List of regions of India

For ecological regions, see Ecoregions of India. For Climatic Regions, see Climatic regions of India.

This is a list of unofficial, or quasi-official, regions of India. Some are geographic regions, others ethnic, linguistic, dialect, or cultural regions, and some correspond to historic countries, states or provinces.

The five regions

Name	Population (2011 census)	Largest local	Area
East India	270,673,657	Kolkata	425,432 km2
North India	543,937,430	Delhi	726,133 km2
Northeast India	44,980,294	Guwahati	255,086 km2
South India	252,557,336	Chennai	636,236 km2
West India	174,800,087	Mumbai	508,042 km2

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep (both comprising union territories) are not included in the above regions.

East India

Main article: East India

Locator map of East India

• Karonda Mandal
• Kosal region, Western Odisha
• Kalahandi Balangir Koraput
• Odisha
• Southern Bengal
• Mithila

Northeast India

Main article: Northeast India

• Arunachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Nagaland
• Sikkim
• Tripura
• Delhi

South India

Main article: South India

• Central Travancore (Kerala)[1]
• Chera Nadu (Kerala)
• Chettinad (Tamil Nadu)
• Chola Nadu (Tamil Nadu)[2]
• Kosta/Coastal Andhra (Andhra Pradesh)[3]
• Coromandel Coast (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)[4]
• Deccan (Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa)
• Konaseema (Andhra Pradesh)
• Kongu Nadu (Tamil Nadu)[5]
• Kuttanad (Kerala)
• Maidan (Karnataka)
• Malabar (Kerala)[6]
• Malnad (Karnataka)
• Mysore (region) (Karnataka)

• Onattukara (Kerala)
• Palanadu (Andhra Pradesh)
• Pandya Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
• Puducherry
• Raichur Doab (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka)
• Rayalaseema (Andhra Pradesh)[7]
• Thondai Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
• Travancore (Kerala)[8]
• Tulu Nadu (Karnataka, Kerala)
• Valluvanadu (Kerala)
• Velanadu (Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh)
• Venginadu (Andhra Pradesh)
• Venad (Kerala)[9]

• warangal (telangana)

Western India

Main article: Western India

• Charotar (Gujarat)
• Ahmedabad Gujarat
• Dadra (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
• Daman (Daman and Diu)
• Desh (Maharashtra)
• Diu (Daman and Diu)
• Gujarat Halaar
• Kathiawar/Saurashtra (Gujarat)
• Khandesh (Maharashtra)[10]
• Konkan (Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka)[11]
• Kutch (Gujarat)[12]
• Marathwada (Maharashtra)[13]
• Nagar Haveli DNH (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
• Sorath Gujarat
• Vidarbha/Berar (Maharashtra)[14]
• Malwa (Madhya Pradesh)
• Nimar (MadhyaLAM Pradesh)

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Islands of India

Main article: List of islands of India

• Aminidivi Islands (Lakshadweep)
• Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
• Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
• Minicoy Island (Lakshadweep)

See also

• Administrative divisions of India
• Districts of India
• Divisions of India