STATEMENT -  8
GROWTH OF NON-SCHEDULED LANGUAGES - 1971, 1981, 1991 AND 2001
Sl.No.	Language	Persons who returned the language as their mother tongue				Decadal percentage increase
		1971	$ 1981*	1991 ***	2001#	1971-81	1981-91	1991-2001
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	Adi	99,228	125,371	158,409	198,462	26.35	26.35	25.28
2	Afghani/Kabuli/Pashto	+	++	+++	11,086	-	-	-
3	Anal	6,592	11,074	12,156	23,191	67.99	9.77	90.78
4	Angami	43,569	41,761	97,631	132,225	-4.15	133.79	35.43
5	Ao	75,381	102,321	172,449	261,387	35.74	68.54	51.57
6	Arabic/Arbi	23,318	28,116	21,975	51,728	20.58	-21.84	135.39
7	Balti *	40,136	48,498	+++	20,053	20.83	-	-
8	Bhili/Bhilodi	3,399,285	4,293,314	5,572,308	9,582,957	26.30	29.79	71.97
9	Bhotia	33,226	31,438	55,483	81,012	-5.38	76.48	46.01
10	Bhumij	51,651	50,384	45,302	47,443	-2.45	-10.09	4.73
11	Bishnupuriya	**	**	59,233	77,545	-	-	30.92
12	Chakhesang	+	++	30,985	11,415	-	-	-63.16
13	Chakru/Chokri	+	++	48,207	83,560	-	-	73.34
14	Chang	15,816	22,442	32,478	62,408	41.89	44.72	92.15
15	Coorgi/Kodagu	72,085	92,678	97,011	166,187	28.57	4.68	71.31
16	Deori	14,937	++	17,901	27,960	-	-	56.19
17	Dimasa	40,149	++	88,543	111,961	-	-	26.45
18	English	191,595	202,440	178,598	226,449	5.66	-11.78	26.79
19	Gadaba	20,420	28,027	28,158	26,262	37.25	0.47	-6.73
20	Gangte	6,033	++	13,695	14,500	-	-	5.88
21	Garo	411,731	417,888	675,642	889,479	1.50	61.68	31.65
22	Gondi	1,688,284	1,913,262	2,124,852	2,713,790	13.33	11.06	27.72
23	Halabi	346,259	534,825	534,313	593,443	54.46	-0.10	11.07
24	Halam	19,197	19,364	29,322	38,275	0.87	51.43	30.53
25	Hmar	38,207	36,365	65,204	83,404	-4.82	79.30	27.91
26	Ho	751,389	783,301	949,216	1,042,724	4.25	21.18	9.85
27	Jatapu	36,450	22,850	25,730	39,331	-37.31	12.60	52.86
28	Juang	12,172	19,038	16,858	23,708	56.41	-11.45	40.63
29	Kabui	50,814	52,113	68,925	94,758	2.56	32.26	37.48
30	Karbi/Mikir	199,121	12,600	366,229	419,534	-93.67	2806.58	14.56
31	Khandeshi	251,896	1,216,789	973,709	2,075,258	383.05	-19.98	113.13
32	Kharia	191,421	212,605	225,556	239,608	11.07	6.09	6.23
33	Khasi	479,028	628,846	912,283	1,128,575	31.28	45.07	23.71
34	Khezha	11,363	16,637	13,004	40,768	46.41	-21.84	213.50
35	Khiemnungan	14,414	17,880	23,544	37,755	24.05	31.68	60.36
36	Khond/Kondh	196,316	195,793	220,783	118,597	-0.27	12.76	-46.28
37	Kinnauri	45,472	52,864	61,794	65,097	16.26	16.89	5.35
38	Kisan	73,847	159,327	162,088	141,088	115.75	1.73	-12.96
39	Koch	14,256	16,694	26,179	31,119	17.10	56.82	18.87
40	Koda/Kora	14,333	23,113	28,200	43,030	61.26	22.01	52.59
41	Kolami	66,868	83,690	98,281	121,855	25.16	17.43	23.99
42	Kom	+	10,062	13,548	14,673	-	34.65	8.30
43	Konda	33,720	23,258	17,864	56,262	-31.03	-23.19	214.95
44	Konyak	72,338	76,092	137,722	248,109	5.19	80.99	80.15
45	Korku	307,434	347,661	466,073	574,481	13.08	34.06	23.26
46	Korwa	15,097	48,079	27,485	34,586	218.47	-42.83	25.84
47	Koya	211,877	240,245	270,994	362,070	13.39	12.80	33.61
48	Kui	351,017	521,585	641,662	916,222	48.59	23.02	42.79
49	Kuki	32,560	49,478	58,263	52,873	51.96	17.76	-9.25
50	Kurukh/Oraon	1,235,665	1,333,670	1,426,618	1,751,489	7.93	6.97	22.77
51	Ladakhi *	56,738	72,274	+++	104,618	27.38	-	-
52	Lahauli	16,749	18,728	22,027	22,646	11.82	17.62	2.81
53	Lahnda	41,935	42,879	27,386	92,234	2.25	-36.13	236.79
54	Lakher	11,867	16,091	22,947	34,751	35.59	42.61	51.44
55	Lalung	10,650	++	33,746	27,072	-	-	-19.78
