GK Question: Coastal State in India for competitive Exam
o Length of Coastline:
7516.6 km
o Territorial sea (up to
12 nautical miles): 193,834 km2
o Total Land Area:
3,287,263 km2
Coastal Geomorphology (Mainland)
o Sandy Beach: 43%
o Rocky Coast: 11%
o Muddy Flats: 36%
o Marshy Coast: 10%
o Coastline affected by
erosion: 1624.435 km mainland 132 (islands) (CPDAC)
o Population of the
Coastal States and UTs: 560 million
o Population of Island
Territories: 0.44 million
1.
Gujarat
o Gujarat has the longest
coastline in India which lies in the Kathiawar region of the state. It is 1,600
km long.
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Important Beaches:
Diu, Dwarka, Porbandar, etc.
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It is dotted with 41 ports (1 Major and 40 Intermediate
or Minor)
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This coastline is surrounded by the Arabian Sea
2. Tamil Nadu
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The coastline in the state of Tamil Nadu is the second
largest coastline in India.
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It is 1,076 km long
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It is known as the coromandel coast.
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It is bounded by Utkal Plains in the north
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Bay of Bengal in the east
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Kaveri delta in the south
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Eastern Ghats in the West.
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Major seaports: Tuticorin and Chennai, fishing harbours,
Marina Beach (largest natural urban beach in India) and Gulf of Mannar Marine
National Park.
3.
Andhra Pradesh
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The state of Andhra Pradesh has the third-longest coastline
in India.
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It is lies in the region of Coastal Andhra.
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The coastline is 972 km long along with the Coromandel
Coast between the Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal.
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It has 12 Major Ports.
4.
Maharashtra
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The state of Maharashtra has a coastline of 720 km
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It is known as Konkan Coast.
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It is bounded by the mountain range of Western Ghats in
the east
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The Arabian Sea in the West,
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Daman Ganga River in the north
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Gangavalli River in the south.
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The Konkan coastline is dotted with many beaches
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It is an ideal getaway for the people of Pune and Mumbai.
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It has 53 ports (2 Major and 51 Minor or
Intermediate).
5.
Kerala
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Kerala has the fifth largest coastline of 590 km in
India.
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It is called Malabar Coast.
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It starts from the south-western coast of Maharashtra and
along the coastal region of Goa, through the entire western coast of Karnataka
and Kerala and reaches Kanyakumari.
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It has the Arabian Sea on the west
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It has Western Ghats on the east.
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Malabar coast is famous for beautiful scenarios.
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It has 13 Major Ports.
6.
Odisha
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The state of Odisha has a coastline of 485 km long.
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It is called coastal Odisha or the Utkal Plains.
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The region is bounded by the Lower Ganges Plain in the
north
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The Bay of Bengal in the east,
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The Tamilnad Plains in the south,
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The Eastern Ghats in the west.
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This region has Chilka lake (largest lake in the
country), the ancient kingdom of Kalinga,
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Important Beaches:
(Chandipur, Gopalpur, etc.) and Bhitarkanika (second largest mangrove
ecosystem).
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It has only one Major Port.
7.
Karnataka
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The coastal area of Karnataka is known as Kanara.
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It is 300 km long.
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The region is bounded by Konkan in the north,
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The Western Ghats in the east,
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Kerala Plains in the South
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The Arabian Sea in the west.
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It has 10 Major Ports and 2 Minor/Intermediate Ports.
8.
Goa
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Goa is the smallest Indian state.
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It is coastline of 131 km long.
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It is home to many beautiful beaches in the world.
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It is surrounded by the Indian states of Maharashtra in
the north.
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Karnataka in the east and south, with the Arabian Sea
forming its western coast.
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The soil of Goa is rich in ferric-aluminium oxides and
reddish in colour.
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The soil inland and along the riverbanks is mostly
alluvial and loamy.
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It has one Major Port and 5 Minor Ports.
9. West Bengal
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The coastal plain of West Bengal is located in Purba
Medinipur and South 24 Parganas district and has a coastline of 158 km long.
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The Sundarbans delta of West Bengal is the largest
mangrove forest in the world.
o It has only one Major Port