Along with that, the spoken languages on decline are Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu. And what is doubled are the Hindi-speaking people in Goa.

Some Goans are still claiming that Marathi is their mother tongue and therefore it should be made Goa’s official language. But see the reality in the Census figures of 2001 and 2011.

In the last 10 years, the number of Konkani speaking people has risen by almost 2 lakh people. Or by 25 per cent.

And what about Marathi? It has declined by half. From 3 lakhs in 2001 to 1 lakh 59 thousands in 2011. Almost by 48 per cent.

MARATHI-SPEAKING GOANS

There is a hue and cry over South Indian migrants becoming a dominant community in Goa. And also the Muslims who speak and register their mother tongue as Urdu.

But look at these census figures. Urdu speaking people have reduced by 24 per cent in 10 years. From 54 thousands to 41 thousands.

Kannadigas were 75 thousands in 2001. They have reduced to 68 thousands. 9 per cent decline.

And the Mallyalis have reduced by 14 per cent. From 15 thousands to 13 thousands.

Similar  is the decline of Telugu-speaking people. Reduced from 1 lakh 19 thousands to 1 lakh 11 thousands.

URDU-SOUTH INDIAN LANGUAGES

But what is alarmingly rising in Goa is the Hindi-speaking population. It has almost doubled in 10 years. From mere 76 thousands to now 1 lakh 50 thousands. 100 per cent rise.

And this Hindi-speaking population is much more than those Goans who claim that their mother tongue is Marathi. Interestingly, both Marathi and Hindi each are hardly 10 per cent of Goa’s 15 lakh population.

But there is still more. Look at the South Goa figures. The Hindi-speaking people are more than the Marathi-speaking people. Almost 38 thousands more than Marathi.

Goa’s thickly populated talukas are the four coastal talukas. Out of these four, in three talukas the Hindi-speaking population outnumbers the Marathi-speaking population.

In Salcete, it is 21 thousands more, in Mormugao it is 20 thousands more and in Tiswadi, it is almost 10 thousands more. And in Bardez, it is almost equal.

The difference between Marathi and Hindi is not even 1000 people.  But much more less than Konkani speaking Goans.

And look at this. Canacona, Sanguem, Quepem and Ponda were the bastions of Marathi movement at one time. People registering Marathi as their mother tongue have drastically come down in all these four talukas.

Around 3000 Marathi speaking in Canacona compared to 39 thousand Konkani, around 6000 Marathi compared to 48 thousand Konkani in Sanguem, around 18 thousand Marathi speaking compared to 1 lakh 15 thousand Konkani speaking in Ponda and hardly 10 per cent in Quepem, only 6700 Marathi speaking.

Hindi speaking people are not too many, except in Ponda. It is almost equivalent to Marathi speaking. 16 thousand 600.

And these are the figures of three major Marathi bastions.

The difference between Konkani and Marathi speaking people is hardly 10 thousands in Pedne. Almost neck to neck. But in Sattari, it is almost 40 thousand Konkani and only 15 thousand Marathi. In Bicholim, 65 thousand are Konkani speaking and only 18 thousand are Marathi speaking.

Hindi speaking population in all these three talukas is between 1500 to 6000.

ताचेच वांगडा उर्दू, मळ्याळम, कन्नड आनी तेलगू उलोवपीय उणे जायत चल्ल्यात. मात धा वर्सांत डबल जाल्यात ते हिंदी उलोवपी.

कांय गोंयकार अजून मराठी आपली आवयभास म्हणटात आनी ती राजभास जावची अशीय मागणी करतात. हे विशीं जनगणनेचे आंकडे कितें सांगतात ते पळयात.

फाटल्या धा वर्सांनी कोंकणी उलोवपी लोकांचो आंकडो दोन लाखांनी वाडला. म्हटल्यार सादारण 25 टक्के वाड.

आनी मराठीचें कितें? मराठी उलयता म्हूण सांगपी अर्दान देंवला. 2011 वर्सा तो 3 लाख आशिल्लो. आतां 1 लाख 59 हजारांचेर आयला. म्हळ्यार सरळ अर्दान देंवला.

