Southern India

Southern India comprises five major states in peninsular and two island groups – in the Arabian Sea off the west coast of India and in the Bay of Bengal off the east coast.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Bengaluru and Chennai.

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, formerly Bangalore, is the largest city in southern India and the capital of the state of . A cosmopolitan city, was developed around what was once a mud fort of a feudal lord.

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, formerly Madras, is the largest coastal city in southern India and the capital of the state of . It is on the east coast of peninsular India.

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, the "Pearl City", is the capital of the state of . Founded in the late 16th century on the hot and dry , is a city replete with history and traditions, as well as the wonderful palaces, mosques, bazaars, lakes and other heritage sites in the city.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

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, the land of Tamils, is a state in the south of known for its temples and architecture, food, movies and classical Indian dance and Carnatic music.

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, a state in Southern India, stretches from and in the north to and in the south. It has a coastal region with numerous coconut trees and beautiful beaches and an interior with mountains, valleys and farmlands.

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, officially Keralam, is known as a tropical paradise of waving palms and wide, sandy beaches. The South Indian state is also known as God's own Country.

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is a large state on the Bay of Bengal coast of Southern India. It shares borders with to the northeast, to the north, to the west, to the south and to the northwest.

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, a state in Southern India, is the youngest of the country; having split from in 2014. However, don't let the newness of the state deceive you, as is rich in cultural heritage, with its history being marked by a succession of dynasties and cultural influences; from the Kakatiyas and Bahmanis to the Qutb Shahis and Mughals, and finally the Nizams of .

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The are a group of nearly 600 islands in the Bay of Bengal. Although part of politically, they are closer to and than to the Indian mainland.

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, officially Puducherry, is a union territory in Southern India. It consists of four enclaves in three different states, which came under occupation before they were peacefully handed over to India.

Southern India

Latitude of center
16.1499° or 16° 8′ 60″ north
Longitude of center
77.9711° or 77° 58′ 16″ east
Population
253,000,000
Elevation
271 metres (889 feet)
Geo­Names ID
13354035
Wiki­data ID
Q542146
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Southern India” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “India e Jugut”
  • Arabic: “جنوب الهند”
  • Armenian: “Հյուսիսային Հնդկաստան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Cənubi Hindistan”
  • Basque: “Hegoaldeko India”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёвая Індыя”
  • Bengali: “দক্ষিণ ভারত”
  • Bulgarian: “Южна Индия”
  • Catalan: “Índia meridional”
  • Catalan: “Sud de l’Índia”
  • Central Bikol: “Habagatan na Indya”
  • Chinese: “南印度”
  • Chinese: “印度南部”
  • Cornish: “Eynda soth”
  • Croatian: “Južna Indija”
  • Czech: “Jižní Indie”
  • Danish: “Sydindien”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Hindıstan Veroci”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Hindıstanê Veroci”
  • Dotyali: “दक्षिण भारत”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-India”
  • Esperanto: “Suda Barato”
  • Finnish: “Etelä-Intia”
  • French: “Inde du Sud”
  • French: “Inde méridionale”
  • Georgian: “სამხრეთი ინდოეთი”
  • German: “Südindien”
  • Greek: “Νότια Ινδία”
  • Hebrew: “דרום הודו”
  • Hindi: “दक्षि‍ण भारत”
  • Hindi: “दक्षिण भारत”
  • Hungarian: “Dél-India”
  • Indonesian: “India Selatan”
  • Irish: “An India Theas”
  • Italian: “India meridionale”
  • Japanese: “南インド”
  • Kannada: “ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತ”
  • Kashmiri: “جۆنوٗبی بَہارَت”
  • Korean: “남인도”
  • Latvian: “Dienvidindija”
  • Lithuanian: “Pietų Indija”
  • Magahi: “दक्खिनभारत”
  • Magahi: “दक्षि‍णभारत”
  • Magahi: “दक्षिणभारत”
  • Malay: “India Selatan”
  • Malayalam: “തെക്കേ ഇന്ത്യ”
  • Malayalam: “ദക്ഷിണേന്ത്യ”
  • Marathi: “दक्षिण भारत”
  • Minangkabau: “India Salatan”
  • Nepali: “दक्षिण भारत”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sør-India”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sør-India”
  • Norwegian: “Sør-India”
  • Oriya: “ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଭରତ”
  • Ossetian: “Хуссар Инди”
  • Panjabi: “ਦੱਖਣ ਭਾਰਤ”
  • Panjabi: “ਦੱਖਣੀ ਭਾਰਤ”
  • Persian: “جنوب هند”
  • Polish: “Południowe Indie”
  • Portuguese: “Índia do Sul”
  • Russia Buriat: “Урда Энэдхэг”
  • Russian: “Южная Индия”
  • Sanskrit: “दक्षिण भारत”
  • Sanskrit: “दक्षिण भारतम्”
  • Sanskrit: “दक्षिणभारतम्”
  • Santali: “ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Južna Indija”
  • Sindhi: “ڏکڻ انڊيا”
  • Sindhi: “ڏکڻ ڀارت”
  • Sindhi: “ڏکڻ هندستان”
  • Sindhi: “ڏکڻ ھندستان”
  • Sindhi: “سائوٿ انڊيا”
  • Sinhala: “දක්‍ෂිණ භාරතය”
  • Sinhala: “භාරතය”
  • Slovenian: “Dekanski polotok”
  • Slovenian: “Južna Indija”
  • Spanish: “India del Sur”
  • Spanish: “India meridional”
  • Swedish: “Sydindien”
  • Tajik: “Ҳиндустони Ҷанубӣ”
  • Tamil: “தென்னிந்தியா”
  • Telugu: “దక్షిణ భారతదేశం”
  • Turkish: “Güney Hindistan”
  • Ukrainian: “Південна Індія”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی بھارت”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی ہند”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی ہندوستان”
  • Venetian: “Ìndia meridionałe”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Ấn Độ”
  • Western Panjabi: “جنوبی بھارت”
  • Wu Chinese: “南印度”
  • Yue Chinese: “南印度”

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