India has two main groups of islands – the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea.
Along with these big island groups, there are many smaller islands all along the coast of India. Some islands are found in rivers too, like Majuli in the Brahmaputra River in Assam.
India has 1,382 islands, including those where no one lives. But, it’s important to know about the most significant ones for exams.
To help you prepare quickly, we’ve listed the most important islands at the end of this post. This will make sure you’re well-prepared for any competitive exams.
Two Major Island Groups of India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Lakshadweep Islands
Important Islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
| Andaman Islands | Nicobar Islands |
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Important Islands of Lakshadweep
Aminidivi Islands
- Amini Island
- Bitrā Island
- Kadmat Island
- Kiltān Island
Laccadive Islands
- Agatti Island
- Bangaram Island
- Kavaratti Island
- Suheli Par
- Kalpatti Island
- Androth Island
- Kalpeni Island
- Pitti Island (Kalpeni)
Minicoy Island
- Minicoy Island
- Viringili Island
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State-wise Important Islands of India
Andhra Pradesh
- Bhavani Island
- Hope
- Sriharikota
Assam
- Majuli Island
Bihar
- Raghopur Diyara Island
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Diu Island
Goa
- Anjediva Island
- Cancona Island
Gujarat
- Bet Dwarka
- Kutch Island
- Nanda Bet Island
Jammu and Kashmir
- Char Chinar (Ropa Lank)
- Zainul Lank
Karnataka
- St. Mary’s Islands
- Netrani Island
- Srirangapatna
- Uppinakudru
Kerala
- Munroe Island
- Parumala
- Willingdon Island
Maharashtra
- Butcher Island
- Elephanta Island
Seven Islands of Mumbai
- Isle of Mumbai
- Colaba Island
- Old Woman’s Island
- Mahim Island
- Mazagaon Island
- Parel Island
- Worli Island
Manipur
- Keibul Lamjao Island
- Floating Islands (Phumdi)
Meghalaya
- Nongkhnum River Island
Odisha
- Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island)
- Nalbana Island
Tamil Nadu
- Pamban Island
- Vivekananda Rock
- Quibble Island
- Kattupalli Island
- Whale Island, Chennai
- Battle of Adyar Island, Chennai
West Bengal
- Bhutni Island
- Haliday Island
- Henry Island
- Jambudwip
- Lothian Island
- Mousuni Island
- New Moore island
- Sagar island
- Tin Kona island
Most Important Island List
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Interview Island
- Long Island
- Defence Island
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island
- Rutland Island
- Swaraj Dweep
- Shaheed Dweep
- Rose Island
- Barren Island
- Narcondam Island
- North Sentinel Island
- Car Nicobar
- Camorta
- Nancowry or Nancowrie
- Great Nicobar
- Little Nicobar
Lakshadweep Islands
- Amini Island
- Kadmat Island
- Agatti Island
- Kavaratti Island
- Androth Island
- Kalpeni Island
- Minicoy Island
Other State Islands
- Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
- Majuli Island (Assam)
- Anjediva Island (Goa)
- Bet Dwarka (Gujarat)
- Willingdon Island (Kerala)
- Elephanta Island (Maharashtra)
- Floating Islands (Phumdi) (Manipur)
- Abdul Kalam Island / Wheeler Island (Odisha)
- Pamban Island (Tamil Nadu)
- New Moore Island (West Bengal)
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