This table lists languages spoken in India, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.
Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.
Language details
27 languages| Language | Statuses | Share, % | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Assamese
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Marathi
|
National
Regional
|
5.9 | 83,000,000 |
|
Bengali
|
National
Regional
|
5.9 | 83,000,000 |
|
Bhili
|
Minority
|
— | — |
|
Bodo (India)
|
National
|
— | — |
|
Dogri (macrolanguage)
|
National
|
— | — |
|
English
|
Official
Working
|
— | — |
|
Goan Konkani
|
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Gondi
|
Minority
|
— | — |
|
Gujarati
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Hindi
|
Official
National
Working
|
31.0 | 437,000,000 |
|
Kannada
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Kashmiri
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Konkani (macrolanguage)
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Maithili
|
National
|
— | — |
|
Malayalam
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Manipuri
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Nepali (macrolanguage)
|
National
|
— | — |
|
Oriya (macrolanguage)
|
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Odia
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Panjabi
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Sanskrit
|
National
|
— | — |
|
Santali
|
National
Minority
|
— | — |
|
Sindhi
|
National
|
— | — |
|
Tamil
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Telugu
|
National
Regional
|
— | — |
|
Urdu
|
National
|
— | — |