Beaches of India

India is a land with a long coastline measuring over 6,700 km, is washed by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south. Flanking the Konkan / Malabar Coast of Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and Goa, are the Western Ghats. While on the eastern side, a wider area stretches between Bay of Bengal and Eastern Ghats, called as the Coromondal Coast. The Indian states and Union territories having coastal boundaries are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep Islands facing the Arabian Sea and West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands facing Bay of Bengal. Of all these states and Union Territories, Gujarat has the longest coastline. India is endowed with several beautiful beaches, dotting its long coastline.Here we have given information about some of the beautiful beaches of India.


Andhra Pradesh
Rishikonda Beach-- Bheemunipatnam -- Manginapudi Beach-- Vodarevu Beach --Mypad Beach

Goa
Colva Beach --Dona Paula-- Miramar -- Anjuna -- Vagator Beach -- Arambol Beach -- Agonda

Gujarat
Porbandar Beach , Chorwad Beach -- Beyt Dwarka , Somnath & Veraval Beach -- Mandvi Beach -- Gopnath Beach

Karnataka
Devbagh Beach -- Om Beach and the Kutle Beach-- Parambur Beach -- Ullal Beach -- Murudeshwar-- Malpe Beach-- Maravanthe -- Karwar Beach

Kerala
Lighthouse Beach -- Rockholm Beach -- Samudra Beach , Ashoka Beach -- Kappad, Kovalam-- Varkala-- Thirumullavaram-- Vypeen and Gundu Island-- Cherai Beach-- Alleppey Beach -- Veli Beach -- Bekal Beach -- Shangumugham Beach

Lakshwadeep
Kavratti --Minicoy--Kadamat--Bangaram

Maharashtra
Ganapatipule-- Velneshwar -- Marve --Manori & Gorai-- Juhu --Chowpatty-- Bassien --Alibag Murud Janjira -- Dahanu-- Mandwa-Kihim Beach -- Shriwardhan - Harihareshwar -- Vijaydurg and Sindhudurg -- Vengurla - Malvan

Orissa
Puri-- Chandipur -- Gopalpur-on-sea -- Gahirmatha beach-- Paradeep -- Bolighai Beach -- Konark Beach

Andaman & Nicobar
Corbyn's Cove --Beaches of Havelock Island -- Beaches of Neil Island-- Beaches of Chiriya Tapu -- Wandoor

Pondicherry
Beaches of Pondicherry

Tamil Nadu
Pulicat-- Covelong-- Marina Beach -- Pichavaram, KurusadaIslands -- Vattikotai-- Sadurangapattinam Beach --Mandapam-- Mahabalipuram

West Bengal
Digha Beach-- Shankarpur Beach-- Frazerganj, Ganga Sagar

Daman
Devka (or Dwarka beach), Jaypore Beach

Diu
Jallandhar Beach-- Chakratith Beach-- Nagoa Beach