India All Languages List PDF

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India All Languages List - Summary

India writes in multiple languages and speaks even more dialects, yet communication thrives in this vibrant subcontinent. Covering about 2.4% of the world’s land surface and accounting for around 16% of the global population (India: A Country Study by James Heitzman and Robert L. Worden eds. Federal Research Division; 1995), India is home to an estimated 1,652 “mother-tongues” – which even includes 103 foreign languages.

Recognized National Languages of India

The Constitution of India officially recognizes a total of 22 languages:

Assamese — official language of Assam
Bengali — official language of Tripura and West Bengal
Bodo — official language of Assam
Dogri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir
Gujarati — official language of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Gujarat
Hindi — official language of several states including Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Delhi
Kannada — official language of Karnataka
Kashmiri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir
Konkani — official language of Goa and Mangalore
Malayalam — official language of Kerala and Lakshadweep
Manipuri or Meithei — official language of Manipur
Marathi — official language of Maharashtra
Nepali — official language of Sikkim
Oriya — official language of Orissa
Punjabi — official language of Punjab, Chandigarh, and recognized in Haryana and Delhi
Sanskrit — language of Hinduism, required in many schools
Santali — language of the Santhal tribals from the Chota Nagpur Plateau
Sindhi — language spoken in the Sindhi community
Tamil — official language of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Telugu — official language of Andhra Pradesh
Urdu — official language of Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh