How many Indian states share a coastline?

🔑 Key Points
→ In India, 9 states share a coastline.
→ Namely: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal.
→ The length of the coastline in India is 7516.6 km.
→ The mainland consists of 5422.6 km, and the Island Territories (Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep) consist of 2094 km.

📌 Important Points
→ Gujarat has the longest coastline in India. Its length is 1,600 kilometers, almost 24% of the Indian sea coast.
→ It has 41 ports: one major, 11 intermediate, and 29 minor.
→ Andhra Pradesh is the second-largest coastline in India and is known as the Coromandel Coast.
→ Major seaports are Tuticorin and Chennai, fishing harbours, Marina Beach (largest natural urban beach in India), and the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park.
→ Maharashtra has the fourth-largest coastline of 720 km and is known as Konkan Coast.
→ Kerala has the fifth-largest coastline of 580 km in India and is known as Malabar Coast.