The Coastal Plains Of India

The Deccan Plateau is surrounded by a narrow coastal plain towards the west called the Western Coastal Plain and the east called the Eastern Coastal Plain.These plains stretch along the coast for about 6000 km from the Gujarat in the west up to West Bengal in the east.

Western Coastal Plain
The Western Coastal plain lies between the Western Ghats and the Arabian sea.It stretches from Gujarat to Kerala.The average width of the plain is about 65 km. The Western Coastal Plain is divided into three parts-the Gujarat Coast towards the north;the Konkan coast in the middle and the Malabar Coast towards the south.

Eastern Coastal Plain
The Eastern Coastal plain lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.It stretches from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu.The average width of the plain is about 120 km.The Eastern Coastal Plain is divided into two parts.The northern part is known as the Northern Circars while the southern part is called the Coromandel Coast.