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Coastal Plains in
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Contents
1. Western Coastal Plains of India
1. Kutch & Kathiawar Coast
2. Gujarat Plain
3. Konkan Coast
4. Goan Coast
 5. Malabar Coast
2. Eastern Coastal Plains of India
1. Utkal Plain
2. Andhra Plain
3. Coromandel Coast
3. Significance of the Coastal Plains
in India
4. Some Important Beaches

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Coastline of India is about 7517

Km long.

6100 km of mainland coastline

and 1417 km Indian islands.

13 States and UTs has coastal

plains in India

Coastline of India States & UTs

wise:

Gujarat – 1215 Km

Andhra Pradesh – 974Km

Tamil Nadu – 907 Km

Maharashtra – 652.6 Km

Kerala – 569.7 Km

Odisha – 476.4 Km

Karnataka – 280 Km

Goa (with Daman & Diu) –

160.5 Km
 West Bengal – 157.5 Km

Puducherry – 30.6 Km
(Union Territory)

Western Coastline of India

Kutch and Kathiawar coast

Gujarat Plain

Konkan coast

Goan coast

Malabar coast

Eastern Coastline of India

Utkal Plain

Andhra Plain

Coromandel Coast
Western Coastal Plains
of India
It extends from Rann of
Kutch in the north to Cape
Comorin (Kanniyakumari).

Western coastal plains in India

are an example of submerged
coastal plain.

Because of this submergence, it

is a narrow belt with an
average width of about 65 km

It provides natural conditions for

the development of ports and
harbors.

Kandla, Mazagaon, JLN port

Navha Sheva, Marmagao,
Mangalore, Cochin, etc. are
some important natural ports
located along the west coast.

Western coastal plains of India

are narrow in the middle and
get broader towards north and
south.

Rivers flowing through this

coastal plain do not form any
delta but a few estuaries.

The estuaries of the Narmada

and the Tapi are important.
Kutch & Kathiawar Coast

Kutch coast is extension of

Peninsular plateau (made of the
Deccan Lava).

It is treated as part of Western

coastal plains of India as they
are now levelled down.

The Kutch Peninsula was an

island surrounded by seas and
Kutch lagoons.

These seas and lagoons were

later filled by sediment brought
by the Indus River which used
to flow through this area.

Lack of rains in recent times

has turned it into arid and semi-
arid landscape.

Salt-soaked plain to the north of

Kutch is the Great Rann.

Its southern continuation, known

as the Little Rann lies on the
coast and south-east of Kutch.

The Kathiawar Peninsula lies

to the south of the Kutch.

The Gir Range is located in the

southern part of the Kathiawar
peninsula.

It is covered with dense forests

and is famous as home of the
 Gir lion.

Mt. Girnar (1,117 m) is the

highest point and is of volcanic
origin.

Gujarat Plain

The Gujarat Plain lies east of

Kutch and Kathiawar and slopes
towards the west and south-
west.

Formed by the rivers Narmada,

Tapi, Mahi and Sabarmati

The plain includes the southern

part of Gujarat and the coastal
areas of the Gulf of Khambat.

The eastern part of this plain is

fertile enough to support
agriculture

Konkan Coast

The Konkan coast is located in

the south of the Gujarat plain.

Konkan coast extends from

Daman to Goa.

It is a 720 km long coastline.

This is most submerged

coastal plains of India.
 Konkan coast has some
features of marine erosion
including cliffs, shoals, reefs
and islands in the Arabian Sea.

The Thane creek around

Mumbai is an important
coastline of India which
provides an excellent natural
harbour.

Goan Coast

Coast of Goa and Karnataka

It is the narrowest coastal plain

with an average width of 8-25
km, the maximum being 70 km
near Mangalore.

Sharavati river makes

Gersoppa (Jog) Falls which is
271 m high.

Malabar Coast

The Kerala Plain also known as

the Malabar Plain.

Between Mangalore and

Kanniyakumari.

It is wider and low-lying plain.

Existence of lakes, lagoons,

backwaters, spits, etc. is a
 significant characteristic of the
malabar coast.

The backwaters, locally known

as kayals are the shallow
lagoons

Largest among these are the

Vembanad Lake

Every year the famous Nehru

Trophy Vallamkali (boat race) is
held in Punnamada Kayal in
Kerala.

Malabar Coast

Eastern Coastal Plains

of India
Eastern coastline is extended
from the Subarnarekha river
along the West Bengal-Odisha
border to Kanniyakumari.

Eastern coastal plain of India is

broader and is an example of
an emergent coast.

There are well-developed deltas

in eastern coastline of India
 Deltas formed by the rivers
flowing eastward in to the Bay
of Bengal, include Mahanadi,
Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri

Eastern coastline of India is

emergent in nature and
continental shelf extends up to
500 km into the sea.

It makes difficult for the

development of good ports and
harbours.

This plain is known as

Northern Circars –
Mahanadi to Krishna river

Carnatic – Krishna to
Cauvery river

Utkal Plain

The Utkal Plain comprises

coastal areas of Odisha.

It includes the Mahanadi river

delta.

The most prominent

physiographic feature of this
plain is the Chilika Lake.

It is the biggest lake in the

country and its area varies
between 780 sq km in winter to
1,144 sq km in the monsoon
 months.

Andhra Plain

South of the Utkal Plain and

extends up to Pulicat Lake.

Pulicat lake has been barred by

a long sand spit known as
Sriharikota Island

The two deltas of Godavari and

Krishna have merged with each
other and formed a single
physiographic unit.

The combined delta has

advanced by about 35 km
towards the sea during the
recent years.

Kolleru Lake which was once a

lagoon at the shore but now lies
far inland.

This coastline of India lacks

good harbors except
Vishakhapatnam and
Machilipatnam.

Coromandel Coast

Coromandel Coast or Tamil

Nadu Plain stretches from
Pulicat lake to Kanniyakumari.
 Pulicat Lake is the 2nd largest
brackish water lagoon in India.

The fertile soil and large scale

irrigation facilities have made
the Cauvery delta (Thanjavur)
the granary of South India.

Coromandel Coast or Payan

Ghat plain stretches from
Krishna delta to Kanyakumari

Significance of the
Coastal Plains in India
Large parts of the coastal plains
in India are covered by fertile
soils on which different crops
are grown.

Coconut trees grow all along

the coastline of India.

The entire length of the

coastline of India is dotted with
big and small ports which help
in carrying out trade.

The sedimentary rocks of these

plains are said to contain large
deposits of mineral oil (KG
Basin).

Sands of Malabar coast have

large quantity of Monazite sand,
 which can be used for nuclear
power.

Fishing is an important
occupation of the people living
in the coastal plains of India.

Low lying areas of Gujarat are

famous for producing salt.

Kerala’s backwaters are

important tourist destinations.

Goa provides good beaches.

This is also an important tourist
destination.

Some Important
Beaches
Marina, TN – The longest
beach of India

Kovalam, Kerala – Monazite

and Limonite found here

Girgaum Chowpatti, MH –
Famous for Ganesh Chaturthi

Alappuzha, Kerala – Venice of

the East

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