| Assamese |
Indo-Aryan, Eastern |
13 |
Assam,
Arunachal
Pradesh |
| Bengali |
Indo-Aryan, Eastern |
83 |
West
Bengal, Tripura,
Assam, Andaman
& Nicobar Islands |
| Bodo |
Tibeto-Burman |
1.4 |
Assam |
| Dogri |
Indo-Aryan, Northwestern |
2.3 |
Jammu
and Kashmir |
| Gujarati |
Indo-Aryan, Western |
46 |
Dadra
and Nagar Haveli, Daman
and Diu, Gujarat |
| Hindi |
Indo-Aryan, Central |
258–422 |
Andaman
and Nicobar Islands, Bihar,
Chandigarh,
Chhattisgarh,
the National
capital territory of Delhi, Haryana,
Himachal
Pradesh, Jharkhand,
Madhya
Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Uttar
Pradesh and Uttarakhand |
| Kannada |
Dravidian |
38 |
Karnataka |
| Kashmiri |
Indo-Aryan, Dardic |
5.5 |
Jammu
and Kashmir |
| Konkani |
Indo-Aryan, Southern |
2.5–7.6 |
Goa,
Karnataka,
Maharashtra,
Kerala |
| Maithili |
Indo-Aryan, Eastern |
12–32 |
Bihar |
| Malayalam |
Dravidian |
33 |
Kerala,
Lakshadweep,
Puducherry |
| Manipuri
(also Meitei or Meithei) |
Tibeto-Burman |
1.5 |
Manipur |
| Marathi |
Indo-Aryan, Southern |
72 |
Maharashtra,
Goa, Dadra
& Nagar Haveli, Daman
and Diu |
| Nepali |
Indo-Aryan, Northern |
2.9 |
Sikkim,
West Bengal |
| Oriya |
Indo-Aryan, Eastern |
33 |
Odisha |
| Punjabi |
Indo-Aryan, Northwestern |
29 |
Chandigarh,
Delhi,
Haryana,
Punjab |
| Sanskrit |
Indo-Aryan |
0.01 |
non-regional |
| Santhali |
Munda |
6.5 |
Santhal
tribals of the Chota
Nagpur Plateau (comprising the states of Bihar,
Chattisgarh,
Jharkhand,
Odisha) |
| Sindhi |
Indo-Aryan, Northwestern |
2.5 |
non-regional |
| Tamil |
Dravidian |
61 |
Tamil
Nadu, Andaman
& Nicobar Islands, Puducherry |
| Telugu |
Dravidian |
74 |
Andhra
Pradesh, Puducherry,
Andaman
& Nicobar Islands |
| Urdu |
Indo-Aryan, Central |
52 |
Jammu
and Kashmir, Andhra
Pradesh, Delhi,
Bihar and
Uttar
Pradesh |