Languages Spoken in India

India is a multicultural nation with many varieties of languages and dialects throughout its regions. India has over 22 officially recognized languages and hundreds of other dialects and regional languages.

Hindi and English is the official language, and Most people speak Hindi in the country. Other significant languages spoken in India include:

1. Bengali: Spoken in West Bengal, Tripura, and parts of Assam and Jharkhand.
2. Telugu: Spoken in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and some portions of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Odisha.
3. Marathi: Spoken in Maharashtra, Goa, and some pieces of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Karnataka.
4. Tamil: Spoken in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and parts of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
5. Gujarati: Spoken in Gujarat, Daman, Diu, and parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
6. Punjabi: Spoken in Punjab, Chandigarh, and parts of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi.
7. Kannada: Spoken in Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra.
8. Urdu: Spoken mainly in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, and Jammu and Kashmir.

In addition to these major languages, many other languages and dialects are spoken in India, including Oriya, Malayalam, Assamese, Kashmiri, and Nepali.