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Do you know what are the 22 official languages of India?

Here is the list of 22 languages that are recognized by the Constitution of India:

Indian Official Languages

  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. Hindi — official language of Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal

  7. Kannada — official language of Karnataka

  8. Kashmiri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir

  9. Konkani — official language of Goa and Mangalore

  10. Malayalam — official language of Kerala and Lakshwadweep

  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 Odisha

  15. Punjabi — official language of Punjab and Chandigarh, second official language of Delhi and Haryana

  16. Sanskrit — language of Hinduism, 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

English —is the Associate official language and the language to be used while communicating with the states.

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