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
34 languages| Language | Statuses | Language presence |
|---|---|---|
|
Hindi
|
Official
National
Working
|
41% · ≈ 605.4 m |
|
English
|
Official
Working
|
19% · ≈ 280.6 m |
|
Bengali
|
National
Regional
|
8.1% · ≈ 119.6 m |
|
Telugu
|
National
Regional
|
7.2% · ≈ 106.3 m |
|
Marathi
|
National
Regional
|
7% · ≈ 103.4 m |
|
Tamil
|
National
Regional
|
5.9% · ≈ 87.1 m |
|
Urdu
|
National
Regional
|
5% · ≈ 73.8 m |
|
Gujarati
|
National
Regional
|
4.5% · ≈ 66.4 m |
|
Kannada
|
National
Regional
|
3.7% · ≈ 54.6 m |
|
Malayalam
|
National
Regional
|
3.2% · ≈ 47.3 m |
|
Oriya (macrolanguage)
|
Regional
|
3.2% · ≈ 47.3 m |
|
Panjabi
|
National
Regional
|
2.8% · ≈ 41.3 m |
|
Bhojpuri
|
No special status | 2.3% · ≈ 34 m |
|
Awadhi
|
No special status | 1.9% · ≈ 28.1 m |
|
Assamese
|
National
Regional
|
1.3% · ≈ 19.2 m |
|
Haryanvi
|
No special status | 1.2% · ≈ 17.7 m |
|
Magahi
|
No special status | 1.2% · ≈ 17.7 m |
|
Maithili
|
National
Regional
|
1.2% · ≈ 17.7 m |
|
Marwari
|
No special status | 1.2% · ≈ 17.7 m |
|
Chhattisgarhi
|
No special status | 1.1% · ≈ 16.2 m |
|
Nepali (macrolanguage)
|
National
Regional
|
0.6% · ≈ 8.3 m |
|
Santali
|
National
Regional
Minority
|
0.6% · ≈ 8.1 m |
|
Kashmiri
|
National
Regional
|
0.4% · ≈ 6.1 m |
|
Konkani (macrolanguage)
|
National
Regional
|
0.3% · ≈ 4.7 m |
|
Sindhi
|
National
Regional
|
0.3% · ≈ 3.8 m |
|
Khasi
|
Regional
|
<0.1% · ≈ 1.2 m |
|
Sanskrit
|
National
Regional
|
<0.1% · ≈ 18 k |
|
Bhili
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Bodo (India)
|
National
|
— |
|
Dogri (macrolanguage)
|
National
|
— |
|
Goan Konkani
|
Regional
|
— |
|
Gondi
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Manipuri
|
National
Regional
|
— |
|
Odia
|
National
Regional
|
— |