Languages with official status in India
Language Family Speakers ( in millions , 2011 ) Official recognition in State ( s )
Assamese Indo-Aryan , Eastern 15.3 Assam , Arunachal Pradesh
Bengali Indo-Aryan , Eastern 97.2 West Bengal , Tripura , Assam , Andaman & Nicobar Islands , Jharkhand
Bodo Tibeto-Burman 1.48 Assam
Dogri Indo-Aryan , Northwestern 2.6 Jammu and Kashmir , Himachal Pradesh ,
Gujarati Indo-Aryan , Western 55.5 Dadra and Nagar Haveli , Daman and Diu , Gujarat
Hindi Indo-Aryan 528 Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Bihar , Dadra and Nagar Haveli , Chhattisgarh , Delhi , Gujarat , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Jharkhand , Madhya Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir , Mizoram , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh , Uttarakhand and West Bengal
Kannada Dravidian 43.7 Karnataka
Kashmiri Indo-Aryan , Dardic 6.8 Jammu and Kashmir
Konkani Indo-Aryan , Southern 2.25 Maharashtra , Goa , Karnataka and Kerala ( The Konkan Coast )
Maithili Indo-Aryan , Eastern 13.6 Bihar , Jharkhand
Malayalam Dravidian 34.8 Kerala , Lakshadweep , Puducherry
Manipuri Tibeto-Burman 1.8 Manipur
Marathi Indo-Aryan , Southern 83 Maharashtra , Goa , Dadra & Nagar Haveli , Daman and Diu
Nepali Indo-Aryan , Northern 2.9 Sikkim and West Bengal
Odia Indo-Aryan , Eastern 37.5 Odisha , Jharkhand , West Bengal
Punjabi Indo-Aryan , Northwestern 33.1 Chandigarh , Delhi , Haryana , Punjab , West Bengal
Sanskrit Indo-Aryan 0.02 Uttarakhand
Santali Austroasiatic 7.3 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
Sindhi Indo-Aryan , Northwestern 2.7 Gujarat and Maharashtra , especially Ulhasnagar
Tamil Dravidian 69 Tamil Nadu , Puducherry
List of scheduled languages of India
The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduled languages . The table below lists the 22 scheduled languages of Republic of India set out in the Eighth Schedule as of May 2008 , together with the regions where they are widely spoken and used as state 's official language . However , states are not mandated to choose their official languages from the scheduled languages .
India has various official languages at the Union and state/territory level. However, there is no national language in India. The article 343, point 1, specifically mentions that, The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals. English is used in official purposes such as parliamentary proceedings, judiciary, communications between the Central Government and a State Government. States within India have the liberty and powers to specify their own official language(s) through legislation. In addition to the official languages, the constitution recognises 22 regional languages, which includes Hindi but not English, as scheduled languages, that are not be confused with official status of the Union. States can specify their own official language(s) through legislation. The section of the Constitution of India dealing with official languages therefore includes detailed provisions which deal not just with the languages used for the official purposes of the union, but also with the languages that are to be used for the official purposes of each state and union territory in the country, and the languages that are to be used for communication between the union and the states.