INDIA Telugu speaking / origin Remarks Andhra Pradesh ~ 85 million 2011 Census Karnataka ~6 million 8 to 10 % of Karnataka’s population is Telugu speaking / origin. Migration over a period of 100 years. Largely concentrated in Bellary / Bangalore / Kolar / Border areas. Telugu movies popular in Karnataka. Department of Telugu in Mysore and Bangalore Universities. Sir Mokshagundam was Diwan of Mysore State Tamilnadu ~6 milion 8 to 10 % of Tamilnadu’s population is Telugu speaking / origin. Migration over a period of 200 years. During reign of British Rule / Madras presidency, movement of people took place before state reorganization as TN / AP. Krishnadevarraya’ empire extended up to Tanjore. Major Telugu / Sanskrit Library – Saraswathi Mahal is at Tanjore Saint Thyagaraja lived in Tanjore and Telugu scholars were part of Royal court of Maratha rulers in Tanjore. Major Telugu populations in Chennai /Coimbatore Orissa 4 million Significant Telugu population in border areas like Berhampur / Cuttack regions. Krishnadevarraya’ empire extended up to Cuttack due to his conquest over Gajapathis. All India Telugu Conference held in Orissa recently Maharashtra ~7 million Statistics from Maharashtra Telugu Manch Chhattisgarh / Madhya Pradesh ~ 1 million Significant population in border areas Rest of India: Delhi / Gujarat / Bengal / Assam / Bihar / Kerala etc., Migration in search of jobs / business / labor International Telugu speaking / origin About 2 Million USA / Canada ~ 750,000 Migration over 75 years UK / Europe / Ireland etc., < 100,000 ? Migration to UK / Germany and other locations Malaysia ~ 500,000 Telugu Association of Malaysia Singapore < 100,000 ? Migration in recent times. Mauritius / South Africa > 60,000 Migration over 150 years – 5 generations Australia / New Zealand < 100,000 ? Migration in recent times Gulf 500,000 ? UAE alone has 100,000. The remaining are spread over Kuwait / Bahrain / Saudi etc., Total ~ 110 million Global and National Telugu Diaspora Last Updated on Saturday, 16 July 2011 01:07
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