List of regions of India
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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 six regions[edit]
Name | Population (2011 census) | Largest local | Area | States | Union Territories |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central India | 100,525,580 | Indore | 443,443 km2 | 2 | - |
East India | 226,925,195 | Kolkata | 418,323 km2 | 4 | 1 |
North India | 376,809,728 | Delhi | 1,010,731 km2 | 7 | 2 |
Northeast India | 45,587,982 | Guwahati | 262,230 km2 | 8 | - |
South India | 253,051,953 | Bangalore | 635,780 km2 | 5 | 2 |
Western India | 173,343,821 | Mumbai | 508,032 km2 | 3 | 2 |
The six regions of India
North India[edit]
- Awadh (Uttar Pradesh)
- Bagar (Rajasthan,Punjab,Haryana)
- Bagelkhand (Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh)
- Surat (Gujarat)
- Rajkot(Gujarat)
- Bundelkhand [[Madhya
Pradesh]], Uttar Pradesh
- Chamba-Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)
- Doab /Braj (Uttar Pradesh)
- Charotar (Gujarat)
- Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
- Dadra (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
- Daman (Daman and Diu)
- Desh (Maharashtra)
- Diu (Daman and Diu)
- Halaar (Gujarat)
- Kathiawar (Gujarat)
- Dhundhar (Rajasthan)
- Garhwal (Uttarakhand)
- Gird (Madhya Pradesh)
- Godwar
- Gondwana (Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra)
- Hadoti (Rajasthan)
- Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Kumaon (Uttarakhand)
- Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Magadha (Bihar)
- Mahakoshal (Madhya Pradesh)
- Malwa (Madhya Pradesh)
- Marwar (Rajasthan)
- Mewar (Rajasthan)
- Mewat (Rajasthan, Haryana)
- Nimar (Madhya Pradesh)
- Punjab
- Haryana
- Rewari (Haryana)
- Doaba (Punjab)
- Majha (Punjab)
- Malwa (Punjab)
- Purvanchal (Uttar Pradesh)
- Rohilkhand (Uttar Pradesh)
- Shekhawati (Rajasthan)
- Vagad (Rajasthan)
- Vindhya Pradesh (Madhya Pradesh)
East India[edit]
- Utkal Plains
- Garhjat
- Chilika wetlands
- Purba Ghat
- Kosal Region
- KBK Region
- Angika Region
- Champaran
- Eastern Terai
- Magadh Region
- Mithila/Mithilanchal
- Seemanchal region
- Chota Nagpur
- Rajmahal Hills
- Western Dooars
- Barind
- Darjeeling Himalayan hill region
- North Bengal plains
- Rarh region
- Ganges Delta
- Bhati Region
- Sundarbans
- Vajjabhumi
Northeast India[edit]
South India[edit]
Western India[edit]
- Malwa (Madhya Pradesh)
- Nimar (Madhya Pradesh)
- Saurashtra, Gujarat
- Vidarbha (Maharashtra)
- Berar (Maharashtra)
- Halaar, Saurashtra
- Makaji Meghpar
- Charotar (Gujarat)
- Ahmedabad Gujarat
- Dadra (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
- Daman (Daman and Diu)
- Desh (Maharashtra)
- Diu (Daman and Diu)
- Halaar (Gujarat)
- Kathiawar (Gujarat)
- Saurashtra (Gujarat)
- Khandesh (Maharashtra)
- Konkan (Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka)
- Kutch (Gujarat)
- Marathwada (Maharashtra)
- Nagar Haveli DNH (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
- Surat (Gujarat)
- Bhal region (Gujarat)
- Central Gujarat (Gujarat)
- East Gujarat (Gujarat)
- North Gujarat (Gujarat)
- South Gujarat (Gujarat)
- Saraostus (Gujarat)
- Malvan (Maharashtra)
- Paschim Maharashtra (Maharashtra)
Islands of India[edit]
- Aminidivi Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Car Nicobar (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
- Great Andaman (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
- Great Nicobar (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
- Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Minicoy Island (Lakshadweep)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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