How many languages are prevailing in India?

Question

I asked how many languages are written, spoken and used by people in day to day life?

Answer 1

In india there are
18 scheduled languages,
114 other languages,
216 mother tongues,
96 non specified languages,
totally up to 10000 languages speaks by people.
LANGAUGES OF INDIA, 1991 CENSUS
***Scheduled Languages ***
Serial No.--- Language Name ---Number of Persons
1. Assamese 13,079,696
2. Bengali 69,595,738
3. Gujarati 40,673,814
4. Hindi 337,272,114
5. Kannada 32,753,676
6. Kashmiri 56,693
7. Konkani 1,760,607
8. Malayalam 30,377,176
9. Manipuri 1,270,216
10. Marathi 62,481,681
11. Nepali 2,076,645
12. Oriya 28,061,313
13. Punjabi 32,753,676
14. Sanskrit 49,736
15. Sindhi 2,122,848
16. Tamil 53,006,368
17. Telugu 66,017,615
18. Urdu 43,406,932
*****Non-Scheduled Languages*******
Serial No. -----Language Name -----Number of Persons
1. Adi 158,409
2. Anal 12,156
3. Angami 97,631
4. Ao 172,449
5. Arabic/Arbi 21,975
6. Bhili/Bhilodi 5,572,308
7. Bhotia 55,483
8. Bhumij 45,302
9. Bishnupuriya 59,233
10. Bodo/Boro 1,221,881
11. Chakesang 30,985
12. Chakru/Chokri 48,207
13. Chang 32,478
14. Coorgi/Kodagu 97,011
15. Deori 17,901
16. Dimasa 88,543
17. Dogri 89,681
18. English 178,598
19. Gadaba 28,158
20. Gangte 13,695
21. Garo 675,642
22. Gondi 2,124,852
23. Halabi 534,313
24. Halam 29,322
25. Hmar 65,204
26. Ho 949,216
27. Jatapu 25,730
28. Juang 16,858
29. Kabui 68,925
30. Karbi/Mikri 366,229
31. Khandeshi 973,709
32. Kharia 225,556
33. Khasa 912,283
34. Khezha 13,004
35. Khiemnungan 23,544
36. Khond/Kondh 220,783
37. Kinnauri 61,794
38. Kisan 162,088
39. Koch 26,179
40. Koda/Kora 28,200
41. Kolami 98,281
42. Kom 13,548
43. Konda 17,864
44. Konyak 137,722
45. Korku 466,073
46. Korwa 27,485
47. Koya 270,994
48. Kui 641,662
49. Kuki 58,263
50. Kurukh/Oraon 1,426,618
51. Lahauli 22,027
52. Lahnda 27,386
53. Lakher 22,947
54. Lalung 33,746
55. Lepcha 39,342
56. Liangmei 27,478
57. Limbu 28,174
58. Lotha 85,802
59. Lushai/Mizo 538,842
60. Malto 108,148
61. Mao 77,810
62. Maram 10,144
63. Maring 15,268
64. Miri/Mishing 390,583
65. Mishmi 29,000
66. Mogh 28,135
67. Monpa 43,226
68. Munda 413,894
69. Mundari 816,378
70. Nicobarese 26,261
71. Nissi/Dafla 173,791
72. Nocte 30,441
73. Paite 49,237
74. Parji 44,001
75. Pawi 15,346
76. Phom 65,350
77. Pochury 11,231
78. Rabha 139,365
79. Rengma 37,521
80. Sangtam 47,461
81. Santali 5,216,325
82. Savara 273,168
83. Sema 166,157
84. Sherpa 16,105
85. Tangkhul 101,841
86. Tangsa 28,121
87. Thado 107,992
88. Tibetan 69,416
89. Tripuri 694,940
90. Tulu 1,552,259
91. Vaiphei 26,185
92. Wancho 39,600
93. Yimchungre 47,227
94. Zeliang 35,079
95. Zemi 22,634
96. Zou 15,966

