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how many languages are recognized by the constitution of india?
At present there are 22 official languages of India.The following table lists the languages set out in the eighth schedule as of May 2008.
Language                            State(s)
Assamese                Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
Bengali                   West Bengal, Tripura, Assam,
                               Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Bodo                       Assam
Dogri                       Jammu and Kashmir
Gujarati                   Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and
                               Diu, Gujarat
Hindi                       Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bihar,
                               Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, the National
                               capital territory of Delhi, Haryana,
                               Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya
                               Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and
                               Uttarakhand
Kannada                  Karnataka
Kashmiri                 Jammu and Kashmir
Konkani                  Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
Maithili                  Bihar
Malayalam             Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Manipuri                Manipur
Marathi                  Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar
                              Haveli, Daman and Diu
Nepali                    Sikkim, West Bengal
Oriya                      Odisha
Punjabi                   Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
Sanskrit
Santhali                  Santhal tribals of the Chota Nagpur
                              Plateau (comprising the states of Bihar,
                              Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha)
                              Sindhi
Tamil                      Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar
                               Islands, Puducherry
Telugu                     Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Andaman
                               & Nicobar Islands
Urdu                        Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh,
                               Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh


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