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They are divided into three parts : States of the Coastal Plains

• The Gujarat Coast towards the north The two coastal plains cover some parts
• The Konkan Coast in the middle of the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra,

• The Malabar Coast towards the Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu,

south Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West
Bengal. Fishing and farming are the main
Eastern Coastal Plains
occupations. Rice and coconut are the
The Eastern Coastal Plains lie between
main crops grown. Languages spoken are
the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.
Gujarati (in Gujarat), Konkani (in Goa),
They stretch from West Bengal to Tamil
Malayalam (in Kerala), Tamil (in Tamil
Nadu. They are wider than the Western
Nadu), Odia (in Odisha).
Coastal Plains. They are divided into two
parts :

• The northern part, known as the
Canada's coastline is the world's longest,
Northern Circar Coast measuring about 243,042 km, including the

• The southern part, called the mainland coast and the coasts of its offshore

Coromandel Coast islands.

Words to Know

plain: a low-level land
delta: a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

tributary: a stream or river that flows into a larger river
dam: a concrete wall built to hold back water

alluvium: very fine soil brought by rivers and deposited in river basins

Wind-up
• The Northern Plains are spread over a large area from Punjab to Assam.

• These plains are divided into three parts; the Sutlej Basin, the Ganga Basin and

the Brahmaputra Basin.
• These plains cover mainly the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
West Bengal, Assam and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Farming is the

main occupation of the people.

• The Western coastal plains and the Eastern coastal plains are found along the
western and eastern coasts of India respectively.

• The two coastal plains cover some parts of the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.

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