The Modern Languages of India

Hindi is the most widely spoken language in India, with over 400 million native speakers.

Bengali is the official language of West Bengal and is spoken by over 90 million people.

Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra and is spoken by over 80 million people.

Telugu is the official language of Telangana and is spoken by over 75 million people.

Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu and is spoken by over 70 million people.

Kannada is the official language of Karnataka and is spoken by over 45 million people.

Malayalam is the official language of Kerala and is spoken by over 35 million people.

Gujarati is the official language of Gujarat and is spoken by over 50 million people.

Punjabi is the official language of Punjab and is spoken by over 30 million people.

Odia is the official language of Odisha and is spoken by over 35 million people.

Kashmiri is the official language of Jammu and Kashmir and is spoken by over 7 million people.

Sindhi is the official language of Sindh and is spoken by over 20 million people.

Nepali is the official language of Nepal and is spoken by over 25 million people.

Nicobarese is the official language of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and is spoken by over 30,000 people.

Maldivian is the official language of the Lakshadweep Islands and is spoken by over 40,000 people.