56	Lepcha	33,360	27,814	39,342	50,629	-16.62	41.45	28.69
57	Liangmei	+	++	27,478	34,232	-	-	24.58
58	Limbu	+	20,258	28,174	37,265	-	39.08	32.27
59	Lotha	36,949	58,116	85,802	170,001	57.29	47.64	98.13
60	Lushai/Mizo	271,554	384,528	538,842	674,756	41.60	40.13	25.22
61	Malto	+	100,177	108,148	224,926	-	7.96	107.98
62	Maram	+	++	10,144	37,340	-	-	268.10
63	Maring	+	11,663	15,268	22,326	-	30.91	46.23
64	Miri/Mishing	180,684	++	390,583	551,224	-	-	41.13
65	Mishmi	22,354	24,182	29,000	33,955	8.18	19.92	17.09
66	Mogh	12,378	17,458	28,135	30,639	41.04	61.16	8.90
67	Monpa	26,369	33,320	43,226	55,876	26.36	29.73	29.26
68	Munda	309,293	377,492	413,894	469,357	22.05	9.64	13.40
69	Mundari	771,253	742,739	861,378	1,061,352	-3.70	15.97	23.22
70	Nicobarese	17,971	21,542	26,261	28,784	19.87	21.91	9.61
71	Nissi/Dafla	114,678	140,986	173,791	211,485	22.94	23.27	21.69
72	Nocte	25,263	23,776	30,441	32,957	-5.89	28.03	8.27
73	Paite	27,157	32,607	49,237	64,100	20.07	51.00	30.19
74	Parji	73,912	35,758	44,001	51,216	-51.62	23.05	16.40
75	Pawi	10,560	11,656	15,346	24,965	10.38	31.66	62.68
76	Persian	10,509	++	+++	11,688	-	-	-
77	Phom	18,017	24,487	65,350	122,508	35.91	166.88	87.46
78	Pochury	+	++	11,231	16,744	-	-	49.09
79	Rabha	51,146	22,351	139,365	164,770	-56.30	523.53	18.23
80	Rai	+	++	+++	14,378	-	-	-
81	Rengma	+	15,563	37,521	61,345	-	141.09	63.50
82	Sangtam	20,015	28,513	47,461	84,273	42.46	66.45	77.56
83	Savara	222,018	209,092	273,168	252,519	-5.82	30.64	-7.56
84	Sema	65,227	95,630	166,157	103,529	46.61	73.75	-37.69
85	Sherpa	+	14,195	16,105	18,342	-	13.46	13.89
86	Shina *	10,275	14,858	+++	34,390	-	-	-
87	Simte	+	++	+++	10,225	-	-	-
88	Tamang	+	10,059	+++	17,494	-	-	-
89	Tangkhul	58,167	79,887	101,841	142,035	37.34	27.48	39.47
90	Tangsa	13,333	12,027	28,121	40,086	-9.80	133.82	42.55
91	Thado	51,054	57,536	107,992	190,595	12.70	87.69	76.49
92	Tibetan	49,221	63,431	69,416	85,278	28.87	9.44	22.85
93	Tripuri	372,579	502,067	694,940	854,023	34.75	38.42	22.89
94	Tulu	1,158,419	1,417,224	1,552,259	1,722,768	22.34	9.53	10.98
95	Vaiphei	12,209	15,618	26,185	39,673	27.92	67.66	51.51
96	Wancho	28,649	32,442	39,600	49,072	13.24	22.06	23.92
97	Yimchungre	19,609	26,672	47,227	92,144	36.02	77.07	95.11
98	Zeliang	+	++	35,079	61,547	-	-	75.45
99	Zemi	+	10,619	22,634	34,110	-	113.15	50.70
100	Zou	+	12,515	15,966	20,857	-	27.57	30.63
Notes:
* Full figures of Balti, Ladakhi and Shina are not available as the 1991 census could not be conducted in Jammu & Kashmir due to disturbed conditions.
** Bishnupuriya in 1981was withheld from publication due to the pending decision over nomenclature.
*** Full figures of Rabha and Karbi/Mikir are not available as the 1981 census could not be conducted in Assam due to disturbed conditions then prevailing there.
(+)  Non Scheduled languages did not qualify to appear due to speakers' strength below 10,000 in 1971 Census.
(++)  Non Scheduled languages did not qualify to appear due to speakers' strength below 10,000 in 1981 Census.
(+++)  Non Scheduled languages did not qualify to appear due to speakers' strength below 10,000 in 1991 Census.
$ The language figures of Tamil Nadu are not included in 1981 Census as the records of Tamil Nadu under 'P' sample project have been lost due to floods.
#- Excludes figures of Paomata, Mao-Maram and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur for 2001.