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South India
Tirupati Venkateswara Temple (Andhra Pradesh)
Mysore Palace (Karnataka)
Backwaters of Alappuzha (Kerala)
Bangaram Atoll (Lakshwadeep)
Matrimandir (Puducherry)
Thiruvalluvar Statue (Tamil Nadu)
Charminar (Telangana)
States and union territories in South India
States and union territories in South India
Country India
States and union territories
Most populous cities
Area
 • Total635,780 km2 (245,480 sq mi)
Highest elevation
(
Official languages[1]
♂[3]

South India, also known as Peninsular India, is the southern part of the

Hyderabad, Coimbatore and Kochi are the largest urban areas
in the region.

The majority of the people in South India speak at least one of the four major

Britain, Portugal and France
.

After experiencing fluctuations in the decades immediately after

fertility rate
in South India is 1.9, the lowest of all regions in India.

Etymology

The name "South India" is combination of two

Prakrit word dakkhiṇa derived from the Sanskrit word dakshiṇa meaning south.[5] Carnatic, derived from "Karnāḍ" or "Karunāḍ" meaning high country, has also been associated with South India.[6]

History

Main article: History of South India

Ancient and Medieval era

See also: Spice trade
The Chola Empire during Rajendra Chola I, c. 1030

Jews, and Chinese began during the Sangam period (c. 3rd century BCE to c. 4th century CE).[10] The region was part of the ancient Silk Road connecting the East with the West.[11]

Several dynasties such as the

Nayak governors of the erstwhile Vijayanagara empire who declared independence.[13]

Colonial era

Map of South India during British Raj

The Europeans arrived in the 15th century; and by the middle of the 18th century, the

Jeypore, and a number of other minor princely states). The region played a major role in the Indian independence movement. Of the 72 delegates who participated in the first session of the Indian National Congress at Bombay in December 1885, 22 hailed from South India.[15]

Post-independence

After

States Reorganisation Act 1956, which created linguistic States, weakened the demand for a separate sovereign state.[18][19]

The

Yanam and Mahé.[20] The Laccadive Islands which were divided between South Canara and Malabar districts of Madras State were united and organized into the union territory of Lakshadweep.[20] Telangana was created on June 2, 2014, by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh and comprises ten districts in northwestern Andhra Pradesh.[25][26]

Geography

Main article: Geography of South India

Topography

Satellite image of South India

South India is a

Kanyakumari where the Indian Ocean meets the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.[31]

The peak of Anamudi is the highest point of elevation in South India

The

Annamalai hills.[36]

The

Vaigai rivers and their tributaries.[42]

Other prominent features include the

Vembanad Lake and Pulicat Lake.[46]

Climate

Climatic zones
Monsoon onset

The region has a

arid climate with minimum mean temperatures of 18 °C (64 °F).[47] The most humid is the tropical monsoon climate characterized by moderate to high year-round temperatures and seasonally heavy rainfall above 2,000 mm (79 in) per year. The tropical climate is experienced in a strip of south-western lowlands abutting the Malabar Coast, the Western Ghats and the Lakshadweep islands.[48]

A

hot semi-arid climate predominates in the land east of the Western Ghats and the Cardamom Hills. The region – which includes Karnataka, inland Tamil Nadu and western Andhra Pradesh – gets between 400 and 750 millimetres (15.7 and 29.5 in) of rainfall annually, with hot summers and dry winters with temperatures around 20–24 °C (68–75 °F). The months between March and May are hot and dry, with mean monthly temperatures hovering around 32 °C (90 °F), with 320 millimetres (13 in) precipitation. Without artificial irrigation, this region is not suitable for agriculture.[50]

The

high-pressure system is strongest.[54] The North Indian Ocean tropical cyclones occur throughout the year in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, bringing devastating winds and heavy rainfall.[55][56][57]

South India has one of the largest Asian elephant population
Nilgiri tahr, an endangered animal found in the Nilgiris

Flora and fauna

Main articles: Wildlife of Karnataka, Wildlife of Tamil Nadu, and Wildlife of Kerala
Further information: List of birds of South India

There is a wide diversity of plants and animals in South India, resulting from its varied climates and geography. Deciduous forests are found along the Western Ghats while tropical dry forests and scrub lands are common in the interior Deccan plateau. The southern Western Ghats have rain forests located at high altitudes called the South Western Ghats montane rain forests, and the Malabar Coast moist forests are found on the coastal plains.[58] The Western Ghats is one of the eight hottest biodiversity hotspots in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[59][60]

Important ecological regions of South India are the

Neelapattu, and Pulicat are home to numerous migratory and local birds.[64][65]

South India is home to one of the largest populations of endangered

grey slender loris,[72] sloth bear,[73] Nilgiri tahr,[74] Nilgiri langur,[75] lion-tailed macaque,[76] and the Indian leopard.[77]

Symbols of states of South India[78]
Name Animal Bird Tree Fruit Flower
Andhra Pradesh[79] Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Neem
(Azadirachta indica) 		Mango (Mangifera indica) Common jasmine (Jasminum officinale)
Karnataka[80] Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) Indian roller (Coracias indica) Sandalwood (Santalum album) Mango (Mangifera indica) Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
Kerala[81] Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
Coconut
(Cocos nucifera) 		Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) Cana fistula (Cassia fistula)
Lakshadweep[82]
Butterfly fish
(Chaetodon falcula)
Noddy tern
(Anous stolidus)
Bread fruit
(Artocarpus incisa)
Puducherry[83] Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
Bael fruit
(Aegle marmelos)
Cannonball
(Couroupita guianensis)
Tamil Nadu[84] Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) Palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer) Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) Glory lily (Gloriosa superba)
Telangana[85]
Chital deer
(Axis axis) 		Indian roller (Coracias indica) Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) Mango (Mangifera indica) Tanner's cassia (Senna auriculata)

