Question

Which states have sea on one side?

Answer 1

Hint: Indian coastline touches total nine states- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Kerala, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. India has two union territories on the coastal region are Daman and Diu and Puducherry.

Complete answer:
> India has a coastline of 7516.6 km to 5422.6 km of mainland coastline that touches nine states of India. > There are 1197 km of Indian islands. The islands territories are Andaman and Nicobar Islands situated in Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep islands in Arabian Sea.
> According to the preference of the area Gujarat has the longest coastline in India. It lies in the Kathiawar region of the state and is surrounded by Arabian Sea. Diu, Dwarka and Porbandar are beaches of Gujarat.
> Andhra Pradesh is the second largest state having sea on one side which is 974 km long along with the Coromandel Coast.
> Tamil Nadu has the third largest coastline in India. It is also known as Coromandel Coast. Coromandel Coast is famous for coconut plantation. Marina beach in Tamil Nadu is the largest natural urban beach in India.
> Maharashtra has a coastline of 720 km and called as Konkan coast. The Konkan coast is dotted with several beaches. It is an ideal getaway for the people of Mumbai and Pune.
> Kerala has the fifth largest coastline. It has Arabian Sea in the east region and Western Ghats in the east region. It is also known as Malabar Coast famous for beautiful scenarios, beaches, brackish water lakes etc.
> The sixth largest coastline state is Odisha has 485 km long coast. Chilka Lake is the largest lake in India. > Karnataka coastal region also known as Kanara is the seventh largest coastline. It has many tourist’s destinations such as Maravanthe, St. Mary Island beach etc.
> Goa is on eighth number and is the smallest state of India. It has the most beautiful beaches.
> West Bengal is the smallest state having a coastline of 157 km long.

Note: India has nine states which have sea on one side. Gujarat is the largest state having sea beaches and West Bengal is the smallest state having g sea beaches. Beaches make the state more beautiful to attract tourists.