VI Demography

A.Number of Speakers

The total number of Sindhi speakers in India according to 2001 census is 2,535,485. The following table shows the mothertongue speakers in Sindhi.

SINDHI 2,535,485
Kachchhi 823,058
Sindhi 1,694,061
Others  18,366


1. Main Habitat

Sindhi speakers are mainly found in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhyapradesh.

a. Male/Female

The following table shows the Male-Female distribution of Sindhi Speakers in the states and union territories of India according to 2001 census.

India/State/Union Territory# Persons Male Female
India* 2,535,485 1,292,699 1,242,786
Gujarat 958,787 488,638 470,149
Maharashtra 709,224 358,600 350,624
Rajasthan 380,430 196,734 183,696
Madhya Pradesh 259,226 132,992 126,234
Chhattisgarh 89,325 45,766 43,559
Delhi# 42,841 21,576 21,265
Uttar Pradesh 34,330 17,425 16,905
Karnataka 14,694 7,292 7,402
Andhra Pradesh 10,320 5,184 5,136
Tamil Nadu 7,375 3,640 3,735
West Bengal 5,749 2,840 2,909
Haryana 5,510 2,845 2,665
Uttaranchal 5,266 2,728 2,538
Bihar 3,251 1,666 1,585
Orissa 2,568 1,364 1,204
Jharkhand 2,074 1,051 1,023
Kerala 1,205 584 621
Assam 910 472 438
Goa 527 289 238
Punjab 462 245 217
Jammu & Kashmir 436 234 202
Daman & Diu# 219 124 95
Meghalaya 194 102 92
Dadra & Nagar Haveli# 126 67 59
Chandigarh# 118 55 63
Himachal Pradesh 75 40 35
Nagaland 75 44 31
Arunachal Pradesh 69 45 24
Pondicherry# 64 34 30
Andaman & Nicobar Islands# 16 10 6
Manipur * 7 4 3
Tripura 5 4 1
Sikkim 4 3 1
Mizoram 2 1 1
Lakshadweep# 1 1 0


b. Rural/Urban

The following table shows the Rural-Urban distribution of Sindhi Speakers in the states and union territories of India according to 2001 census.

India/State/Union Territory# Persons Rural Urban
India* 2,535,485 653,192 1,882,293
Gujarat 958,787 483,867 474,920
Maharashtra 709,224 18,384 690,840
Rajasthan 380,430 127,930 252,500
Madhya Pradesh 259,226 6,274 252,952
Chhattisgarh 89,325 2,793 86,532
Delhi# 42,841 862 41,979
Uttar Pradesh 34,330 2,812 31,518
Karnataka 14,694 99 14,595
Andhra Pradesh 10,320 177 10,143
Tamil Nadu 7,375 26 7,349
West Bengal 5,749 414 5,335
Haryana 5,510 3,018 2,492
Uttaranchal 5,266 4,305 961
Bihar 3,251 392 2,859
Orissa 2,568 346 2,222
Jharkhand 2,074 149 1,925
Kerala 1,205 7 1,198
Assam 910 577 333
Goa 527 44 483
Punjab 462 56 406
Jammu & Kashmir 436 405 31
Daman & Diu# 219 121 98
Meghalaya 194 17 177
Dadra & Nagar Haveli# 126 5 121
Chandigarh# 118 1 117
Himachal Pradesh 75 30 45
Nagaland 75 15 60
Arunachal Pradesh 69 49 20
Pondicherry# 64 0 64
Andaman & Nicobar Islands# 16 8 8
Manipur * 7 3 4
Tripura 5 3 2
Sikkim 4 3 1
Mizoram 2 0 2
Lakshadweep# 1 0 1


2. Decennial Growth

The following table gives the decennial growth of sindhi speakers in india in 4 conssecutive census.

Year Sindhi Speakers Decadal Percentage Increase
1971 1,676,875 -
1981 2,044,389 21.92
1991 2,122,848 3.84
2001 2,535,485 19.44

B. Settlement Pattern

The table below shows the Male-Female and Rural-Urban distribution of Sindhi speakers in India, according to 2001 census.

Total Male Female
Total 2,535,485 1,292,699 1,242,786
Rural 653,192 336,117 317,075
Urban 1,882,293 956,582 925,711

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