Hindi as Mother Tongue

Choropleth map of India by state: Hindi as Mother Tongue. Hindi is the mother tongue for 80%+ in UP/MP but under 1% in Tamil Nadu and Kerala — India's linguistic divide.
Hindi is the mother tongue for 80%+ in UP/MP but under 1% in Tamil Nadu and Kerala — India's linguistic divide.
Policy implication
Imposing Hindi-medium education or governance in non-Hindi states has measurably different cognitive costs for children.
Census 2011 2011Food & Culturehindilanguageculture
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Source: Census 2011 (2011). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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