Is Tamil spoken in Mumbai?

In Mumbai, by contrast, no one language is the mother tongue of more than half the city’s population. The frontrunner, at around 45\%, is Marathi, while slightly under 20\% each speak Gujarati and Hindi as a first language. Other languages that are spoken include Tamil, Sindhi, Kannada and Konkani.

Is Dharavi a Tamil area?

Dharavi has 15\% population from Tamil Nadu, who migrated to the settlement in Maharashtra decades ago. The sprawling, maze-like Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum, has 6 to 10 lakh people residing in roughly five sq kilometers of area.

Do Tamils live in Dharavi?

According to the Mumbai Vizhithezhu Iyakkam, there are 25 lakh people from Tamil Nadu who settled in Dharavi and other parts of Maharashtra generations ago. Of them, nearly five lakh people still have their voting rights in their native places in Tamil Nadu.

Where in India do they speak Tamil?

state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil language, member of the Dravidian language family, spoken primarily in India. It is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry).

Is Tamil spoken in Goa?

This is a list of states and territories of India by number of people for whom Tamil is their mother tongue (first language)….States of India by Tamil speakers.

State/territory	Goa
2001 census	\% of state	0.59\%
\% of Tamil	0.01\%
2011 census	Tamil pop.	6,947
\% of state	0.48\%

Which language does Mumbai speak?

The 4 languages primarily spoken throughout the Mumbai Suburban District are Marathi, Hindi, English and Gujarati.

How many Tamils are there in Mumbai?

States of India by Tamil speakers

State/territory	1981 census	2011 census
Tamil pop.	Tamil pop.
Maharashtra	300,348	509,887
Kerala	603,188	502,516
Delhi	54,776	82,719

Did you know that Mumbai has a Tamil MLA?

Rediff.com » News » Once south Indians were beaten up in Mumbai; now the city has a Tamil MLA! Once south Indians were beaten up in Mumbai; now the city has a Tamil MLA! ‘I didn’t get the ticket because I am a Tamil and this is a Tamil area. I work for all people and that is why the majority voted for me.’

How many languages are spoken in Mumbai?

Mumbai, like most metropolitan areas of India, has a large population of polyglots, and 16 major languages of India are spoken here, including Gujarati, Hindi and Marathi, along with a colloquial form of Hindi called Bambaiya.

Where do most of the Tamilians in Mumbai live?

Sion – Matunga – Chembur & Dharavi (Most of Idli walas aana you see in Mumbai operates out of Dharavi) Infact only Tamilian Representative in the Maharashtra assembly is from Sion Koliwada Assembly Seat i.e Captain Tamil Selvam from BJP. Most of the Tamilians reside at Dharavi , Matunga & Sion.

What is the population of Mumbai in India?

Mumbai’s urban population is estimated to be over 22 million, and the densely populated city is the largest in India in terms of population, trade activity and business. The metropolitan area has experienced an explosion in growth over the past 20 years, a common occurrence with metropolitan areas in India.