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

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)rn1. Andhra Pradesh Telugu Englishrn2. Arunachal Pradesh English -rn3. Assam Assamese Bengali, Bodorn4. Bihar Hindi Urdurn5. Chhattisgarh Hindi Chhattisgarhirn6. Goa Konkani, English Marathirn7. Gujarat Gujarati Hindirn8. Haryana Hindi English, Punjabirn9. Himachal Pradesh Hindi Sanskritrn10. Jharkhand Hindi Angika, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Ho, Kharia, Khortha, Kurmali, Kurukh, Magahi, Maithili, Mundari, Nagpuri, Odia, Santali and Urdurn11. Karnataka Kannada Englishrn12. Kerala Malayalam Englishrn13. Madhya Pradesh Hindi -rn14. Maharashtra Marathi -rn15. Manipur Manipuri Englishrn16. Meghalaya English Khasi and Garorn17. Mizoram Mizo English, Hindirn18. Nagaland English -rn19. Odisha Odia -rn20. Punjab Punjabi -rn21. Rajasthan Hindi -rn22. Sikkim English, Nepali, Sikkimese, Lepcha Gurung, Limbu, Magar, Mukhia, Newari, Rai, Sherpa and Tamangrn23. Tamil Nadu Tamil Englishrn24. Telangana Telugu Urdurn25. Tripura Bengali, English, Kokborok -rn26. Uttar Pradesh Hindi Urdurn27. Uttarakhand Hindi Sanskritrn28. 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)rn1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Hindi, English -rn2. Chandigarh English -rn3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Gujarati, Konkani, Marathi, Hindi -rn4. Delhi Hindi, English Urdu and Punjabirn5. Lakshadweep Malayalam Englishrn6. Jammu and Kashmir Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, Urdu, English -rn7. Ladakh Hindi, English -rn8. 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.