In accordance with Census 2011 there are 1,761,079 Manipuri speakers in India covering 0,15 % of the country's total population.

The significant proportion of Manipuri speakers are concentrated in

Among the 9 districts in Manipur, the highest proportion of Manipuri speakers is noticed in:

In Assam state the highest proportion of Manipuri speakers is noticed in Cachar - कछार (6.06 %) and Hailakandi - हाइलाकान्‍डी (1.92 %), in Nagaland in Dimapur - दीमापुर (1.58 %), and in Tripura in Dhalai - धलाई (1.46 %).


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


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