121 Crore – Census 2011 Population of India
69.1 Crore or 57% – People who speak Hindi
Hindi as their first language – 52.8 Crore
Hindi as their 2nd language – 13.9 Crore
Hindi as their 3rd language – 2.4 Crore
English is the second most widely spoken language in India with 12.82 Crore speakers.
English as their first language – 2.6 Lakh
English as their second language – 8.3 Crore
English as their third language – 4.5 Crore
Or 10.6% of the overall Indian Population
(Census 2011)
