Official Languages of India State and Union Territories Wise List

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Official Languages of Indian States
National/Official Languages in India: India is a diverse country with a variety of cultures in every corner of the country. It is a union of 28 states and 8 union territories in which India has a total of 121 languages and 270 mother tongues. India has two Official Languages (Hindi and English) and 22 Scheduled Languages as per the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India-- Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu-- to avoid any hindrance to both public and private affairs. 


List of Official Languages by States
S.No. State Official Languages Second Official Language(s)
1. Andhra Pradesh Telugu English
2. Arunachal Pradesh English –
3. Assam Assamese Bengali, Bodo
4. Bihar Hindi Urdu
5. Chhattisgarh Hindi Chhattisgarhi
6. Goa Konkani, English Marathi
7. Gujarat Gujarati Hindi
8. Haryana Hindi English, Punjabi
9. Himachal Pradesh Hindi Sanskrit
10. Jharkhand Hindi Angika, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Ho, Kharia, Khortha, Kurmali, Kurukh, Magahi, Maithili, Mundari, Nagpuri, Odia, Santali and Urdu
11. Karnataka Kannada English
12. Kerala Malayalam English
13. Madhya Pradesh Hindi –
14. Maharashtra Marathi –
15. Manipur Manipuri English
16. Meghalaya English Khasi and Garo
17. Mizoram Mizo English, Hindi
18. Nagaland English –
19. Odisha Odia –
20. Punjab Punjabi –
21. Rajasthan Hindi –
22. Sikkim English, Nepali, Sikkimese, Lepcha Gurung, Limbu, Magar, Mukhia, Newari, Rai, Sherpa and Tamang
23. Tamil Nadu Tamil English
24. Telangana Telugu Urdu
25. Tripura Bengali, English, Kokborok –
26. Uttar Pradesh Hindi Urdu
27. Uttarakhand Hindi Sanskrit
28. West Bengal Bengali, English Nepali, Urdu, Hindi, Odia, Santali, Punajbi, Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi, Kurmali, Kurukh and Telugu


List of Official Languages by Union Territories
S.No. Union Territories Official Languages Second Official Language(s)
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Hindi, English –
2. Chandigarh English –
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Gujarati, Konkani, Marathi, Hindi –
4. Delhi Hindi, English Urdu and Punjabi
5. Lakshadweep Malayalam English
6. Jammu and Kashmir Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, Urdu, English –
7. Ladakh Hindi, English –
8. Puducherry Tamil, French, English Telugu and Malayalam

Official Languages of India: FAQ
Q. What is the Official Language of India?
Ans. Hindi and English have been declared as the official languages to be used for official purposes throughout the country.

Q. How many languages have been recognized in the eighth schedule of the Indian constitution?
Ans. There are 22 languages that have been recognized in the eighth schedule of the Indian constitution.

Q. What are the 22 national languages of India?
Ans. 22 languages are->Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

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