States of India by Telugu speakers


This is a list of States and Union Territories of India by speakers of Telugu as of census 2001.
RankStateTelugu speakers Telugu speakers Percentage
India74,002,85681,127,7406.70%
1Andhra Pradesh / Telangana61,924,95470,667,78083.55%
2Karnataka3,718,1803,569,4005.84%
3Tamil Nadu3,525,9214,234,3025.87%
4Maharashtra1,304,7401,320,8801.18%
5Chhattisgarh1,147,920152,1000.60%
6Orissa214,010667,6931.59%
7West Bengal108,45888,3520.10%
8Gujarat70,93973,5680.12%
9Puducherry50,95874,3475.96%
10Kerala47,76235,3800.11%
11Andaman and Nicobar Islands46,05050,40413.24%
12Jharkhand35,03030,7040.09%
13Delhi27,70125,9340.15%
14Assam26,65626,6300.09%
15Madhya Pradesh24,13924,4110.03%
16Goa11,99411,1160.76%
17Rajasthan11,3018,3500.01%
18Punjab7,3089,5230.03%
19Jammu and Kashmir7,10113,9700.11%
20Haryana6,3439,8310.04%
21Tripura3,8393,8450.10%
22Uttarakhand2,0003,1850.03%
23Arunachal Pradesh1,6471,6530.12%
24Nagaland1,3931,1880.06%
25Chandigarh1,3511,3390.13%
26Himachal Pradesh1,2161,3830.02%
27Manipur6501,0980.04%
28Dadra and Nagar Haveli6177780.23%
29Meghalaya4641,2770.04%
30Sikkim3251,0350.17%
31Daman and Diu3014640.19%
32Mizoram2673340.03%
33Lakshadweep30420.07%
34Bihar-1,467-
35Uttar Pradesh-13,977-