Coastal States of India with coastal length
Introduction
- India has 9 coastal states and 4 union territories.
- Out of these 4 union territories 2 are located in mainland India while remaining 2 are islands.
- The mainland coastal Union Territories of India are –
1. Puducherry,
2. Daman & Diu
- The island Union territories that forms significant Indian coastline are –
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Lakshadweep islands
Coastal Length of States & UTs
(in decreasing order of coastline)
1. Gujarat – 1214.7 Km
2. Andhra Pradesh – 973.7 Km
3. Tamil Nadu – 906.9 Km
4. Maharashtra – 652.6 Km
5. Kerala – 569.7 Km
6. Odisha – 476.4 Km
7. Karnataka – 280 Km
8. Goa (with Daman & Diu) – 160.5 Km
9. West Bengal – 157.5 Km
10. Puducherry – 30.6 Km (UT)
11. Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 1962 Km (UT)
12. Lakshadweep Islands – 132 Km (UT)
- With the sum of coastal length of all these states and union territories, the total coastal length of India becomes 7516.6 Km.
- India has 18th longest total coastal length among all world countries.
- The coastal length of mainland India (except Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep islands) is 5422.6 Km.
- The coastal length of all islands taken together is 2094 Km.
List of Coastal States of India
State with longest Coastline – Gujarat | |
|---|---|
| Coastal length | 1214.7 Km |
| 15 Ports | Alang, Kandla, Mandavi, Okha, Porbandar, Veraval, Jafarabad, Pipavav, Bhavnagar, Dahej, Magadalla, Hazira, Mandvi (Surat), Mundra and Maroli |
| 16 Coastal districts | Coastal districts from north to south are – Kachchh, Morvi, Jamnagar, Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagadh, Somnath, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Ahmadabad, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad |
State with second long Coastline – Andhra Pradesh | |
|---|---|
| Coastal length | 973.7 Km |
| 6 Ports | Visakhapatnam Port, Kakinada port and Machlipatnam port. Minor ports are Krishnapatnam port, Gangavaram port, Rawa port of East Godavari district etc. |
| 9 Coastal districts | Coastal districts from north to south are – Srikakulam, Vizainagram, Vishakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, and Nellore |
State with third long Coastline – Tamil Nadu | |
|---|---|
| Coastal length | 906.9 Km |
| 5 Ports | Chennai port and Tuticorin Port Trust. Minor ports include – Ennore port, Nagapattinam port, Thirukkuvalai port |
| 10 Coastal districts | Coastal districts from north to south are – Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathpura m, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari |
State with fourth long Coastline – Maharastra | |
|---|---|
| Coastal length | 652.6 Km |
| 8 Ports | Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai Port Trust, Dharamtar Port, Mora port, Redi Port, Jaitapur, and Rewas port |
| 6 Coastal districts | Coastal districts from north to south are – Palghar, Mumbai suburban, Mumbai city, Raigarh, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg |
State with fifth long Coastline – Kerala | |
|---|---|
| Coastal length | 569.7 Km |
| 6 Ports | Cochin port, Kanhangad port, Kollam port, Kottayam port, Kalichanadukkam port, Vizhinjam international sea port |
| 9 Coastal districts | Coastal districts from north to south are – Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Mapappuram, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kollam, Thiruvananthpuram |
State with sixth long Coastline – Odisha | |
|---|---|
| Coastal length | 476.4 Km |
| 6 Ports | Paradip is the major port of Odisha. Other smaller ports are Astaranga, Kirtania port and Dhamra port |
| 9 Coastal districts | Coastal districts from north to south are – Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam |
State with seventh long Coastline – Karnataka | |
|---|---|
| Coastal length | 280 Km |
| 9 Ports | Old Mangalore Port, Belekeri Port, Tadri port, Honnavar port, Bhatkal port, Kundapura port, Hangarakatta port, Malpe port and Padubidri port |
| 3 Coastal districts | Coastal districts from north to south are – Uttar Kannada, Udupi and Dakshin Kannada |
State with eighth long Coastline – Goa | |
|---|---|
| Coastal length | 160.5 km |
| 1 Major Ports | Marmugao |
| 2 Coastal districts | Coastal districts from north to south are – North Goa, South Goa |
State with smallest Coastline – West Bengal | |
|---|---|
| Coastal length | 157.5 Km |
| 6 Ports | Kolkata port, Haldia port, Kulpi port, Farakka port, Sagar port, Tajpur port |
| 3 Coastal districts | Coastal districts from north to south are – North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur |
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