how many language are spoken in India

In india there are18 scheduled languages,114 other languages,216 mother tongues,96 non specified languages,totally up to 10000 languages speaks by people.LANGAUGES OF INDIA, 1991 CENSUS***Scheduled Languages ***Serial No.--- Language Name ---Number of Persons1. Assamese 13,079,6962. Bengali 69,595,7383. Gujarati 40,673,8144. Hindi 337,272,1145. Kannada 32,753,6766. Kashmiri 56,6937. Konkani 1,760,6078. Malayalam 30,377,1769. Manipuri 1,270,21610. Marathi 62,481,68111. Nepali 2,076,64512. Oriya 28,061,31313. Punjabi 32,753,67614. Sanskrit 49,73615. Sindhi 2,122,84816. Tamil 53,006,36817. Telugu 66,017,61518. Urdu 43,406,932*****Non-Scheduled Languages*******Serial No. -----Language Name -----Number of Persons1. Adi 158,4092. Anal 12,1563. Angami 97,6314. Ao 172,4495. Arabic/Arbi 21,9756. Bhili/Bhilodi 5,572,3087. Bhotia 55,4838. Bhumij 45,3029. Bishnupuriya 59,23310. Bodo/Boro 1,221,88111. Chakesang 30,98512. Chakru/Chokri 48,20713. Chang 32,47814. Coorgi/Kodagu 97,01115. Deori 17,90116. Dimasa 88,54317. Dogri 89,68118. English 178,59819. Gadaba 28,15820. Gangte 13,69521. Garo 675,64222. Gondi 2,124,85223. Halabi 534,31324. Halam 29,32225. Hmar 65,20426. Ho 949,21627. Jatapu 25,73028. Juang 16,85829. Kabui 68,92530. Karbi/Mikri 366,22931. Khandeshi 973,70932. Kharia 225,55633. Khasa 912,28334. Khezha 13,00435. Khiemnungan 23,54436. Khond/Kondh 220,78337. Kinnauri 61,79438. Kisan 162,08839. Koch 26,17940. Koda/Kora 28,20041. Kolami 98,28142. Kom 13,54843. Konda 17,86444. Konyak 137,72245. Korku 466,07346. Korwa 27,48547. Koya 270,99448. Kui 641,66249. Kuki 58,26350. Kurukh/Oraon 1,426,61851. Lahauli 22,02752. Lahnda 27,38653. Lakher 22,94754. Lalung 33,74655. Lepcha 39,34256. Liangmei 27,47857. Limbu 28,17458. Lotha 85,80259. Lushai/Mizo 538,84260. Malto 108,14861. Mao 77,81062. Maram 10,14463. Maring 15,26864. Miri/Mishing 390,58365. Mishmi 29,00066. Mogh 28,13567. Monpa 43,22668. Munda 413,89469. Mundari 816,37870. Nicobarese 26,26171. Nissi/Dafla 173,79172. Nocte 30,44173. Paite 49,23774. Parji 44,00175. Pawi 15,34676. Phom 65,35077. Pochury 11,23178. Rabha 139,36579. Rengma 37,52180. Sangtam 47,46181. Santali 5,216,32582. Savara 273,16883. Sema 166,15784. Sherpa 16,10585. Tangkhul 101,84186. Tangsa 28,12187. Thado 107,99288. Tibetan 69,41689. Tripuri 694,94090. Tulu 1,552,25991. Vaiphei 26,18592. Wancho 39,60093. Yimchungre 47,22794. Zeliang 35,07995. Zemi 22,63496. Zou 15,966

While people in India presently speak in 780 different languages, the country has lost nearly 250 languages in the last 50 years.

there are 780 languages spoken in india.