South Asian Regions by Language

For each country, Indian State/Union Territory and Pakistani Province/Territory, name the most spoken language.
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Last updated: August 9, 2025
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India
Language
%
States
Telugu
89
Andhra Pradesh
Nyishi
21
Arunachal Pradesh
Assamese
48
Assam
Hindi
78
Bihar
Hindi
79
Chhattisgarh
Konkani
66
Goa
Gujarati
86
Gujarat
Hindi
87
Haryana
Hindi
86
Himachal Pradesh
Hindi
62
Jharkhand
Kannada
66
Karnataka
Malayalam
97
Kerala
Hindi
68
Madhya Pradesh
Marathi
69
Maharashtra
Meitei
53
Manipur
Khasi
34
Meghalaya
Mizo
73
Mizoram
Konyak
12
Nagaland
Odia
83
Odisha
 
 
 
Language
%
States
Punjabi
90
Punjab
Hindi
87
Rajasthan
Nepali
63
Sikkim
Tamil
88
Tamil Nadu
Telugu
75
Telangana
Bengali
63
Tripura
Hindi
94
Uttar Pradesh
Hindi
43
Uttarakhand
Bengali
86
West Bengal
 
 
 
Language
%
Union Territories
Bengali
28
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Hindi
71
Chandigarh
Gujarati
33
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
and Daman and Diu
Hindi
83
Delhi
Kashmiri
53
Jammu and Kashmir
Ladakhi
47
Ladakh
Malayalam
84
Lakshadweep
Tamil
88
Puducherry
Pakistan
Language
%
Provinces
Punjabi
68
Azad Kashmir
Balochi
40
Balochistan
Shina
33
Gilgit-Baltistan
Punjabi
60
Islamabad
Pashto
81
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjabi
88
Punjab
Sindhi
60
Sindh
 
 
 
Other Countries
Language
%
Countries
Dari
39
Afghanistan
Bengali
98
Bangladesh
Dzongkha
25
Bhutan
Dhivehi
99
Maldives
Nepali
45
Nepal
Sinhala
75
Sri Lanka
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11 Comments
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Level 72
Aug 9, 2025
Update: The quiz now features a brand new map design!

Figures have been adjusted slightly. I was able to find proper census data for most of Pakistan, which replaced previous rough estimates I had to make. I used a broader definition of the word dialect, not to try to undermine languages like Chhattisgarhi or Pahari, but because they exist in dialect continuums and to make the quiz a little easier to play.

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Level 80
Aug 21, 2018
nice extension, thanks for the mention!
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Level 72
Aug 21, 2018
No worries!
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Level 76
Dec 9, 2018
Good quiz, but why do you not consider Afghanistan as South Asian?
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Level 72
Aug 8, 2019
I've changed my mind and added it to the quiz! :)
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Level 91
Sep 20, 2020
I was looking for a quiz just like this, so glad you made it!
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Level 72
Sep 20, 2020
No problem! I'm always happy to make these kinds of quizzes :)
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Level 53
Jan 26, 2024
Great quiz, but aren't Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu one union territory?
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Level 72
Oct 6, 2024
This quiz was created pre-merger, but if they were merged, they would probably we sorted under 'Gujarati'.
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Level 63
Oct 6, 2024
Nice quiz but why ain't Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh subdivided into their provinces?
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Level 72
Oct 6, 2024
They are too small, with many subdivisions, so I decided to count them as a whole :)