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[Indic-computing-users] % of population that know English

[Sayamindu D. <unm...@So...>]

Is there any website which gives statistics on the percentage of the
Indian population having knowledge of English.
Also, what is the knowledge of English (I mean, what is the yardstick -
is it just knowing abcd??)
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Re: [Indic-computing-users] % of population that know English

[<al...@ya...>]

http://www.censusindia.net/ is the official site.

1991 data.
%age of people whose mother tongue is English - 0.021%, 1,78,598.

English as second and third language among speakers of scheduled languages - 
3.15% - 2,54,40,188

Note:
1. This is 1991 data, couldn't find 2001 data.
2. The percentages are for people who can _speak_ English, so, they may not
even know "abcd".
3. The literacy figures are available statewise and for the nation, but they
don't tell you which languages the people are literate in.

alok


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Re: [Indic-computing-users] % of population that know English - correction

[<al...@ya...>]

> 
> 1991 data.
> %age of people whose mother tongue is English - 0.021%, 1,78,598.
> 
> English as second and third language among speakers of scheduled languages - 
> 3.15% - 2,54,40,188
The 3.15% is for people for whom English is the third language.
Total population = 807441612
Mother tongue  English = 178598
English as second language = 64602299 ie 8% of total pop
English as third langauge = 25440188 = 3.15% of total pop

% of people knowing English(mother tongue, second and third lang) = 11.17 %


> 
> Note:
> 1. This is 1991 data, couldn't find 2001 data.
> 2. The percentages are for people who can _speak_ English, so, they may not
> even know "abcd".
> 3. The literacy figures are available statewise and for the nation, but they
> don't tell you which languages the people are literate in.
> 
> alok
> 
> 


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9th Main, 47th Cross, Jayanagar V Block
Bangalore 560076 India
+91-80-653-8200
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-bangalore-hindi/
Can't see Hindi? http://geocities.com/alkuma/seehindi.html

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