CENSUS OF INDIA 199-1 SERIES 03 - ARUNACHAL PRADESH PART IV B(i)(a) - C-Series LANGUAGE Table C-7 State, Districts, Circles and Towns DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, ARUNACHAL PRADESH Registrar General of India (In charge of the Census of India and vital statistics) Office Address: 2-A, Mansingh Road, New Delhi 110011, India Telephone. (91-11) 338 3761 Fax. (91-11) 338 3145 Email. 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I t PREFACE The data on language was collected through question No.6 on mother tongue in the Individual Slip canvassed during 1991 Census. The data so collected were processed, compiled, tabulated and then finally grouped under each language as per directive of the Language Division, Calcutta. The language Table C-7 is presented at District, Circle and Town level of the State in this volume. The table is further sub divided into :- C - 7 Part A (i) : Distribution of the 18 Scheduled Languages. C - 7 Part A (ii) : Distribution of mother tongues ( grouped under each of the languages specified in schedule VIII) with 10,000 or more speakers at all India level. C - 7 Part B (i) : Distribution of the 96 non-scheduled languages and C - 7 Part B (ii) : Distribution of the mother tongues (grouped under each of the languages specified in the non-schedule VIII) with 10,000 or more speakers at all - India level. We are grateful to the former Director of Census Operations, Arunachal Pradesh, Shri S.R Sarkar, under whose guidance the 1991 Census was conducted. He deserves credit for the success of the Census Operations, but had to leave the organisation for taking up other assignment before this volume could be made ready for the press. Shri T. Senapati, I.A.S., Director of Census Operations, under whose guidance the remaining census works were completed also deserves mention. Our deepest sense of gratitude is due to Dr. VIJayanunni, I.A S., the former Registrar General, India and Shri J.K. Banthia, I A.S., the present Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India and the Officers and staff of Language DivisIOn, Data Processing Division, Census and Printing Division of the Office of the Registrar General, India, New Delhi. We hope this volume on language will serve the desired purpose of the data users. In our office, we received the maximum cooperatIon and assistance at every stage from our staff who worked sincerely and devotedly. The names of officers and officials who assisted in this work are shown separately in this volume. Shillong, ( N. K. LASKAR) 21 st June, 2000 irector of Census Operations, Arunachal Pradesh, Shillong iii CONTENTS Page Preface ill General Note 1-2 Statement 1: Abstract of Lan,9uages and Mother Tongues and their strengths -1991 3-5 Statement 2: Distribution of Population by Scheduled and Non-Scheduled Languages of North Eastern States - 1991. 6 Statement 3: Distribution of 10,000 persons by Language - State and District - 1991 8-9 Statement 4: Scheduled Languages in Descending order of Strength - Arunachal Pradesh - 1991 10 Statement 5. Comparative Strengths of Scheduled Languages of 1981 and 1991 and the Gro'¥th Rates - Arunachal Pradesh 11 Statement 6: Comparative Figures of Non-Scheduled Languages of 1981 and 1991 12-14 Statement 7: Family-Wise Grouping of the 114 Scheduled and Non-Scheduled Languages - 1991 15-16 , Statement 8: Fifteen Numerically Biggest Languages in Descending order of Strength in Arunachal Pradesh ...... 1991 17 Statement 9. Fifteen Numerically Biggest Mother Tongues in Descending order of Strength In Arunachal Pradesh - 1991 18 C-7 PART A(i). Distribution of the 18 Scheduled languages State District, Circle and Town - 1991 19-45 9-7 PART A(ii)· Distribution of Mother Tongues (Grouped under each of the Languages Specified In Schedule VIII) with 10,000 or more speakers at India level State, District, Circle and Town - 1991 46-95 C-7 PART B(i): Distribution of the 62 Non=Seheduled languages - State, District, Circle and Town -1991 96-132 C-7 PART B(ii): Distribution of Mother Tongues (Grouped under each of the 62 Non­ Scheduled Languages) with 10,000 or more speakers at India level State, District, Circle and Town -1991 133-187 C-7 PART C(i): Scheduled Languages in Descending order of strength - 1991 188 C-7 PART C(ii): Non-Scheduled