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II. Population according to Language, &c
The following table shows, for all India in 1911, th« chief linguistic families and sub-families with the population (in millions) assigned hereto i —
i. Vernaculars of India : Austro- Asiatic family —
Mon-Khmer
Munda Tibeto-Chinese family—
Tibtto-Barman .
Siamese-Chinese
Dravidian family . 68*74 Indo-European family —
0-56 • Aryan I 288-82
S&5 Unclassed languages 0*03
B. Vernaculars of other Asiatic
10-93 countries and Africa Ml
2-04 C. European languages . 32
The following are the languages more prevalent than English, with the population in 19U (in millions and two decimals) who speak them: —
Languages
Pop.
Hindi .
88-00
Bengali
48-37
Telugu
38-54
Marithi
- 19-81
Tamil.
1S-13
Punjihi
R liasthani .
1407
Western Hindi
14-04
Gujarat i
10*68
Kanarsse
1053
Oriya .
10-16
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Malayalam . Western Panjabi Bindhl
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Western Pahari Kashmiri
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Pop.
Karen .
1-6T
Shan .
0-90
Knrukh or Orion
•-80
Mundari
0-60
Tulu .
0*66
Khand or Kni
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Baloch
0-30
Ho .
•-42
Bihari
0-40
Arakanese .
0-39
Manipuri .
0-31
The English langcags comes next in ordtr with 303,515.
The British-born population was in 1S91 100,551, in 1901 9e*,653, in 1911 122.919. In 1911, the total number of persons not horn in India, including the Prench and Portuguese possessions, was '650,502. Of these, 391.316 were from countries eoutUuous to India; 112,79*1, other countries in Asia; 122,919, the United Kingdom; 13,076, European, American, or Australasian countries ; 10,394 born in Africa, Ac, or at sea.
III. Occupations or the Population.
Distribution of ths total population of India according to the occupations by which they were supported in 1911 : —
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Thous.
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i Thous.
Pasture and agriculture .
224,696
Trade. ...
17,839
Fishing and hunting
1,855
Including —
Mines, quarries, salt, Ae.
530
Hotels, cafes. Ac., and
Industry
55,323
, 10,198
1,277
Including—
Trad a in textiles ■
Textiles ....
8.307
Banks, exchange, insur-
Dress and toilet
7.T51
ance. Ac.
1,220
Wood
3.800
Army and Nary
6T0
Food industries .
3.712
Police .
1.729
Ceramics ....
2,240
' Public administration
5,648 a. 82".
Building indnstries
2,062
i Professions and liberal arts
Metals ....
1,861
Including : Religion .
juta
Chemicals, Ac. .
1.242
Instruction
674
Hides, skins, Ac
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Medicine .
627
Transport (including postal,
> Domestic service
4,599
telegraph, and telephone
Ail others ....
13,227
services)
5,029
Tots!
313,470
