Registered papers in India is 82,237, Hindi & Eng lead in no of print entities

By A Correspondent The press registrar, T Jayaraj, Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), presented the 55th annual report Press in India 2010-11 to Uday Kumar Varma, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B). Speaking on the occasion, Mr Varma said that the annual report was a compendium of interesting data containing status of print media in the country. He also suggested that based on the previous years trends, a comparative analysis of different newspapers in circulation, their growth over a period of time and further comparative statements could be presented through graphs in the next years annual report. This would add value to the report, thereby becoming an important reference point for key stakeholders in the industry. The Annual Report highlighted key trends for the Indian press in 2010-11. The analysis provided a broad overview about the general trend of the Indian press based on the number and claimed circulation of newspapers. The total number of registered newspapers stood at 82,237. The number of new newspapers registered during 2010-11 stood at 4853. The percentage of growth for registered publications over the previous year was 6.25 per cent. The RNI approved 13,229 titles for the year 2010. The largest number of newspapers and periodicals registered in any Indian language was in Hindi at 32,793. English had the second largest number of newspapers and periodicals which was 11,478. The total circulation of newspapers stood at 32,92,04,841 as against 30,88,16,563 copies in 2009-10. The number of annual statements received in RNI for the year 2010-11 was 14,508 against 13,134 in 2009-10 registering an increase of 10.46 per cent. As per data from the annual statements, the highest number of newspapers were published in Hindi (7,910), followed by English (1,406), Urdu (938), Gujarati (761), Telugu (603), Marathi (521), Bengali (472), Tamil (272), Oriya (245), Kannada (200) and Malayalam (192). In terms of circulation, Hindi newspapers continued to lead with 15,54,94,770 copies followed by English with 5,53,70,184 copies. Urdu press had a figure of 2,16,39,230 copies. The report is a statutory requirement under Section 19 G of the PRB Act, 1867. It is an analysis of the Indian Press which focuses mainly on circulation as claimed by the newspapers. It also carries different chapters viz ownership of newspapers, analysis of daily newspapers, language wise study of the press and analysis of registered newspapers. The source of information of the report is the annual statements submitted by the publishers of newspapers and periodicals in accordance with 19 D of the Act.

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How many newspapers are published in India?

Inspite of television news media and internet news website, newspapers still remain most powerful medium of news in India. As per data available in government of India , the total number of registered newspapers and periodicals are sixty nine thousand three hundred and twenty three (69,323). Out of above mentioned 69,323 registered newspapers and periodicals ,weeklies are highest in numbers . The total number of weeklies we have are twenty three thousand four hundred and fourteen (23,414) which makes approximately 1/3 of total registered newspapers and periodicals!!!!!!!!!!!1 Monthlies comes second in number of registered newspapers and periodicals with twenty thousand nine hundred and forty eight monthlies being published in India. The daily newspapers are seven thousand seven hundred and ten (7710). As expected hindi language leads when it comes to number of newpapers and periodicals with total of twenty seven thousand five hundred and twenty seven ( 27,527)registered newspapers and periodicals. English comes second in list of languages with ten thousand newspapers and periodicals (10000)being published in english language. Marathi with four thousand , one hundred and twenty two is third in the list (4122). Urdu with three thousand , three hundred and fifteen(3315) registered news papers and periodicals is fourth in the list of language with heighest number of newspapers and periodicals. Bengali with Three thousand two hundred and forty four (3244) newspapers and periodicals comes fifth in the list.
Language Dailies Tri/biweeklie s Hindi English Assamese Bengali Bodo Dogri Gujarati Kannada 3418 594 37 125 2 220 493 130 42 4 15 1 17 6 12793 1358 91 707 4 2 1410 573 Weeklie Annual Fortni- Month- QuarteOther/ s s ghtlies lies 4042 965 45 690 1 307 419 5687 4015 81 861 5 1 881 1015 rlies 1023 1612 15 574 2 3 88 68 58 251 1 29 15 4 Periodical s 376 1163 11 243 1 67 32 27527 10000 285 3244 16 6 3005 2610 Total

Kashmiri Konkani Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Maithili Nepali Oriya Punjabi Sanskrit Sainthali Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu Bilingual

1 265 18 553 2 10 107 116 5 13 409 405 703 132

9 24 2 3 15 43 5 21 22 5 15

2 4 211 7 1991 1 64 247 413 9 41 454 372 1443 970 164 83

2 186 5 343 2 7 140 117 6 11 335 340 406 562 89 32

1 6 1060 11 842 8 18 383 345 21 3 40 1511 971 626 2040 368 148

2 79 7 160 3 18 114 43 19 2 11 50 41 91 517 88 56

18 142 5 1 10 2 4 63 18 1

55 5 67 3 8 33 20 6 1 3 41 32 21 254 54 13

3 15 1883 53 4122 19 127 1032 1070 66 6 119 2853 2168 3315 4560 807 409 Total

Multilingual 21 Others 61

Dailie Tri/bis State Andhra Pradesh weeklie s 627 9 1

Weeklie Other Fortni- Month- Quarter-Annual s Peghtlies lies 795 4 202 658 276 18 523 73 163 37 15 lies 147 2 30 75 29 10 7 4 2 2 1 riodicals 84 21 33 8 5

