In accordance with Census 2011 there are 234,991 Malto speakers in India covering 0,02 % of the country's total population.

Malto speakers are concecrated in:

In the state of Jharkhand, Malto speakers are available in:

In Bihar, Malto speakers are in:

Outside these states, Malto speakers are available in West Bengal in Nadia - नदिया (2,029), Murshidabad - मुर्शिदाबाद (1,670), Barddhaman - बर्द्धमान (404), in Darjiling - दार्जिलिंग (395) and Maldah - मालदा (229); in Odisha in Rayagada - रायगड़ा (797), Ganjam - गंजाम (273), Balangir - बलांगिर (128) and Gajapati - गजपति (126); in Madhya Pradesh in Chhindwara - छिन्दवाड़ा (196); in Assam in Sonitpur - सोनितपुर (195) and Jorhat - जोरहाट (107); in Chhattisgarh in Surguja - सरगुजा (136) and in Tripura in West Tripura - पश्चिम त्रिपुरा (105).


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


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