| Language | Total Number of speakers | First language speakers | Percentage of total population | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi | 691M | 528M | 57.09% | 99%
|
| Tamil | 77M | 69M | 6.36% | 89%
|
| Bengali | 107M | 97M | 8.85% | 88%
|
| Punjabi | 36M | 33M | 2.97% | 83%
|
| Urdu | 62M | 50M | 5.18% | 81%
|
| Gujarati | 60M | 55M | 4.99% | 79%
|
| English | 129M | 259K | 10.67% | 77%
|
| Telugu | 94M | 81M | 7.77% | 77%
|
| Marathi | 99M | 83M | 8.18% | 76%
|
| Kannada | 58M | 43M | 4.84% | 69%
|
| Malayalam | 35M | 34M | 2.93% | 65%
|
| Odia | 42M | 37M | 3.51% | 51%
|
| Sanskrit | 2M | 12K | 0.19% | 24%
|