the language with the largest proportion of speakers according to the census was Hindi. Native to million people, Hindi has official status and is widely used in administration and education. Other languages with large numbers of speakers are Urdu (, mostly in Haridwar and Dehradun), Jaunsari ( people mostly in the Jaunsar–Bawar region of Dehradun), Nepali ( speakers, with the largest concentration in Dehradun), and Punjabi (, mostly in Dehradun). The set of indigenous languages also includes Mahasu Pahari (found in the north-western district of Uttarkashi in the north-west), and the Sino-Tibetan languages Jad (also in Uttarkashi) and Rongpo (of Chamoli district). References External links Divisions of Uttarakhand