State, Year and Language-wise Number of Registered Newspapers and Periodicals
The data shows the State and Year-wise number of registered newspapers and periodicals by Language.
Note:
1. Figures for 2001 indicates position as on end of calendar year.
2. Bodo, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, Nepali, Santhali etc. are included in Others
3. Values indicate cumulative figures as on that particular year.
State, Year and Language-wise Number of Registered Newspapers and Periodicals
The data shows the State and Year-wise number of registered newspapers and periodicals by Language.
Note:
1. Figures for 2001 indicates position as on end of calendar year.
2. Bodo, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, Nepali, Santhali etc. are included in Others
3. Values indicate cumulative figures as on that particular year.
Rows: 12491
Columns: 6
Time period: 2008-09 to 2018-19, 2020-21 to 2023-24
Last Updated: 07 October 2026
Data preview
fiscal_year
state
language
value
unit
note
2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Assamese
0
value in absolute number
values as of 31st March of that particular fiscal year
2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bengali
9
value in absolute number
values as of 31st March of that particular fiscal year
2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bodo
0
value in absolute number
values as of 31st March of that particular fiscal year
2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Dogri
0
value in absolute number
values as of 31st March of that particular fiscal year
2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Gujarati
0
value in absolute number
values as of 31st March of that particular fiscal year
2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Hindi
19
value in absolute number
values as of 31st March of that particular fiscal year
2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Kannada
0
value in absolute number
values as of 31st March of that particular fiscal year
2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Kashmiri
0
value in absolute number
values as of 31st March of that particular fiscal year
2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Konkani
0
value in absolute number
values as of 31st March of that particular fiscal year
2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Maithili
0
value in absolute number
values as of 31st March of that particular fiscal year
The fiscal year (April–March) to which the newspaper figures pertain, formatted as e.g. 2022-23.
state
String
38
12491
The Indian state or union territory for which the newspaper data is reported.
language
String
30
12491
The language in which the newspapers are published.
value
Int64
1139
12491
The number of newspapers for the given state, language, and fiscal year, expressed as an absolute count.
unit
String
1
12491
The unit of measurement for the reported figures, indicating values are given in absolute numbers.
note
String
1
12491
A remark clarifying that the reported figures are as of 31st March of the respective fiscal year.
Citation
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. (2026). State, Year and Language-wise Number of Registered Newspapers and Periodicals [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/671