Languages in Descending order of strength - 1991 189 v ~ener-al Note GENERAL NOTE Language is the sought for data fOr every individual. Census in India throws light on this information. In 1991 Census language date were collected through two separate questions. These two questions were on 'mother tongue' and 'two other languages known', which were asked through question number 6 and 7 respectively of the individual slip. As the instruction for recording 'mother tongue' was liberal and no question/argument was allowed to the enumerators, it was quite natural to get a very large number of names of language/mother tongue from all over the State. The huge data collected are presented in a meaningful manner after thorough scrutiny following the usual linguistic methods by the census organisation for groupi"ng in a rational manner. A total of 114 languages is presented in two parts, Part A, Scheduled languages comprise of 18 languages and, Part 8 comprises of 96 languages and the remaining "total of other languages". Three languages i.e., Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added to the list of Eighth Schedule languages on passing of the 71 st Amendment Act, 1992 to the Constitution of India and in pursuance of the Govt. of India Notification No. 55 dated 1.~~1992. Table C-7 Part A shows the distribution of speakers of 18 languages specified in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India and the rpother tongues included each of these languages. Table C-7 Part B shows the speakers of 96 languages which are hot included in the eighth schedule and, the mother tongues included under each of these languages. All other languages and mother tongues falling under Part B, which returned less than 10,000 speakers each at .all-India level were not identifiable on the basis of linguistic information available are in~luded'in the category' total of other languages' shown as the last entry in Part B. Speakers of languages covered in Part A constitute 33.01 per cent of the total population and the remaining 66.99 per cent are accounted for by the rest of the languages covered in Part B. "fhe 1991 language data is based on the same prinCiples that were adopted In 1971 and 1 981 Censuses. The following statements "give the data' at a Qlance, which are presented for convenience of the data users. The 1991 language data' is based on the same principles that were adopted in 1971 and 1981 Censuses. The following statements give the data at a glance, which' are presented for convenience of the data users. Statement -1 gives an abstract of all the 114 languages and 216 mother tongues divided into Part A and Part 8 and their strength of speakers as per 1991 Census. Statement 2 gives the distribution of population" by scheduled and non­ scheduled languages of North-Eastyrl!. States, 1991. St>atement 3 gives the distribution of 10,000 persons by language of the North-Eastern States, 1991. Statement 4 presents the scheduled languages in descending' order of strength for 1991. Statement 5 presents the comparative strength of s,cheduled languages of 1981 and 1991 and the growth rates. Statement 6 presents the comparative figures of non-scheduled languages of 1981 and 1991. Statement 7 shows the family-wise grouping of ~e 11:4- scheduled and non­ scheduled languages, 1991. Statement 8 gives th~ fifteen numerically biggest lang1Jages in descending order of strength, 1991. Statement 9 presents the fifteen numerically biggest mother tongues in descending' order of strength, 1991. ' 3 2-22 ROJIndlalNDJ2003 S'rATEMENT -1 Part A - Languages specified in the Eigflth Schedule (Scheduled Languages) and the Mother . Tongues.. included under each language. Name of language and Number of persons who Name of language and Number of persons who mother tongue(s) returned the language (and mother tongue(s) returned the language (and grouped under each the mother tongues grouped under each the mother tongues language grouped under each) as language grouped under each) as their mother tongue their' mother tongue - 1 2 1 2 , , 48,222 5. KANNADA 1. ASSAMESE > 182 1 Assamese 48,131 1 Kannada 178 2 Others - ,91 2. Others 4 2. BENGALI 70,771 6". KASHMIRI 46 1. Bengali 38,441 1. Kashmiri 46 2. Chakma , 30,062 7. KONKANI 74 . ~ 3. Haijong/Hajong 2,134· 1.