This is a list of States and Union Territories of India by speakers of Kannada as of census 2001.India census 2001 - languages Gross population figures are available online.India census 2001
Rank State/Union Territory Kannada speakers Total India 50,753,676 1 Karnataka43,315,781 2 Tamil Nadu 2,596,534 3 Maharashtra 675,432 4 Andhra Pradesh 456,789 5 Goa362,789 6 Kerala 78,0679 7 Delhi 8976 8 Pondicherry 1682 9 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 33 10 Daman and Diu 25 11 Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands 9 12 Lakshadweep 7 13 Chandigarh 5 14 Arunachal Pradesh 5 15 Jammu and Kashmir 4 16 Sikkim 3 17 Punjab 2
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