Which Indian State has the second largest coastal line in the country, Coastal line in India, Geographical questions, Kerala PSC previous year geographical questions for competitive exams
Which Indian state has the second largest coastal line in the country?
[a] Andhra Pradesh
[b] Kerela
[c] Mahharashtra
[d] Tamil Nadu
Answer : Option-A [Andhra Pradesh]
More related facts :
  1. Gujarat is the largest share in India's coastline, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, West Bengal, Karnataka, Goa etc. 
  2. Total coastline of India is about 7,517 km, which is distributed among the nine coastal states and four territories. 
  3. The nine coastal states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. 
  4. The Four coastal Union Territories are Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. 
  5. The coasts of India incluse West coast, East coast and Coast of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar islands.