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What is the length of the coastline of India, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep?

What is the length of the coastline of India, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep? Correct Answer 7516.6 km

The correct answer is 7516.6 km.

  • The length of the coastline of India, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, is 7516.6 km.

Key Points 

  • The coastline of India:
    • The peninsular part of India extends towards the Indian Ocean.
    • This has provided the country with a coastline of 6,100 km on the mainland 
    • The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are 7,516.6 km.
    • India's coastline extends to Nine states (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal) and four Union Territories (Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands).
    • Gujarat has the largest share (23%) in India’s coastline, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Additional Information 

State Coastline (in Km)
Gujarat 1214.70
Andhra Pradesh 973.70
Tamil Nadu 906.70
Maharashtra 652.60
Kerala 569.70
Odisha 476.70
Karnataka 280
Goa 101
West Bengal 157.5
 

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