 Accordingly, most of the culture of Kanker district is tribal, even though an interplay/fusion with other cultures is clearly visible.At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 66.77% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 17.06.% Gondi, 13.10% Bengali, 1.71% Halbi and 0.40% Kurukh as their first language.The chief languages or dialects used in the Kanker district are Hindi, Bengali, Chhattisgarhi, Gondi and Halbi.