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. For ecological regions, see Ecoregions of India, for Climatic Regions see Climatic regions of India.
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The six regions []
| Name | Population (2011 census) | Largest City | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central India | 307,835,990 | Lucknow | 737,847 km2 |
| East India | 270,673,657 | Kolkata | 425,432 km2 |
| North India | 164,588,450 | Delhi | 726,133 km2 |
| Northeast India | 44,980,294 | Guwahati | 255,083 km2 |
| South India | 252,557,336 | Chennai | 636,236 km2 |
| West India | 174,800,087 | Mumbai | 508,042 km2 |
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep (both comprising union territories) are not included in the above regions.[1]
Central India []
- Awadh (Uttar Pradesh)[1]
- Bagelkhand (Madhya Pradesh)[2]
- Bundelkhand (Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh)[3]
- Bhojpur/Purvanchal (Bihar)
- Chhattisgarh
- Doab/Braj (Uttar Pradesh)
- Garhwal (Uttarakhand)
- Gird (Madhya Pradesh)
- Gondwana (Chhattisgarh, (Madhya Pradesh), Maharashtra)
- Kumaon (Uttarakhand)
- Mahakoshal (Madhya Pradesh)
- Malwa (Madhya Pradesh)
- Nimar (Madhya Pradesh)
- Purvanchal (Uttar Pradesh)[4]
- Rohilkhand (Uttar Pradesh){Delhi}
- Vindhya Pradesh (Madhya Pradesh)
East India []
- Anga (Bihar)
- Dakshina Koshala or Kosala
- Jharkhand[5]
- Kalinga or Uttara Andhra
- Magadh (Bihar)
- Mithila (Bihar)
- Odisha
- Utkala
- West Bengal
- Paschim Banga
- Banga {Bengal}
North India []
- Chandigarh
- Chamba-Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)
- Delhi
- Dhundhar (Rajasthan)
- Godwar (Rajasthan)
- Haryana
- Hadoti (Rajasthan)
- Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir)[6]
- Magadha (Bihar)
- Mallani (Rajasthan)
- Mandi-Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)
- Marwar (Rajasthan)[7]
- Mewar (Rajasthan)[8]
- Mewat (Rajasthan, Haryana)[9]
- Punjab[10]
- Doaba (Punjab)
- Majha (Punjab)
- Malwa (Punjab)
- Shekhawati (Rajasthan)[11]
- Vagad (Rajasthan)[12]
Northeast India []
South India []
West India []
- Charotar (Gujarat)
- Dadra (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
- Daman (Daman and Diu)
- Desh (Maharashtra)
- Diu (Daman and Diu)
- Halaar Gujarat
- Kathiawar/Saurashtra (Gujarat)
- Khandesh (Maharashtra)[24]
- Konkan (Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka)[25]
- Kutch (Gujarat)[26]
- Marathwada (Maharashtra)[27]
- Nagar Haveli DNH (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
- Sorath Gujarat
- Vidarbha/Berar (Maharashtra)[28]
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Islands of India []
- Aminidivi Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
- Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
- Minicoy Island (Lakshadweep)
- Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
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