List of regions in India
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What follows 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. For ecological regions, see Ecoregions of India.
A few of these regions have movements dedicated to forming new Indian states out of their respective regions, e.g. Telangana, Gondwana and Vindhya Pradesh.
Contents
South Eastern India
- Kalinga (Orissa, Southern West Bengal)
Indian Eastern Himalayas
Indian Western Himalayas
- Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Chamba-Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)
- Garhwal (Uttaranchal)
- Kumaon (Uttaranchal)
North Central India
North Western India
- Dhundhar (Rajasthan)
- Godwar (Rajasthan)
- Hadoti (Rajasthan)
- Mallani (Rajasthan)
- Marwar (Rajasthan)
- Mewar (Rajasthan)
- Mewat (Rajasthan, Haryana)
- Shekhawati (Rajasthan)
- Thar Desert (Rajasthan)
- Vagad (Rajasthan)
- Punjab
- The country of Pakistan consitutes the bulk of what was once North Western India
- Carnatic (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)
- Chera Nadu (Kerala)
- Chettinad (Tamil Nadu)
- Chola Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Coastal Andhra (Andhra Pradesh)
- Coromandel Coast (southern coastal Andhra Pradesh, northern coastal Tamil Nadu)
- Deccan (Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka)
- Kongu Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Kosta (Andhra Pradesh)
- Kuttanad (Kerala)
- * Maidan (Karnataka)
- Malabar Coast (coastal Karnataka, Kerala)
- Malnad (Karnataka)
- Mysore (region) (Karnataka)
- Northern Circars (northern coastal Andhra Pradesh, southern coastal Orissa)
- Pandya Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Raichur Doab (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka)
- Rayalaseema (Andhra Pradesh)
- Telangana (Andhra Pradesh)
- Thondai Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Tulu Nadu (southern coastal Karnataka)
Southern Indian Islands
- Amindivi Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
- Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Minicoy Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
West Central India
South Western India
- Desh (Maharashtra)
- Konkan (Goa, coastal Maharashtra)
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Indian Eastern Himalayas
Indian Western Himalayas
- Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Chamba-Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)
- Garhwal (Uttaranchal)
- Kumaon (Uttaranchal)
North Central India
North Western India
- Dhundhar (Rajasthan)
- Godwar (Rajasthan)
- Hadoti (Rajasthan)
- Mallani (Rajasthan)
- Marwar (Rajasthan)
- Mewar (Rajasthan)
- Mewat (Rajasthan, Haryana)
- Shekhawati (Rajasthan)
- Thar Desert (Rajasthan)
- Vagad (Rajasthan)
- Punjab
- The country of Pakistan consitutes the bulk of what was once North Western India
- Carnatic (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)
- Chera Nadu (Kerala)
- Chettinad (Tamil Nadu)
- Chola Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Coastal Andhra (Andhra Pradesh)
- Coromandel Coast (southern coastal Andhra Pradesh, northern coastal Tamil Nadu)
- Deccan (Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka)
- Kongu Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Kosta (Andhra Pradesh)
- Kuttanad (Kerala)
- * Maidan (Karnataka)
- Malabar Coast (coastal Karnataka, Kerala)
- Malnad (Karnataka)
- Mysore (region) (Karnataka)
- Northern Circars (northern coastal Andhra Pradesh, southern coastal Orissa)
- Pandya Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Raichur Doab (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka)
- Rayalaseema (Andhra Pradesh)
- Telangana (Andhra Pradesh)
- Thondai Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Tulu Nadu (southern coastal Karnataka)
Southern Indian Islands
- Amindivi Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
- Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Minicoy Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
West Central India
South Western India
- Desh (Maharashtra)
- Konkan (Goa, coastal Maharashtra)
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- Carnatic (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)
- Chera Nadu (Kerala)
- Chettinad (Tamil Nadu)
- Chola Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Coastal Andhra (Andhra Pradesh)
- Coromandel Coast (southern coastal Andhra Pradesh, northern coastal Tamil Nadu)
- Deccan (Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka)
- Kongu Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Kosta (Andhra Pradesh)
- Kuttanad (Kerala)
- * Maidan (Karnataka)
- Malabar Coast (coastal Karnataka, Kerala)
- Malnad (Karnataka)
- Mysore (region) (Karnataka)
- Northern Circars (northern coastal Andhra Pradesh, southern coastal Orissa)
- Pandya Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Raichur Doab (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka)
- Rayalaseema (Andhra Pradesh)
- Telangana (Andhra Pradesh)
- Thondai Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
- Tulu Nadu (southern coastal Karnataka)
Southern Indian Islands
- Amindivi Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
- Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Minicoy Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
West Central India
South Western India
- Desh (Maharashtra)
- Konkan (Goa, coastal Maharashtra)
This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ expanding it].
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.