Question

Which countries shares its boundary with five indian states?

Answer 1

The maximum number of International boundaries shared by any Indian State is three (3 only). In other words there are only maximum three neighbouring countries for some particular Indian States. These states are-

Sikkim(share border with China,Nepal,Bhutan).

WestBengal(Bhutan,Nepal,Bangladesh).

Arunachal Pradesh(China, Bhutan, Myanmar).

Jammu & Kashmir(Pakistan, China, Afghanistan[POK]).

Indian States which shares international border with Pakistan – Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir (4 states share their borders with Pakistan.

Indian States which shares international border with China – Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh (5 states borders with China)

Indian States which shares international border with Nepal – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim (5 Indian states shares its border with Nepal)

Indian states which shares international border with Bhutan – Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh ( 4 states shares border with Bhutan)

Indian states which shares international border with Bangladesh – West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram (5 Indian states shares border with Bangladesh)

Indian states which shares international border with Myanmar – Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram ( 4 Indian states shares its border with Myanmar)

Indian states share border with Afghanistan - Jammu & Kashmir(Pakistan Occupied Kashmir).

Note - Jammu and Kashmir has longest international border length of 3176 Km while West Bengal has second longest international border length of 2509.7 Km. Indian state with smallest (least) international border length is Nagaland(215 km).

Indian states of Sikkim,Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and also Jammu and Kashmir share boundary with three neighbouring countries.

Sikkim shares boundary with Bhutan in East, China in North and North east and Nepal in West

Arunachal Pradesh shares border with China in North and north east , Myanmar in east and Bhutan in West

West Bengal shares Boundary with Bangladesh in east , Nepal in north and Bhutan in north east

Jammu and Kashmir (If India’s claim on Gilgit-Baltistan is taken into account) shares boundary with China in north and east, Afghanistan in north and Pakistan in west.

Total 17 Indian States share International Boundary.

Answer 2

The countries that share its boundary with five Indian states are China, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Explanation:

• China touches five Indian states namely Jammu and Kashmir$(1597 km)$, Arunachal Pradesh$(1126km)$, Uttrakhand$(345 km)$, Sikkim$(220 km)$, and Himachal Pradesh$(200 km)$.
• Nepal touches five Indian states namely Uttar Pradesh$(551 km)$, Uttrakhand$(275 km)$, West Bengal$(100 km)$, Bihar$(726 km)$, and Sikkim$(99 km)$.
• Bangladesh touches five Indian states namely West Bengal$(2216.70 km)$, Assam$(263.00 km)$, Meghalaya$(443.00 km)$, Tripura$(856.00 km)$, and Mizoram$(318.00 km)$.