The table below lists the 22 languages set out in the Eighth Schedule as of May 2008, together with the regions where they are used.
Hindi |
Indo-Aryan |
422[73] |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand |
Bengali |
Indo-Aryan, Eastern |
83 |
West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand[72] |
Telugu |
Dravidian |
74 |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Marathi |
Indo-Aryan, Southern |
72 |
Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu |
Tamil |
Dravidian |
61 |
Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry |
Urdu |
Indo-Aryan, Central |
52 |
Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana, Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
Gujarati |
Indo-Aryan, Western |
46 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat |
Kannada |
Dravidian |
38 |
Karnataka |
Malayalam |
Dravidian |
33 |
Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry |
Odia |
Indo-Aryan, Eastern |
33 |
Odisha |
Punjabi |
Indo-Aryan, Northwestern |
29 |
Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand |
Assamese |
Indo-Aryan, North Eastern |
13 |
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh |
Maithili |
Indo-Aryan, Eastern |
12 |
Bihar, Jharkhand |
Santali |
Munda |
6.5 |
Santhal tribals of the Chota Nagpur Plateau (comprising the states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha) |
Kashmiri |
Indo-Aryan, Dardic |
5.5 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Nepali |
Indo-Aryan, Northern |
2.9 |
Sikkim |
Konkani |
Indo-Aryan, Southern |
2.5 |
Goa |
Sindhi |
Indo-Aryan, Northwestern |
2.5 |
Sindh (now Sindh in Pakistan) |
Dogri |
Indo-Aryan, Northwestern |
2.3 |
Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab |
Manipuri (also Meitei orMeithei) |
Tibeto-Burman |
1.5 |
Manipur |
Bodo |
Tibeto-Burman |
1.4 |
Assam |
Sanskrit |
Indo-Aryan |
0.01 |
Uttarakhand |
Of the 22 official languages, 15 are Indo-Aryan, four are Dravidian, two are Tibeto-Burman, and one is Munda.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_with_official_status_in_India#Eighth_Schedule_to_the_Constitution