In accordance with Census 2011 there are 47,331 Lepcha speakers in India covering 0,004 % of the country's total population.

Lepcha speakers are mainly concentrated in:

Among the districts in Sikkim, the highest number of Lepcha speakers is noticed in:

Outside Sikkim, Lepcha is spoken significantly in Darjiling - दार्जिलिंग (8,414) and Jalpaiguri - जलपाईगुड़ी (153).


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


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