Sunday, 20 June 2021

List of Official Languages of Indian States and Union Territories

 In this article, we have curated a list of Official Languages of Indian States and Union Territories.


Being one of the world's most linguistically diversified nations, India has a total of 121 languages and 270 mother tongues. 

Keeping this in view, 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.StateOfficial LanguagesSecond Official Language(s)
1.Andhra PradeshTeluguEnglish
2.Arunachal PradeshEnglish-
3.AssamAssameseBengali, Bodo
4.BiharHindiUrdu
5.ChhattisgarhHindiChhattisgarhi
6.GoaKonkani, EnglishMarathi
7.GujaratGujaratiHindi
8.HaryanaHindiEnglish, Punjabi
9.Himachal PradeshHindiSanskrit
10.JharkhandHindiAngika, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Ho, Kharia, Khortha, Kurmali, Kurukh, Magahi, Maithili, Mundari, Nagpuri, Odia, Santali and Urdu
11.KarnatakaKannadaEnglish
12.KeralaMalayalamEnglish
13.Madhya PradeshHindi-
14.MaharashtraMarathi-
15.ManipurManipuriEnglish
16.MeghalayaEnglishKhasi and Garo
17.MizoramMizoEnglish, Hindi
18.NagalandEnglish-
19.OdishaOdia-
20.PunjabPunjabi-
21.RajasthanHindi-
22.SikkimEnglish, Nepali, Sikkimese, LepchaGurung, Limbu, Magar, Mukhia, Newari, Rai, Sherpa and Tamang
23.Tamil NaduTamilEnglish
24.TelanganaTeluguUrdu
25.TripuraBengali, English, Kokborok-
26.Uttar PradeshHindiUrdu
27.UttarakhandHindiSanskrit
28.West BengalBengali, EnglishNepali, Urdu, Hindi, Odia, Santali, Punajbi, Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi, Kurmali, Kurukh and Telugu

List of Official Languages by Union Territories

S.No.Union TerritoriesOfficial LanguagesSecond Official Language(s)
1.Andaman and Nicobar IslandsHindi, English-
2.ChandigarhEnglish-
3.Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuGujarati, Konkani, Marathi, Hindi-
4.DelhiHindi, EnglishUrdu and Punjabi
5.LakshadweepMalayalamEnglish
6.Jammu and KashmirKashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, Urdu, English-
7.LadakhHindi, English-
8.PuducherryTamil, French, EnglishTelugu and Malayalam

Note: India has no National Language. 

These were the Official Languages of Indian States and Union Territories. The students appearing for various competitive examinations are advised to go through the above-mentioned list thoroughly. 

Source: https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-official-languages-of-indian-states-and-union-territories-1624022980-1?utm_source=izooto&utm_medium=push_notifications&utm_campaign=GK


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