Question

Name the States and territories forming east costline of India

Answer 1

Database on Coastal States of IndiaCoastal dataLength of coastline7516.6 kmMainland: 5422.6 kmIsland Territories: 2094 kmTotal Land Area3,287,263 km²Area of continental shelf372,424 km²Territorial sea (up to 12 nautical miles)193,834 km²Exclusive Economic Zone2.02 x106 million km²Maritime States and UTNumber of coastal States and Union TerritoriesNine states1.      Gujarat2.      Maharashtra3.      Goa4.      Karnataka5.      Kerala6.      Tamil Nadu7.      Andhra Pradesh8.      Odisha9.      West BengalTwo Union Territories1.      Daman & Diu2.      PuducherryIsland Territories1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Bay of Bengal)2. Lakshadeweep Islands (Arabian Sea)Total number of coastal districts66 coastal districts in mainland India; 3 in Andaman & Nicobar and 1 in LakshadweepCoastal Geomorphology (Mainland)Sandy Beach43 %Rocky Coast11%Muddy Flats36%Marshy Coast10%Coastline affected by erosion1624.435 km mainland132 (islands) (CPDAC)Population Total Population of India1.28 billion (Census 2014, Source: www.indiaonlinepages.com)Population of Coastal States and Union Territories560 millionPopulation of Island Territories0.44 millionTotal Population of coastal districts171 millionPercentage of population in coastal districts of India14.2 %Coastal EcosystemsCoastal wetlands43230 km²Major estuaries97Major Lagoons34Mangrove Areas31Area under mangroves6740 km² (57% East coast,23% west coast, 20% Andaman &Nicobar Islands)Coral Reef Areas5Marine Protected Areas31Area Covered by MPA6271.2 km²Coastal BiodiversityMarine Algae217 genera  844 speciesSeagrasses6 genera 14 speciesMangroves25 families, 43 genera, 39 speciesAssociated flora: 420Associated fauna: 1862Crustaceans2934 speciesMolluscs3370 speceisEchinoderms765 speciesHard Corals218 speciesFishes2546 speciesReptiles5 sea turtle species26 sea snake speciesMarine Mammals25 reported from Indian waters3 species of cetaceans: Irrawaddy dolphin, Ganges River Dolphin and Sperm whale; Dugong listed in Schedule I of Wildlife Act 1972Marine Fisheries (Source: CMFRI)Number of Marine Fishing Villages3288 (CMFRI Census 2010)Fishermen Populationabout 4 million comprising in 864,550 familiesNumber of Fishing HarboursMajor fishing harbours: 6Minor fishing harbours: 40Number of Fish Landing Centres1511 (CMFRI Census 2010)Estimated marine Fish Landing3820207 tonnes  (2011)Fishing craft194,490 craftsmechanized: 37%motorized:  37%non-motorized: 26%Ports and Harbours (Source: Indian Ports Association)Major Ports13State wise number of portsGujarat: 40Maharashtra: 53Goa: 5Daman & Diu: 2Karnataka: 10Kerala: 13Lakshadweep Islands: 10Tamil Nadu: 15Puducherry: 1Andhra Pradesh: 12Odisha: 2West Bengal: 1Andaman & Nicobar Islands: 23