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    This document lists Indian states and union territories along with their major and other commonly spoken languages. It shows that Hindi is the most widely spoken major language, being official in 14 states, while other major languages include Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, and Kannada. In addition to the major language of each state/territory, other languages commonly spoken include Urdu, Punjabi, Nepali, and Assamese.

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    This document lists Indian states and union territories along with their major and other commonly spoken languages. It shows that Hindi is the most widely spoken major language, being official in 14 states, while other major languages include Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, and Kannada. In addition to the major language of each state/territory, other languages commonly spoken include Urdu, Punjabi, Nepali, and Assamese.

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    Languages Spoken in India

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    This document lists Indian states and union territories along with their major and other commonly spoken languages. It shows that Hindi is the most widely spoken major language, being official in 14 states, while other major languages include Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, and Kannada. In addition to the major language of each state/territory, other languages commonly spoken include Urdu, Punjabi, Nepali, and Assamese.

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    Name of State/Union Major Language

    Other Languages Spoken


    Territory Spoken
    Jammu and Kashmir Kashmiri Dogri and Hindi
    Himachal Pradesh Hindi Punjabi and Nepali
    Punjab Punjabi Hindi
    Uttrakhand Hindi Urdu, Punjabi and Nepali
    Haryana Hindi Punjabi and Urdu
    Delhi Hindi Punjabi, Urdu and Bengali
    Uttar Pradesh Hindi Urdu
    Rajasthan Hindi Punjabi and Urdu
    Madhya Pradesh Hindi Marathi and Urdu
    Chhattisgarh Hindi Bengali and Oriya
    Bihar Hindi Maithili and Urdu
    Jharkhand Hindi Santali, Bengali and Urdu
    West Bengal Bengali Hindi, Santali, Urdu, Nepali
    Sikkim Nepali Hindi, Bengali
    Assam Assamese Bengali, Hindi, Bodo and Nepali
    Arunachal Pradesh Bengali Nepali, Hindi and Assamese
    Nagaland Bengali Hindi and Nepali
    Mizoram Bengali Hindi and Nepali
    Tripura Bengali Hindi
    Meghalaya Bengali Hindi and Nepali
    Manipur Manipuri Nepali, Hindi and Bengali
    Odisha Oriya Hindi, Telegu and Santali
    Maharashtra Marathi Hindi, Urdu and Gujarati
    Gujarat Gujarati Hindi, Sindhi, Marathi and Urdu
    Daman and Diu Gujarati Hindi and Marathi
    Dadra and Nagar Haveli Gujarati Hindi, Konkani and Marathi
    Goa Konkani Marathi, Hindi and Kannada
    Karnataka Kannada Urdu, Telugu, Marathi and Tamil
    Andhra Pradesh Telugu Urdu, Hindi and Tamil
    Kerala Malayalam None
    Lakshadweep Islands Malayalam None
    Tamil Nadu Tamil Telugu, Kannada and Urdu
    Puducherry Tamil Telugu, Kannada and Urdu
    Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and
    Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bengali
    Malayalam

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