India is a land with a long coastline measuring over 6,700 km, is washed by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south. Flanking the Konkan / Malabar Coast of Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and Goa, are the Western Ghats. While on the eastern side, a wider area stretches between Bay of Bengal and Eastern Ghats, called as the Coromondal Coast.

       The Indian states and Union territories having coastal boundaries are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep Islands facing the Arabian Sea and West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands facing Bay of Bengal.

       Of all these states and Union Territories, Gujarat has the longest coastline. India is endowed with several beautiful beaches, dotting its long coastline.Here we have given information about some of the beautiful beaches of India.