In accordance with Census 2011 there are 7,368,192 Santali speakers in India covering 0,61 % of the country's total population.

The major share of Santali speakers is in the states of:

Among the districts, the highest proportion of Santali speakers is noticed in:

The highest proportion of Santali speakers is noticed in Mayurbhanj - मयूरभंज (24.81 %), Chirang - चिरांग (4.73%), Narayanpur - नारायणपु (11.36 %), Puruliya - पुरूलिया (11.17 %), and Dakshin Dinajpur - दक्षिण दिनाजपुर (9.86 %).


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


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