In accordance with Census 2011 there are 98,988 Hmar speakers in India covering 0,01 % of the country's total population.

Hmar speakers are mainly concentrated in:

Among the districts in Manipur, the highest number of Hmar speakers are available in:

Outside Manipur, number of Hmar speakers is significant in Assam in Dima Hasao - दीमा हसाव (16,375), Cachar - कछार (12,092) and Karbi Anglong - कार्बी आंग्लंग (653), in Mizoram in Aizawl - आईज़ोल (11,050), Kolasib - कोलासिब (6,351) and Champhai - चमफाई (405), and in Meghalaya in East Khasi Hills - ईस्ट खासी हिल्स (1,299), Jaintia Hills - जैन्तिया हिल्स (582) and Ribhoi - रिभोइ (107).


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


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