# 3 0 3
Daman & Diu# 1 1 0
Goa 1 1 0


2. Decennial Growth

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

Year Nissi/Dafla Speakers Decadal Percentage Increase
1971 114,678 -
1981 140,986 22.94
1991 173,791 23.27
2001 211,485 21.69


B. Settlement Pattern

The following table shows the male-female and rural-urban distribution of Nissi speakers according to 2001 census.

Total Male Female
Total 211,485 104,274 107,211
Rural 165,308 81,273 84,035
Urban 46,177 23,001 23,176

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