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 | Language presence |
|---|---|---|
|
Hindi
|
Official
National
Working
|
Significant minority |
|
Bengali
|
National
Regional
|
Small minority |
|
Marathi
|
National
Regional
|
Small minority |
|
English
|
Official
Working
|
— |
|
Assamese
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Bhili
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Bodo (India)
|
National
|
— |
|
Dogri (macrolanguage)
|
National
|
— |
|
Goan Konkani
|
Regional
|
— |
|
Gondi
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Gujarati
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Kannada
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Kashmiri
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Konkani (macrolanguage)
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Maithili
|
National
|
— |
|
Malayalam
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Manipuri
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Nepali (macrolanguage)
|
National
|
— |
|
Odia
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Oriya (macrolanguage)
|
Regional
|
— |
|
Panjabi
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Sanskrit
|
National
|
— |
|
Santali
|
National
Minority
|
— |
|
Sindhi
|
National
|
— |
|
Tamil
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Telugu
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Urdu
|
National
|
— |