States of India by Malayalam speakers
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This is a list of States and Union Territories of India by speakers of Malayalam as of census 2001. Gross population figures are available online.
| Rank | State | Malayalam speakers |
|---|---|---|
| — | India | 33,121,253 |
| 1 | Kerala | 30,809,714 |
| 2 | Karnataka | 702,912 |
| 3 | Tamil Nadu | 555,411 |
| 4 | Maharashtra | 406,890 |
| 5 | Delhi | 91,413 |
| 6 | Gujarat | 65,872 |
| 7 | Andhra Pradesh | 60,968 |
| 8 | Lakshadweep | 59,364 |
| 9 | Madhya Pradesh | 48,278 |
| 10 | Puducherry | 42,774 |
| 11 | Rajasthan | 33,904 |
| 12 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 29,133 |
| 13 | Chhattisgarh | 27,084 |
| 14 | Uttar Pradesh | 16,620 |
| 15 | West Bengal | 16,035 |
| 16 | Goa | 15,094 |
| 17 | Haryana | 14,801 |
| 18 | Orissa | 11,041 |
| 19 | Jammu and Kashmir | 10,145 |
| 20 | Punjab | 9,744 |
| 21 | Jharkhand | 8,084 |
| 22 | Assam | 7,997 |
| 23 | Arunachal Pradesh | 5,929 |
| 24 | Nagaland | 4,378 |
| 25 | Uttarakhand | 2,547 |
| 26 | Chandigarh | 2,342 |
| 27 | Meghalaya | 2,087 |
| 28 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1,852 |
| 29 | Tripura | 1,600 |
| 30 | Mizoram | 1,333 |
| 31 | Manipur | 1,300 |
| 32 | Himachal Pradesh | 1,216 |
| 33 | Daman and Diu | 1,187 |
| 34 | Sikkim | 1,028 |
