In India, how many States share the coastline?

India’s shoreline is shared by nine states. Official environmental documentation states that India’s coastal areas include nine states and two union territories, distinguishing states from UTs when counting coastal administrative units [1]. Educational and general-knowledge sources list the nine coastal states explicitly as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal, matching the official tally for states with coastline. Therefore, when asked specifically about the number of States (excluding Union Territories) that share India’s coastline, the correct count is nine.

Sources

1. [1] https://bsienvis.nic.in/Database/FragileEcosystemsofIndia_23603.aspx?format=Print