How many scheduled official languages does India have?
World medium Data from 2024
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22 languages
Roughly 22.
India’s constitution recognises 22 scheduled languages, and its banknotes carry 17 scripts. The census counts over 120 languages with more than 10,000 speakers each. Neither Hindi nor English is a majority mother tongue.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Constitution of India, Eighth Schedule |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | languages |
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