According to the 2011 census Dima Hasao district has a population of 213,529,[REF] roughly equal to the nation of Samoa [REF].
Major languages spoken in the district are the Dimasa, Assamese, Bengali, Nepali, Hmar, Karbi, Khelma, Kachari, Zeme, Hrangkhol, Kuki, Biate, and few languages of Indo-Aryan like Haflong Hindi (a speech form of Hindi), Haflong Hindi is the lingua franca in the Dima Hasao [REF].