What is the most commonly spoken language in India?
Most commonly spoken languages are Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Meitei, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. There are two classical languages, Sanskrit and Tamil, originated in India.
1) There are 18 major languages spoken in India and over 1600 regional dialects. 2) Even though Hindi is the official language, many people in India do not speak it at all. 3) Hindi is spoken by about half the population, mostly in North India. 4) It was declared to be the official (national) Indian language by the Constitution of India. 5) Some of the major languages are Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.