28 States of India & 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 |
No comments:
Post a Comment