<P> The Census of India records and publishes data with respect to the number of speakers for languages and dialects, but uses its own unique terminology, distinguishing between language and mother tongue . The mother tongues are grouped within each language . Many of the mother tongues so defined could be considered a language rather than a dialect by linguistic standards . This is especially so for many mother tongues with tens of millions of speakers that are officially grouped under the language Hindi . </P> <Dl> <Dt> 1951 Census </Dt> </Dl> <P> Separate figures for Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi were not issued, due to the fact the returns were intentionally recorded incorrectly in states such as East Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, PEPSU, and Bilaspur . </P> <Dl> <Dt> 1961 Census </Dt> </Dl>

Lipi of different languages of india in hindi