.. title: # of sourashtra speaking people
.. slug: of-sourashtra-speaking-people
.. date: 2009-01-11 14:34:00
.. tags: demographics, language, statistics, india, population
.. category: Culture
.. description: An estimation of the total number of Sourashtra speaking people based on population statistics and birth/death rates in India.

I did some rough calculation and arrived at this number: 1234021 ( that is 12 lacks 34 thousand people).

I based the calculation according to following facts:

1997 IMA - 510000 (the info says, it can be double the number), So I took 1020000 to begin with.

Birth rate in India: 22 births / 1000 people

Date rate in India: 6 deaths / 1000 people.