How Many Languages in India?
The Constitution of India Recognized 22 Official Languages List given below:-
- Kannada
- Kashmiri
- Konkani
- Marathi
- Maithili
- Malayalam
- Manipuri
- Sanskrit
- Santali
- Sindhi
- Gujrati
- Punjabi
- Odia
- Nepali
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Bodo
- Dogri
- Hindi
Official Languages-Government of IndiaOfficial
| States Wise Official Language & Capital in India | |
| Name of States & Capital | Official & Spoken Language |
| 1. Assam/Dispur | Assamese & Bodo |
| 2. Arunachal Pradesh/Itanagar | Nissi, Adi & Dafla |
| 3. Andhra Pradesh/Amaravati | Telugu |
| 4. Bihar/Patna | Hindi & Maithili |
| 5. Chhattisgarh/Raipur | Hindi |
| 6. Gujrat/Gandhinagar | Gujrati |
| 7. Goa/Panaji | Konkani |
| 8. Himachal Pradesh/Shimla | Hindi |
| 9. Haryana/Chanigarh | Hindi |
| 10. Kerala/Thiruvananthapuram | Malayalam |
| 11. Karnataka/Bengaluru | Kannada |
| 12. Mizoram/Aizawal | Mizo & Lushai |
| 13. Meghalaya/Shillong | Garo & Khasi |
| 14. Manipur/Imphal | Manipuri |
| 15. Maharashtra/Mumbai | Marathi |
| 16. Nagaland/Kohima | Sema, AO & Konyak |
| 17. Odisha/Bhubaneswar | Odia |
| 18. Rajasthan/Jaipur | Hindi |
| 19.Punjab/Chandigarh | Punjabi |
| 20. Sikkim/Gangtok | Nepali |
| 21.Tripura/Agartala | Bengali |
| 22. Telangana/Hyderabad | Telugu |
| 23.Tamil Nadu/Chennai | Tamil |
| 24. Uttarakhand/Dehradun | Hindi |
| 25. Uttar Pradesh/Lucknow | Hindi |
| 26. West Bengal/Kolkata | Bengali |
| 27. Madhya Pradesh/Bhopal | Hindi |
| 28. Jharkhand/Ranchi | Hindi |
| UNION TERRITORY -8 States | |
| 1. Chandigarh/Chandigarh | Hindi |
| 2. Ladakh/Leh | Ladakhi, Purgi & Balti |
| 3. Punducherry/Ponducherry | Tamil |
| 4. Delhi/Delhi | Hindi |
| 5. Lakshadweep/Kavaratti | Malayalam |
| 6. Jammu & Kashmir/Shrinagar (Summer)& Jammu (Winter) | Kashmiri, Hindi & Dogri |
| 7. Andaman & Nicobar islands/Port Blair | Tamil, Bengali & Hindi |
| 8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu/Daman | Gujrati & Hindi in Daman/Bhilli, Bhilodhi & Hindi in Dadara & Nagar |
| Most Spoken Languages in India According to Population |
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According to the Census of India-2011
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| Hindi | 43.6% |
| Gujrati | 5.5% |
| Oria | 3.1% |
| Urdu | 4.2% |
| Punjabi | 2.7% |
| Kannada | 3.6% |
| Tamil | 6.7% |
| Marathi | 6.9% |
| Telugu | 6.7% |
| Bengali | 8% |
| Malayalam | 2.88% |
| Sanskrit | 0.3% |
| Assamese | 1.2% |
| Maithili | 1.2% |
Official Language Hindi-States of India
- Jharkhand/Ranchi
- Chandigarh/Chandigarh
- Delhi/Delhi
- Madhya Pradesh/Bhopal
- Uttar Pradesh/Lucknow
- Uttarakhand/Dehradun
- Rajasthan/Jaipur
- Haryana/Chanigarh
- Himachal Pradesh/Shimla
- Chhattisgarh/Raipur
- Bihar/Patna
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- Assamese Language:- Assam & Arunachal Pradesh
- Bengali:- West Bengal & Tripura
- Bodo:- Spoken in Assam
- Dogri:- Spoken in Jammu & Kashmir
- Kashmiri:- Language of Jammu & kashmir
- Kannada:- Language of Karnataka
- Maithili:- Spoken in Bihar & Jharkhad
- Mainpuri:- Language of Manipur
- Nepali:- Sikkim & West Bengal
- Odia:- Language of Odisha
- Tamil:- Spoken in Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry
- Sindhi:- Spoken in Gujrat & Maharashtra
- Sanskrit:- Spoken in Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh
- Malayalam:- Language of Kerala, Lakshyadweep & Pondicherry
- Gujrati:- Spoken in Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu
- Konkani:- Spoken in Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu, Maharashtra, GOA, Karnataka & Kerala.
- Marathi:- Spoken in Maharashtra, GOA, Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu
- Punjabi:- Spoken in Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi & Haryana
- Santali:- Jharkhand, Assam, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal
- Urdu:- Jammu & Kashmi, Telangana,Jharkhand, Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal.
- Telugu:- Andhra Pradesh , Telangana & Poducherry