Eastern India

From the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, Eastern India consists of five states: , , , , and . Although economically less developed than other regions of India, Eastern India is culturally rich and perhaps the most welcoming to outsiders.

Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Kolkata and West Bengal.

, formerly Calcutta, is the capital and largest city of and the cultural capital of . is an "in your face" city that shocks and charms the unsuspecting visitor.

, a state in Eastern India, presents some of the marvellous landscape features and natural scenic beauty, from the picturesque hills of to the mangrove rainforest of the .

is the most populous district of . It contains the Northern Suburbs of Greater Kolkata, from Baranagar to , covering a part of the once-thriving industrial belt.

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, spelled Orissa until 2011, is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants.

is a state in Eastern India. Home to the Chota Nagpur Plateau, can fairly claim to be one of the most attractive parts of the country.

is a landlocked state in . It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous.

in East India, is a mountainous border state in the Himalayan foothills. It is bounded by , and to its north, west and east respectively, with forming its southern border.

Eastern India

Latitude of center
24.25° or 24° 15′ north
Longitude of center
87.87° or 87° 52′ 12″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q1151572
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Eastern India” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: شرق الهند
  • Azerbaijani: Şərqi Hindistan
  • Belarusian: Усходняя Індыя
  • Bengali: পূর্ব ভারত
  • Catalan: Índia de l’est
  • Catalan: Índia Oriental
  • Chinese: 印度东部
  • Chinese: 印度東部
  • Dimli (individual language): Hindıstanê Rocvetışi
  • Dotyali: पूर्वी भारत
  • Dutch: Oost-India
  • Esperanto: Orienta Barato
  • Finnish: Itä-Intia
  • Finnish: Itäinen Intia
  • French: Inde de l’Est
  • French: Inde orientale
  • Georgian: აღმოსავლეთი ინდოეთი
  • German: Ostindien
  • Greek: Ανατολική Ινδία
  • Hebrew: מזרח הודו
  • Hindi: पूर्वी भारत
  • Indonesian: India Timur
  • Italian: India orientale
  • Japanese: インド東部
  • Japanese: 東インド
  • Japanese: 東部インド
  • Kannada: ಪೂರ್ವ ಭಾರತ
  • Kirghiz: Ост-Индия
  • Korean: 동 인도
  • Korean: 동부 인도
  • Korean: 동부인도
  • Korean: 동인도
  • Korean: 인도 동부
  • Korean: 인도동부
  • Lithuanian: Rytų Indija
  • Magahi: पूरुबभारत
  • Magahi: पूर्वभारत
  • Malagasy: India Atsinanana
  • Malay: India Timur
  • Malayalam: കിഴക്കേ ഇന്ത്യ
  • Marathi: पूर्व भारत
  • Nepali: पूर्वी भारत
  • Oriya: ପୂର୍ବ ଭାରତ
  • Oriya: ପୂର୍ବଭାରତ
  • Persian: شرق هند
  • Polish: Indie Wschodnie
  • Portuguese: Índia Oriental
  • Romanian: India de Est
  • Romanian: India Răsăriteană
  • Romanian: Indiile Răsăritene
  • Russian: Восточная Индия
  • Sanskrit: पूर्व भारत
  • Sanskrit: पूर्वभारतम्
  • Sanskrit: पूर्वी भारत
  • Santali: ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ
  • Serbian: Источна Индија
  • Sindhi: اوڀر هندستان
  • Slovenian: Vzhodna Indija
  • Spanish: India oriental
  • Spanish: India Oriental
  • Tajik: Ҳиндустони Шарқӣ
  • Tamil: கிழக்கிந்தியா
  • Tamil: கிழக்கு இந்தியா
  • Ukrainian: Східна Індія
  • Urdu: مشرقی بھارت
  • Venetian: Ìndia orientałe
  • Vietnamese: Đông Ấn Độ
  • पूरबी भारत

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