Languages that are recognised by the constitution of india
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→ The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages, which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status and official encouragement. In addition, the Government of India has awarded the distinction of classical language to Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu.
Official Languages of India
Part XVII of the Indian constitution deals with the official languages in articles 343 to 351.The Constitution does not specify the official language of different states. At present (2018), the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution specifies 22 languages (originally 14 languages).
List of all the 22 languages specified in the constitution is as follows;
Spoken in the States
1. Assamese
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
2. Benga
West Bengal, Assam and Tripura, Andaman islands and Bangladesh
3. Gujarati
Gujarat, Daman and Diu
4. Hindi
Almost every part of the country including North-Central India
5. Kannada
Karnataka
6. Kashmiri
Kashmir
7. Konkani
It is the official language of Goa but spoken in Southern Maharashtra, North Karnataka, Kerala also.
8. Malayalam
Southwestern Kerala, Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
9. Manipuri
Manipur, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Bangladesh and Myanmar
10. Marathi
In addition to Maharashtra, it is spoken in Goa, Karnataka, Gujarat, Daman and Diu and Dadar and Nagar Haveli.
11. Nepali
It is the national language of Nepal. It is also spoken in Sikkim, West Bengal, North-eastern states, Bhutan, Tibet and Myanmar.
12. Odia
It is mainly spoken in Odisha. It is the official language of the Odisha state.
13. Punjabi
It is principle language of Punjab but spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Pakistan, USA, Canada and Australia also.
14. Sanskrit
At present; this language is not spoken in almost any part of India. But it is still spoken in Mattur (Mathur) village of Karnataka state.
15. Sindhi
This language is mainly spoken in Gujarat and Sindh province of Pakistan.
16. Tamil
This is the official language of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. It is spoken in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Vietnam also.
17.Urdu
It is an additional official language of Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, Delhi, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. There are 4.81 crores Urdu speakers in India, 1.07 crores in Pakistan, 6.5 lacs in Bangladesh and 4 lacs in Britain.
18. Telugu
It is principle language of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. Apart from these states; it is spoken in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, Puducherry and Chhattisgarh also.
19. Bodo
Bodo or Baro is a Tibetan-Burmese language spoken by Bodo people living in northeast, Nepal and Bangladesh.
20. Dogri
Dogri language is spoken in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Dogri is the dialect of Punjabi.
21. Maithili
Maithili language is spoken in the northern region of Bihar and Valley of Nepal.
22. Santali
It is spoken in 1.Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Tripura and Bengal. It is spoken in Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan also.