Languages of Telangana

Telugu is the official language of the Telangana state, as per the Telangana Official Language Act, 1966.

Telugu is the most widely spoken language in Telangana, with over 75% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Urdu is the second most spoken language in Telangana, with over 10% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Hindi is spoken by the third largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 5% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Marathi is spoken by the fourth largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 2% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Kannada is spoken by the fifth largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 1% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Tamil is spoken by the sixth largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 0.5% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Gujarati is spoken by the seventh largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 0.25% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Punjabi is spoken by the eighth largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 0.1% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Malayalam is spoken by the ninth largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 0.05% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Odia is spoken by the tenth largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 0.025% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Konkani is spoken by the eleventh largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 0.01% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Sindhi is spoken by the twelfth largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 0.005% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Haryanvi is spoken by the thirteenth largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 0.0025% of the population speaking it as their native language.

Rajasthani is spoken by the fourteenth largest linguistic group in Telangana, with over 0.001% of the population speaking it as their native language.