India All Languages List
India writes in many languages and speaks in many more voices. And yet, communication has never broken down in this subcontinent. With about 2.4% of the world’s land surface and a total of 16% of the world’s population (India: A Country Study by James Heitzman and Robert L. Worden eds. Federal Research Division; 1995), India houses according to one estimate, 1,652 “mother-tongues” – including 103 foreign mother tongues.
Recognized National Languages of India
A total of 22 languages are recognized by the Constitution of India:
- 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 Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal
- 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 and Chandigarh, second official language of Delhi and Haryana
- Sanskrit — language of Hinduism, required teaching in many schools
- Santali – language of the Santhal tribals of the Chota Nagpur Plateau (comprising the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and Chattisgarh)
- Sindhi – language of the Sindhi community
- Tamil — official language of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry
- Telugu — official language of Andhra Pradesh
- Urdu — official language of Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
Other Important State languages
These languages are state official languages but are not yet recognized as national languages:
- Kokborok – official language of Tripura
- Mizo – official language of Mizoram
- Khasi – official language of Meghalaya
- Garo – official language of Meghalaya
You can download the India Languages List in PDF format using the link given below.
