List of All Official 22 Languages India
In the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India, the government recognized that there are 22 official languages in India. Part XVII Articles 343 to 351 of the Indian Constitution dealt with the official languages of India. Earlier only 14 languages were considered and later after some modifications other languages were added. The following is the list of all 22 official languages of India
S.No. |
Languages |
Spoken in the States |
---|---|---|
1 |
Assamese |
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh |
2 |
Bengali |
West Bengal, Tripura |
3 |
Gujarati |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Gujarat |
4 |
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, Almost every part of the country including North-Central India. |
5 |
Kannada |
Karnataka |
6 |
Kashmiri |
Jammu and Kashmir. |
7 |
Konkani |
It is the official language of Goa but is also spoken in southern Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, and Kerala. |
8 |
Malayalam |
Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry. |
9 |
Manipuri |
Manipur |
10 |
Marathi |
Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
11 |
Nepali |
This is the national language of Nepal. This language is also spoken in Sikkim, West Bengal, north-eastern states, Bhutan, Tibet, and Myanmar. |
12 |
Odia |
Odisha |
13 |
Punjabi |
This is the language of Punjab is Punjabi but spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Pakistan, USA, Canada, and Australia also. |
14 |
Sanskrit |
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
15 |
Sindhi |
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. |
16 |
Urdu |
This is an additional official language of Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana, Delhi, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. |
17 |
Tamil |
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Sri Lanka. |
18 |
Telugu |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry. |
19 |
Bodo |
Bodo or Boro is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Bodo people living in the Northeast, Nepal and Bangladesh. |
20 |
Dogri |
This language is spoken in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab. This is the dialect of Punjabi. |
21 |
Maithili |
The Maithili language is spoken in the northern region of Bihar and the valley of Nepal. |
22 |
Santali |
Spoken by Santal people mainly in the state of Jharkhand as well as in the states of Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. |
National Languages of India: List of 22 Official Languages
National Languages of India: India is a diverse country with different types of language and cultures in every corner of the country. This is a federation of 28 states and 8 union territories with different languages and distinct cultural heritage. Hence there have been many debates on the origin of the constitution, and the concern of the national language.
It is said about the language of India, “The language spoken in India changes just like the taste of water changes in India every few kilometers”. However, India does not have a national language as there is a considerable difference between an official language and a national language.
In this article, We have covered the Official language of India, List of All Official 22 Languages Specified by our Indian Constitution, and Article 343, majority and minority languages spoken India and more.
let’s get a closer look at the languages of India.
Table of Content
- National Language of India 2023
- Official Languages of India
- Official Language According to the Indian Constitution (Article 343)
- List of All Official 22 Languages Specified by the Indian Constitution
- Other Major State Languages
- A Few Other Popular Languages in India
- Other Languages
- Indian Minority Language
- Short Essay on Our National Language