The statistic displays the number of native English speakers in India from 1971 to 2011. About 260 thousand Indians recognized English as their mother-tongue according to the 2011 census, up from about 226.5 thousand speakers in the census of 2001.
Number of English-speaking natives across India from 1971 to 2011 (in 1,000s)*
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Indian Census. (July 25, 2018). Number of English-speaking natives across India from 1971 to 2011 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987540/number-of-native-english-speakers-india/
Indian Census. "Number of English-speaking natives across India from 1971 to 2011 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. July 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987540/number-of-native-english-speakers-india/
Indian Census. (2018). Number of English-speaking natives across India from 1971 to 2011 (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987540/number-of-native-english-speakers-india/
Indian Census. "Number of English-speaking Natives across India from 1971 to 2011 (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987540/number-of-native-english-speakers-india/
Indian Census, Number of English-speaking natives across India from 1971 to 2011 (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987540/number-of-native-english-speakers-india/ (last visited October 11, 2024)
Number of English-speaking natives across India from 1971 to 2011 (in 1,000s)* [Graph], Indian Census, July 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987540/number-of-native-english-speakers-india/