Coastal States of India with coastal length
Posted on : 20-08-2018 Posted by : Admin

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

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2. Lakshadweep islands

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.

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, Ramanathpuram, 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