Jammu and Kashmir: Linguistic Groups

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1941: J&K: Major Linguistic Population Groups

Total Population of J&K (1941 Census)= 40,21,616

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Language	J&K state	Kashmir Province	Jammu Province	Ladakh*	Gilgit, Gilgit Agency, Astor etc
Kashmiri	15,49,460[1]	13,69,537	1,78,390	1174	323
Punjabi (Dogri)	10,75,273[2]	73,473[3]	10,00,018	453	1329
Rajasthani (Gujari)[4]	2,83,741	92,392	1,87,980	Nil	3369
Western Paharis [5]	5,31,319	1,70,432[6]	3,60,870[7]	5	12
Hindustani[8] (Hindi & Urdu)	1,78,528	10,631	1,67,368	22	507
Lahnda (Pothwari)	82,993	8	82,975[9]	5	5
Balti	1,34,012	352	184	1,33,163	313
Ladakhi	46,953	230	299	46,420	4
Shina (Dardi)	84,604	7,888[10]	114	13,562	63,040[11]
Burushaski[12]	33,132	3	Nil	244	32,885
Tibetan	503	26	145	317	15

 

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• Before independence, Skardo/Baltistan (now in Palk-occupied Kashmir/ Northern Areas) was a Tehsil of Ladakh District.

1. In the 1941 census, persons speaking Kishtwari (11,170), Siraji (17,617), Rambani (1,202), Poguli (5,812) and Banjwahi (747), totalling 36,548 persons have been included under the head Kashmiri.

2. Dogri has been taken as a dialect under Punjabi, thereby enumerating 4,13,754 Punjabi speaking persons mainly in Mirpur together with 6,59,995 Dogri speakers.

3. Out of this figure, 48,163 persons are from Muzaffarabad (now in POK).

4. Gujari, the language of Gujars has been included with Rajasthani.

5. Pahari, which is enumerated separately, is closely connected with Gujari and is spoken in much the same areas.

6. Includes 1,55,595 persons in Muzaffarabad (now in POK).

7. Includes 2,36,713 persons in Poonch, Haveli, Mendhar.

8. Hindi and Urdu have been combined and enumerated as Hindustani.

9. Nearly all (82,887 persons) are concentrated in Mirpur.

10. Includes 7,785 persons in Baramulla (Gurez area).

11. Shina language is spoken chiefly in Gilgit area.

12. It is mainly spoken in Hunza, Nagar and Yasin.

1961: J&K: Major Linguistic Population Groups

Total Population of J&K, (1961 Census) = 35,60,976

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Language	J&K State	Kashmir Province	Jammu Province	Ladakh District
Kashmiri	18 96,149	17,17,259	1,78,281 (Mainly in Doda)	609
Dogri	8,69,199	1,784	8,67,201	214
Gojri	2,09,327	64,493	1,44,834	Nil
Ladakhi	49,450	79	42	49,829
Punjabi	1,09,174	32,866	76,308	Nil
Balti	33,458	514	38	32,905 (Miainly in Kargil)
Hindi	22,323	2,494	19,868	61
Urdu	12,445	3,504	8,941	Nil
Dardi/Shina	7,854	7,605 (Mainly in Gurez area of Baramulla)	30	219
Tibetan	2,076	Nil	148	1,899

 

1971 : J&K: Major Linguistic Population Groups

Total population of J&K, (1971 Census) = 46,16,632

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Language	J&K State	Kashmir Division	Jammu Division	Ladakh Division
Kashmiri	24,53,430	21,75,588	2,75,070	772
Dogri	11,39,259	8,161	11,30,845	253
Hindi* (Gujari)	6,95,375	1,80,837	5,14,177	361
Ladakhi	59,823	1,446	1,562	56,815
Punjabi	1,59,098	46,316	1,12,258	524
Lahanda (Pothwari)	22,003	109	21,894 (Mainly in Rajauri)	Nil
Urdu	12,740	4,521	8,209	10
Balti	40,135	822	280	39,033 (Mainly in Kargil)
Shina	10,274	9,276 (Mainly in Gurez area of Bramulla)	251	747
Tibetan	3,803	867	Nil	2,936

 

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• Gujari, the language of Gujars has been included with Hindi.

1981: J&K: Major Linguistic Population Groups

Total population of J&K, (1981 Census) = 59,87,389

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Language	J&K State	Kashmir Division	Jammu Division	Ladakh Division
Kashmiri	31,33,146	28,06,441 (Mainly in Doda Dist.)	3,28,229	1,476
Dogri	14,54,441	2,943	14,51,329	169
Hindi* (Gujari)	10,12,808	2,55,310 (Mainly in Baramulla and Kupwara Districts)	7,67,344 (Mainly in Doda, Punch and Rajauri Districts)	155
Ladakhi	71,852	471	1,190	70,191
Punjabi	1,63,049	41,181	1,21,668	200
Lahanda (Pothwari)	13,184	21	13,163	Nil
Urdu	6,867	3,830	3,019	18
Balti	47,701	811	Nil	46,890 (Mainly in Kargil)
Shina (Dardi)	15,017	12,159 (Mainly in Gurez area of Baramula)	Nil	2,858 (Mainly in Dah Hanu)
Tibetan	4,178	796 (Mainly in Srinagar)	Nil	3,382 (Mainly in Leh Tehsil)

 

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• Gujari, the language of Gujars has been included with Hindi.