page_title: Multilingualism in India
section_title: Multilingualism by state
hierarchical_section_title: Multilingualism in India / Multilingualism / Multilingualism by state
caption_attribution_description: English: Trilingual Signboard at Bhubaneswar Railway Station Ticket Counter
context_page_description: The Constitution of India designates the official languages of India as Hindi and English. The number of bilingual speakers in India is 314.9 million, which is 26% of the population in 2011.
context_section_description: Combined percentages of first, second and third language speakers of Hindi and English in India from the 2011 Census.
caption: Trilingualism is common in Railway Stations of India. This signboard of a ticket counter in Bhubaneswar Railway Station has text in Odia, Hindi and English.
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