Which city in India speaks the most Urdu?

Based on 2011 Census data, Hyderabad (Telangana) is considered to have the highest concentration of Urdu speakers in India, particularly in its Old City areas, with over 43% of its population speaking the language. Other major centers for Urdu in India include Lucknow, Delhi, and various cities in the Deccan region like Aurangabad and Gulbarga.
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Where is Urdu most spoken in India?

The Urdu speakers in India number almost 44 million (Census of India, 1991) with the largest numbers in the state of Uttar Pradesh, followed by Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka, which together account for 85% of the national Urdu-speaking population.
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What cities speak Urdu?

  • Pakistan (national)
  • India (scheduled) Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh. Delhi (additional) Bihar (additional) Uttar Pradesh (additional) Jharkhand (additional) Andhra Pradesh (additional) Telangana (additional) West Bengal (additional)
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Where is the purest Urdu spoken?

Pakistan and India stand out as the primary nations where Urdu is spoken best, each contributing uniquely to the language's development and preservation.
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What type of Indians speak Urdu?

The vast majority of them are Muslims of the Hindi–Urdu Belt of northern India, followed by the Deccani people of the Deccan plateau in south-central India (who speak Deccani Urdu), and most of the Muhajir people of Pakistan and some stranded Pakistani communities in Bangladesh.
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Which Indian language is similar to Urdu?

At the spoken level, Hindi and Urdu are considered registers of a single language, Hindustani or Hindi–Urdu, as they share a common grammar and core vocabulary.
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Who brought Urdu to India?

Hindi, which was a mixture of many local and foreign languages during Mughal rule, was written in Nastaliq, but the arrival of the British removed Farsi from government work and brought Urdu/Hindi written in Nastaliq along with English for government official work.
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Is Urdu closer to Farsi or Hindi?

Urdu is closely related to Hindi, because both languages are derived from Sanskrit. About 75% of modern day Urdu language has roots in Sanskrit, and about 25% has roots in Arabic, … but Persian is not an Arabic language. Urdu is spoken in Pakistan and in some parts of India.
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Is Urdu the sweetest language in the world?

Urdu: Elegance in Expression

Its script, derived from Persian, adds a visual beauty to its spoken form. The language's use in ghazals and classical poetry showcases its melodic nature. Urdu's ability to convey deep emotions with grace makes it one of the sweetest languages in the world.
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Who used Urdu first?

a Amir Khusrau 1253 –1325 CE a Persian poet was associated with the rulers of Delhi Sultanate. He composed poetry in Arabic and Persian besides being the first writer to use Urdu as a medium of poetic expression.
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Why do Muslims in India speak Urdu?

Opponents of the language say that Urdu belongs to Muslims whereas Hindus only speak Hindi. But history and lived experiences show quite the opposite. What we know as Urdu today can be traced back to Turkish, Arabic, and Persian, all of which arrived in India through waves of trade and conquests.
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Is Urdu easy to learn?

Learning Urdu can be difficult or easy, depending on your approach. Several things may make learning Urdu difficult. You might find it unfamiliar due to its script and grammar conventions. Perhaps the lack of good quality resources (that suit your needs) might discourage you.
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Can I understand Urdu if I know Hindi?

The spoken forms of Hindi and Urdu are entirely mutually intelligible but have two separate names. Many varieties of Arabic and Chinese are mutually unintelligible but are called "dialects" of one Arabic or Chinese language, presumably to promote a unified Arab or Chinese identity.
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What is the 3 hardest language in India?

Top 10 Toughest Language in India
  • Malayalam – The Toughest and Hardest Indian Language to Learn. ...
  • Sanskrit – The Ancient and Hardest Classical Language. ...
  • Kannada – A South Indian Language with Difficult Dialects. ...
  • Tamil – One of the Hardest Languages with Ancient Roots. ...
  • Telugu – A Language of Complex Script and Pronunciation.
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Is Urdu the official language of Karnataka?

Kannada is the official language of Karnataka and as per the 2011 census is the mother tongue of 66.5% of the population. The state has around 50 spoken languages of which 8 are endangered and two are critically endangered.
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Which language is closest to Urdu?

The closest language to Urdu is Hindi, as they are mutually intelligible registers of the same language, Hindustani, sharing the same grammar and core vocabulary, differing mainly in script (Urdu uses Perso-Arabic, Hindi uses Devanagari) and formal vocabulary (Urdu borrows from Persian/Arabic, Hindi from Sanskrit). Other related languages include Punjabi and Bengali, which are also Indo-Aryan, but Urdu's closest linguistic sibling is Hindi. 
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Is Urdu more polite than Hindi?

Hindi and Urdu are essentially the same languages.

Urdu has a lot more Persian and Arabic loanwords than Hindi, but these are almost exclusively used in formal speech and the two languages remain completely mutually intelligible.
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Which is older, Tamil or Urdu?

  • Urdu (700 years) ...
  • Marathi (1500 – 2000 years) ...
  • Odia (2000 years) ...
  • Malayalam (2000 years) ...
  • Telugu (1500 – 2000 years) ...
  • Kannada (2000 years) ...
  • Sanskrit (3000 years) ...
  • Tamil (5000 years)
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What name did the British give to Urdu?

Until about the 17th century, Hindavi and Dehlavi were the more popular names for Hindi/Urdu. Afterwards, once the Mughal Empire formed, Hindi/Urdu gained a few more names such as Hindvi, Dakhani, Lahori, Rekhta, and Hindustani. The British used Hindustani to describe Hindi/Urdu once they conquered India.
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Who was the father of Urdu?

Maulvi Abdul Haq, whose contributions towards establishing and enriching Urdu literature are unparalleled, is rightly recognized as the "Father of Urdu" or Baba-e-Urdu. Born in 1790 in Delhi, he received an excellent Islamic education before moving to Lucknow where he dedicated his life to the cause of developing Urdu.
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How do you say hello in India?

The most popular way to say hello in Hindi is namaste (नमस्ते), which means “I bow to you.” When you use this greeting, you're acknowledging something special in the person you're meeting.
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Which language is powerful in India?

Hindi – It is the most spoken language in India by over 530 million people. It plays an important role in communication, trade education, and media content.
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What is the least popular language in India?

Scheduled languages spoken by fewer than 1% of Indians are Santali (0.63%), Kashmiri (0.54%), Nepali (0.28%), Sindhi (0.25%), Konkani (0.24%), Dogri (0.22%), Meitei (0.14%), Bodo (0.13%) and Sanskrit (In the 2011 census of India, 24,821 people reported Sanskrit as their native language).
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