1391 2 123 262 83 40

3583 13 534 1612 552 105

Arunachal Pradesh 4 Assam Bihar Chhatishgarh Goa 68 386 116 16

13 33 1 -

Gujarat Haryana

262 152

14 10 4 12 9 8 49 3 4 14 4 13 22 2 53 2

1469 455 73 287 67 774 235 2617 3168 18 34 38 9 289 516 1219 61 567 62 5909 816 835

319 230 30 63 29 539 220 245 724 12 7 7 1 162 182 1601 1 446 10 1107 147 827

917 308 62 51 83 1375 1282 1041 2369 42 17 26 1 461 450 705 1 2155 13 1818 225 1289

108 68 30 13 17 162 155 151 629 9 5 6 2 179 60 156 2 204 4 492 60 806

8 8 5 1 9 36 7 259 5 2 13 9 15 30 28 10 50

94 32 9 16 2 94 124 108 348 11 4 4 60 46 76 3 131 1 191 36 358

3191 1263 224 560 253 3603 2325 4782 8363 156 78 140 20 1312 1428 4294 79 4015 118 10799 1456 4375

Himachal Pradesh 15 Jammu & Kashmir 126 Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal 54 638 264 605 817 56 5 45 7 144 152 500 9 429 26

1230 24 155 201 7 9

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List of newspapers in India by readership

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Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of the newspapers in India by readership in the three-month period ended December 31, 2012.[1] These figures are compiled by Media Research Users Council in the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2012 Q4. This data is based on sample survey and is modelled on internationally accepted annual sample spread. The IRS is the largest continuous readership research study in the world with an annual sample size exceeding 2.56 lakh respondents.[2]
Daily Readership (in million) 16.370 14.416 12.246

1 2 3

Newspaper Language City Dainik Jagran Hindi Various cities and states Dainik Bhaskar Hindi Various cities and states Hindustan Malayala Manorama Amar Ujala Hindi Various cities and states 10 cities in Kerala, Bangalore, Mangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Dubai, and Bahrain Various cities and states Various cities and states Various cities in Tamil Nadu, Bangalore, Pondicherry and Mumbai. Various cities of Maharashtra and Goa Various cities and states 10 Cities in Kerala, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, and New Delhi

Owner Owned by Jagaran Prakashan Ltd. Owned by D B Corp Ltd. Owned by Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd. which is owned by HT Media Ltd Owned by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd. Owned by Amar Ujala Publications Ltd. Owned by Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. Founded by S. P. Adithanar Owned by Lokmat Media Limited Owned by Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd. Owned by The Mathrubhumi Group Founded in 1974, owned by Ramoji Group

4 5 6 7 8 9

Malayalam Hindi

9.760 8.434 7.615 7.334 7.313 6.837 6.334

Times of India English Daily Thanthi Lokmat Tamil Marathi Hindi Malayalam Telugu

Rajasthan Patrika Mathrubhumi 10 Eenadu 11 Ananda Bazar Patrika 12 Sakshi 13

19 Cities in AP, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, 5.972 and New Delhi all over West Bengal, Odisha,Jharkhand,Bihar,Delhi,Mumbai and many other cities in India Various cities and states Ahmedabad, Gujarat Various cities in Tamil Nadu and a few other cities Various cities in Maharashtra Various cities and states States of Punjab, Haryana States of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and

Bengali

5.750

Owned by Ananda Publishers

Telugu

5.379 5.114 4.816 4.469 3.820 3.323 2.859

Owned by Jagathi Publications Owned by Lok Prakashan Ltd. Bought out by SUN TV group in 2005 Owned by Sakal Media Group Owned by HT Media Ltd Owned by Punjab Kesari Group Owned by NPHL (Neutral

Gujarat 14 Samachar Gujarati Dinakaran 15 Daily Sakal Hindustan 17 Times Punjab Kesari 18 19 Prabhat 16 Tamil Marathi English Hindi Hindi

Newspaper Khabar Navbharat 20 Times 21 The Hindu 22 Patrika 23 Nai Dunia

Language Odisha Hindi English Hindi Hindi

City Various cities and states Various cities and states Various cities Various cities and states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Various cities and states Various cities

Daily Readership (in million) 2.633 2.164 2.068 1.358 1.265 1.020

24 The Telegraph English Deccan 25 English Chronicle

26 DNA

English

Various cities and states

0.972

27 Mumbai Mirror English Economic English Times 29 The Tribune English The New Indian 30 English Express 28 31 The Hans India English

Various cities and states Various cities and states Various cities and states Various cities and states State of Andhra Pradesh

0.819 0.735 0.671 0.652 0.259

Owner Publishing House Ltd.) Owned by Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. Owned by Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Owned by Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd. Owned by NaiDunia Media Ltd. which is owned by Jagaran Prakashan Ltd. Owned by Ananda Publishers Owned by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. Owned by Diligent Media Corporation which is a joint venture between D B Corp Ltd. (Dainik Bhaskar group) and Essel Group. Owned by Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. Owned by Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. Owned by Tribune Trust Owned by Express Publications Ltd. Owned by Hyderabad Media House Ltd.