28 States of India and Their Languages

India has 28 states and 8 union territories. As we know that India is known for its diversity and culture, each state has its own culture in the form of language dress, food, song, dance, etc.

At present, India has 28 States and 8 Union Territories (UTs). States are governed by their elected Government and Chief Minister as their elected head. The Central Government administers Union Territories for various reasons like administrative feasibility, security, and much more.

India is also known for its diverse languages and we take pride in the fact that the language varies after a few km. Along with the States and Capitals of India, you must learn the languages of India too.

Indian Constitution recognizes 22 languages under the Eighth Schedule. We have curated a list of 28 States of India, their capitals, and languages. We have divided the list into the official languages and languages spoken in the state.

Here we are going to talk about 28 States and their languages in detail.

List of the Indian States and Their Languages

 

S. N.	Name of State	Capital Name	Official Language	Language
1	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	Telugu	Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, and Marathi
2	Assam	Itanagar	English	Nishi, Adi, Bengali, Nepali, and Hindi
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Dispur	Assamese	Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Bodo, Nepali
4	Bihar	Patna	Hindi	Hindi (Bhojpuri and Magadhi dialects), Maithili, Urdu, Bengali and Santali
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur	Hindi	Hindi (Chhattisgarhi), Odia, Bengali, Telugu and Marathi
6	Gujarat	Panaji	Konkani	Konkani, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada and Urdu
7	Goa	Gandhinagar	Gujarati	Gujarati, Hindi, Sindhi, Marathi,   and Urdu
8	Haryana	Chandigarh	Hindi	Hindi (Haryanvi and Mewati dialects), Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali and Maithili
9	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	Hindi	Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali, Kashmiri,   and Dogri
10	Jharkhand	Ranchi	Hindi	Hindi (Bhojpuri, Magadhi, and Nagpuri dialects), Santhali, Bengali, Urdu, and Odia
11	Karnataka	Bangalore	Kannada	Kannada, Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi
12	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	Malayalam	Malayalam, Tamil, Tulu, Kannada and Konkani
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Hindi	Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Sindhi, and Gujarati
14	Mizoram	Aizawl	Mizo, English & Hindi	Mizo, English, Hindi, Manipuri and Chakma
15	Manipur	Imphal	Meitei (Manipuri)	Manipuri, Nepali, Hindi and Bengali
16	Maharashtra	Mumbai	Marathi	Marathi
17	Meghalaya	Shillong	English	Khasi, Garo, Bengali Nepali and Hindi
18	Nagaland	Kohima	English	Ao, Konyak, Angami, Sema and Lotha
19	Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Odia	Odia, Bengali, Telugu Hindi and Santali
20	Punjab	Chandigarh	Punjabi	Punjabi and Hindi
21	Rajasthan	Jaipur	Hindi	Rajasthani and Hindi
22	Sikkim	Gangtok	English	Bhutia, Hindi, Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu
23	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	Tamil	Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu, and Malayalam
24	Telangana	Hyderabad	Telugu	Telugu, Urdu, Marathi Kannada and Hindi
25	Tripura	Agartala	Bengali, English & Kokborok	Bengali, Tripuri, Manipuri, Kakiborak
26	Uttarakhand	Dehradun	Hindi	Hindi (including the Garhwali, Kumaoni, and Jaunsari dialects)
27	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Hindi	Hindi (including Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Braj Bhasha and Khari Boli dialects)
28	West Bengal	Kolkata	Bengali	Bengali