MARATHI-SPEAKING GOANS

कर्नाटकासारक्या दक्षीण भारतांतल्या राज्यांतलो लोक गोंयांत येवन भरत आसा म्हूण कितलोसोच तेंप जालो बोवाळ चल्ला. तशेंच उर्दू आपली आवयभास म्हूण सांगपी मुसलमान लोक. पूण जनगणनेचे आंकडे मात वेगळेंच सांगतात.

फाटल्या धा वर्सांत उर्दू उलोवपी लोक 24 टक्क्यांनी देंवला. 54 हजार आशिल्लो तो 41 हजार जाला.

कन्नडिगा 2001 वर्सा 75 हजार आशिल्लो. तो आतां 68 हजारांचेर देंवला. म्हटल्यार 9 टक्के उणो.

मल्याळी लोकय 14 टक्क्यांनी देंवला. म्हटल्यार 15 हजार आशिल्लो तो 13 हजार जाला.

तीच परिस्थिती तेलगू लोकांची. 1 लाख 19 हजार आशिल्लो तो आतां 1 लाख 11 हजार जाला.

URDU-SOUTH INDIAN LANGUAGES

पूण तेच वांगडा भरमसाट वाडला तो हिंदी उलोवपी लोक. धा वर्सांत सरळ डबल. 76 हजार आशिल्लो तो आतां देड लाख जाला. 100 टक्के वाड.

मजा म्हटल्यार कांय भागांनी मराठीपरस हिंदी उलोवपी लोक चड आसा. गोंयची लोकसंख्या आसा सुमार 15 लाख. हातूंतले मराठी आनी हिंदी उलोवपी लोक मात आसात फकत 10-10 टक्के.

पूण इतल्यान जायना. दक्षीण गोंयांत मराठी उलोवप्यांपरस हिंदी उलोवपी चड आसात. सुमार 38 हजार सुबेज.

गोंयची सगळ्यांत चड लोकसंख्या आसा ती चार दर्या देगेवेल्या तालुक्यांनी. तातूंतल्या तीन तालुक्यांनी मराठीपरस हिंदी उलोवपी लोक चड आसा.

साश्ट तालुक्यांत 21 हजार चड, मुरगांवां 20 हजार चड आनी तिसवाडे 10 हजार चड. बार्देसांत मात जवळजवळ सारकेच.

हिंदीपरस मराठी उलोवपी 1000 पसून चड नात. मात ह्या सगळ्यांपरस कोंकणी उलोवपी मात भरपूर आसात. 

आतां हे चार तालुके पळयात. काणकोण, सांगें, केपें आनी फोंडें. एका तेंपावेल्ले हे मराठीचे बालेकिल्ले. मराठी आपली आवयभास म्हणपी लोक ह्या चारूय तालुक्यांनी आतां भरपूर देंवला.

काणकोणां 39 हजार कोंकणी जाल्यार फकत तीन हजार मराठी. सांग्यार 48 हजार कोंकणी जाल्यार फकत स हजार मराठी. फोंड्यां 1 लाख 15 हजार कोंकणी जाल्यार फकत 18 हजार मराठी. आनी केप्यां तर कोंकणी उलोवप्यांपरस मराठी लोक असोतसो 10 टक्के. म्हटल्यार 6700.

हातूंतल्या तीन तालुक्यांनी हिंदी उलोवपीय साप्प उणे. एक हजार ते स हजार. सोडून फोंड्यां. थंय मात 16 हजार 600 लोक हिंदी उलोवपी आसात.

मात मराठीचो खरो पगडो अजून आसा तो पेडण्यां. थंय 40 हजार कोंकणी जाल्यार 31 हजार मराठी. फरक सामकोच उणो. ते मानान सत्तरी तालुक्यांत 40 हजार कोंकणी आनी 15 हजार मराठी. दिवचलेय तशेंच. 65 हजार कोंकणी जाल्यार 18 हजार मराठी.

हिंदी उलोवपी मात 1500 ते सुमार स हजार. ही गोंयची परिस्थिती.