Languages Spoken in Karnataka, India

Karnataka's linguistic landscape (2011 Census + current estimates):

• Kannada (official) – 66% (44M speakers)
• Urdu – 11% (Muslim communities, Dakkhini dialect)
• Telugu – 7% (border areas, Bengaluru migrants)
• Tamil – 4% (Bengaluru, Kolar, Mysuru)
• Marathi – 3% (Belgaum, Bidar border)
• Tulu – 2.5% (coastal Dakshina Kannada/Udupi)
• Konkani – 1.5% (coastal, Goan Catholics)
• Kodava – 0.2% (Coorg/Kodagu hills)
• Beary – Coastal Muslim community
• English – Widely used in education, IT, administration (Bengaluru hub)
• Hindi – Growing as lingua franca (migrants, media)

Kannada is the sole official language; others are recognized for cultural/educational purposes.