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Sr. No |
Language |
Recognition in state |
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1 |
Assamese |
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh |
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2 |
Bengali |
West Bengal, Tripura |
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3 |
Bodo |
Assam |
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4 |
Dogri |
Official language of Jammu and Kashmir |
|
5 |
Gujarati |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Gujarat |
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6 |
Hindi |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal |
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7 |
Kannada |
Karnataka |
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Kashmiri |
Jammu and Kashmir |
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|
9 |
Konkani |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala (The Konkan Coast) |
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10 |
Maithili |
Bihar, Jharkhand |
|
11 |
Malayalam |
Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry |
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12 |
Manipuri |
Manipur |
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13 |
Marathi |
Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
|
14 |
Nepali |
Sikkim and West Bengal |
|
15 |
Odia |
Official language of Orissa |
|
16 |
Punjabi |
Official language of Punjab and Chandigarh, 2nd official language of Delhi and Haryana |
|
17 |
Sanskrit |
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
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18 |
Santali |
Spoken by Santhal people mainly in the state of Jharkhand as well as in the states of Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
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19 |
Sindhi |
Gujarat and Maharashtra, especially Ulhasnagar |
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20 |
Tamil |
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry |
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21 |
Telugu |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry |
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22 |
Urdu |
Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana, Jharkhand, Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal |
Official Language of India
Two languages are chosen to be the official languages used by the central administration:
- Hindi is the language used by the Central Government as per Article 343 when communicating with the states of Hindi Belt.
- English is the Associate official language and the language to be used while communicating with the states.
List of Official Scheduled Language of India
According to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, 22 languages have been chosen to be the scheduled language of India. Hindi and English are the official languages.
