In accordance with Census 2011 there are 27,506 Bhumij speakers in India covering 0,002 % of the country's total population.

The substantial share of Bhumij speakersis in the states of:

In Jharkhand, significant numbers of Bhumij speakers are found in:

Significant number of Bhumij speakers is also recorded in Assam in Udalguri - उदालगुड़ी (650), Sonitpur - सोनितपुर (137), in Bihar in Katihar - कटिहार (474) and Purnia - पूर्णिया (1.46 %), in Mizoram in South Andaman - दक्षिण अण्डमान (227) and North and Middle Andaman - उत्तर और मध्य अण्डमान (151).


Source: Census of India (2022) Language Atlas of India 2011. url


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