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Answer 2

How Many Languages In India

Answer 3

Language Spoken In India

Answer 4

There are 22 languages recognized by the Indian Constitution. These languages are

Assamese
Garhwali
Bengali
Bodo
Dogri
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Maithili
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepali
Oriya
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Santhali
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu

Answer 5

Languages of India

There are 22 languages recognized by the Indian Constitution. These languages are

Assamese
Bengali
Bodo
Dogri
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Maithili
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepali
Oriya
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Santhali
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Hindi is the official and main link language of India. Its homeland is mainly in the north of India, but it is spoken and widely understood in all urban centers of India. It is written in the Devanagri script, which is phonetic and, unlike English, is pronounced as it is written. Hindi is a direct descendant of Sanskrit through Prakrit and Apabhramsha. It has been influenced and enriched by Dravidian, Turkish, Farsi, Arabic, Portugese and English. It is a very expressive language. In poetry and songs, it can convey emotions using simple and gentle words. It can also be used for exact and rational reasoning.

Answer 6

Mumbai, Delhi and other places are very cosmopolitan cities in and speakers of every language widely used across the world could be found there at any time.

There are 216 languages spoken by a group of 10,000 people or more... If you mean official languages however..

Apart from Hindi and English, a total of 21 other languages are recognized by the Constitution of India:

1. Assamese — official language of Assam
2. Bengali — official language of Tripura and West Bengal
3. Bodo — official language of Assam
4. Dogri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir
5. Gujarati — official language of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Gujarat
6. Kannada — official language of Karnataka
7. Kashmiri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir
8. Konkani — official language of Goa
9. Malayalam — official language of Kerala, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry
10. Maithili - official language of Bihar
11. Manipuri or Meithei — official language of Manipur
12. Marathi — official language of Maharashtra
13. Nepali — official language of Sikkim
14. Oriya — official language of Orissa
15. Punjabi — official language of Punjab and Chandigarh, second official language of Delhi and Haryana
16. Sanskrit — language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, required teaching in many schools
17. Santali - language of the Santhal tribals of the Chota Nagpur Plateau (comprising the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and Chattisgarh)
18. Sindhi - language of the Sindhi community
19. Tamil — official language of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry
20. Telugu — official language of Andhra Pradesh
21. Urdu — official language of Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh

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Other Important State languages

These languages are state official languages but are not yet recognized as national languages:

1. Kokborok - official language of Tripura
2. Mizo - official language of Mizoram
3. Khasi - official language of Meghalaya
4. Garo - official language of Meghalaya

Answer 7

According to the Constitution of India there are 18 languages in India and all other so called languages are dilects!!

Answer 8

There are about 1652 Languages and Dilects in India but, the Government recognized only 21 Languages as main languages. It is not 18 anymore.

The list of the languages recognized by Indian Government apart from English are :-

Assamese — official language of Assam
Bengali — official language of Tripura and West Bengal
Bodo — official language of Assam
Dogri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir
Gujarati — official language of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Gujarat
Kannada — official language of Karnataka
Kashmiri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir
Konkani — official language of Goa
Malayalam — official language of Kerala, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry
Maithili - official language of Bihar
Manipuri or Meithei — official language of Manipur
Marathi — official language of Maharashtra
Nepali — official language of Sikkim
Oriya — official language of Orissa
Punjabi — official language of Punjab and Chandigarh, second official language of Delhi and Haryana
Sanskrit — language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, required teaching in many schools
Santali - language of the Santhal tribals of the Chota Nagpur Plateau (comprising the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and Chattisgarh)
Sindhi - language of the Sindhi community
Tamil — official language of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry
Telugu — official language of Andhra Pradesh
Urdu — official language of Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh

Hope this information helps you.

Answer 9

India has 22 officially recognized languages and several dialects of it.

Answer 10

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