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CBSE Schools in Thane - List of Official Languages of Indian States and Union Territories

Author: Saraswati Gb-Road
by Saraswati Gb-Road
Posted: Feb 25, 2022

In this article, we have organized a rundown of Official Languages of Indian States and Union Territories, alongside the Second Official Language(s).

Being one of the world's most semantically diversified nations, India has a total of 121 languages and 270 mother tongues. Keeping this in view, states in India can choose their own official language(s) through legislation.

India has two Official Languages (Hindi and English) and 22 Scheduled Languages according to 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 keep away from any obstacle to both public and exclusive issues.

List of Official Languages by States

S.No. State Official Languages Second Official Language(s)1. Andhra Pradesh Telugu English2. Arunachal Pradesh English -3. Assam Assamese Bengali, Bodo4. Bihar Hindi Urdu5. Chhattisgarh Hindi Chhattisgarhi6. Goa Konkani, English Marathi7. Gujarat Gujarati Hindi8. Haryana Hindi English, Punjabi9. Himachal Pradesh Hindi Sanskrit10. Jharkhand Hindi Angika, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Ho, Kharia, Khortha, Kurmali, Kurukh, Magahi, Maithili, Mundari, Nagpuri, Odia, Santali and Urdu11. Karnataka Kannada English12. Kerala Malayalam English13. Madhya Pradesh Hindi -14. Maharashtra Marathi -15. Manipur Manipuri English16. Meghalaya English Khasi and Garo17. Mizoram Mizo English, Hindi18. Nagaland English -19. Odisha Odia -20. Punjab Punjabi -21. Rajasthan Hindi -22. Sikkim English, Nepali, Sikkimese, Lepcha Gurung, Limbu, Magar, Mukhia, Newari, Rai, Sherpa and Tamang23. Tamil Nadu Tamil English24. Telangana Telugu Urdu25. Tripura Bengali, English, Kokborok -26. Uttar Pradesh Hindi Urdu27. Uttarakhand Hindi Sanskrit28. West Bengal Bengali, English Nepali, Urdu, Hindi, Odia, Santali, Punajbi, Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi, Kurmali, Kurukh and Telugu

List of Official Languages by Union Territories

S.No. Union Territories Official Languages Second Official Language(s)1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Hindi, English -2. Chandigarh English -3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Gujarati, Konkani, Marathi, Hindi -4. Delhi Hindi, English Urdu and Punjabi5. Lakshadweep Malayalam English6. Jammu and Kashmir Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, Urdu, English -7. Ladakh Hindi, English -8. Puducherry Tamil, French, English Telugu and Malayalam

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.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.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.

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