Politics

Main article: Politics in South India

Politics in South India is characterized by a mix of regional and national political parties. The

E. V. Ramaswamy (commonly known as Periyar), emerged in the Madras Presidency.[87] In 1944, Periyar transformed the party into a social organisation, renaming the party Dravidar Kazhagam, and withdrew from electoral politics. The initial aim was the secession of Dravida Nadu from the rest of India upon Indian independence. After independence, C. N. Annadurai, a follower of Periyar, formed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1948. The Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu led to the rise of Dravidian parties that formed Tamil Nadu's first government, in 1967. In 1972, a split in the DMK resulted in the formation of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) led by M. G. Ramachandran. Dravidian parties continue to dominate Tamil Nadu electoral politics, the national parties usually aligning as junior partners to the major Dravidian parties, AIADMK and DMK.[88][89]

Indian National Congress dominated the political scene in Tamil Nadu in the 1950s and 1960s under the leadership of

Left Democratic Front, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist). For the past fifty years, these two coalitions have been alternately in power; and E. M. S. Namboodiripad, the first elected chief minister of Kerala in 1957, is credited as the leader of the first democratically elected communist government in the world.[92][93] The Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (Secular) are significant parties in Karnataka.[94]

C. Rajagopalachari, the first Indian Governor General of India post independence, was from South India. The region has produced six Indian presidents, namely,

APJ Abdul Kalam.[100] Prime ministers P. V. Narasimha Rao and H. D. Deve Gowda were from the region.[101]

Administration

South India consists of the five southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, as well as the union territories of Puducherry, and Lakshadweep.[102] Puducherry and the five states each have an elected state government, while Lakshadweep is centrally administered by the president of India.[103]

Each state is headed by a Governor who is appointed by the President of India and who names the leader of the state legislature's ruling party or coalition as chief minister, who is the head of the state government.[104][105]

Each state or territory is further divided into

Mandals or tehsils.[106] Local bodies govern respective cities, towns, and villages, along with an elected mayor, municipal chairman, or panchayat chairman, respectively.[107]

States

Name ISO[108][109] Estd.[23] Population[110][111] Area
(km2)[112] 		Official
language(s)[113] 		Capital Population density
(per km2)[112] 		Sex Ratio[112] Literacy(%)[114] % urban pop.[115]
Andhra Pradesh AP 1 Oct 1953 49,506,799 162,968 Telugu, English Amaravati 308 996 67.41 29.4
Karnataka KA 1 Nov 1956 61,095,297 191,791 Kannada, English
Bengaluru
 319 973 75.60 38.67
Kerala KL 1 Nov 1956 33,406,061 38,863 Malayalam, English Thiruvananthapuram 860 1084 94.00 47.72
Tamil Nadu TN 26 Jan 1950 72,147,030 130,058 Tamil, English Chennai 555 996 80.33 48.40
Telangana TG 2 Jun 2014 35,193,978 112,077 Telugu, Urdu Hyderabad 307 988 66.50 38.7

Union territories

Name ISO[108][109] Estd.[23] Population Area
(km2)[112] 		Official
language[113] 		Capital Population density
(per km2)[112] 		Sex Ratio[112] Literacy (%)[114] % urban pop.[115]
Lakshadweep LD 1 Nov 1956 64,473 30 English, Malayalam Kavaratti 2,013 946 92.28 78.07
Puducherry PY 1 Jul 1963 1,247,953 490 Tamil, English
Puducherry
 2,598 1037 86.55 68.33

Legislative representation

Legislative assemblies of states
Vidhan Soudha (Karnataka)
Niyamasabha Mandiram (Kerala)
Fort St. George (Tamil Nadu)
Shasana Sabha (Telangana)
Legislative Assembly
(Puducherry)

South India elects 132 members to the Lok Sabha, accounting for roughly one-fourth of the total strength.[119] The region is allocated 58 seats in the Rajya Sabha, out of the total of 245.[120]

The

Legislative Council) with members not more than one-third the size of the Assembly. State legislatures elect members for terms of five years.[107] Governors may suspend or dissolve assemblies and can administer when no party is able to form a government.[107]

State/UT Lok Sabha[119] Rajya Sabha[120]
State Assembly[121]
Lt. Governor
Chief Minister
Andhra Pradesh 25 11 175 [a]
S. Abdul Nazeer
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Karnataka 28 12 224 [b] Thawar Chand Gehlot Siddaramaiah
Kerala 20 9 140 Arif Mohammad Khan Pinarayi Vijayan
Lakshadweep 1 Nil NA Praful Khoda Patel NA
Puducherry 1 1 30 Tamilisai Soundararajan N. Rangaswamy
Tamil Nadu 39 18 234 R. N. Ravi M. K. Stalin
Telangana 17 7 119 [c] Tamilisai Soundararajan Revanth Reddy
Total 132 58 922
  1. ^ legislative council seats 58
  2. ^ legislative council seats 70
  3. ^ legislative council seats 40

Demographics

Main articles:
Tuluvas

As per the

Scheduled Castes and Tribes form 18% of the population of the region. Agriculture is the major employer in the region, with 47.5% of the population being involved in agrarian activities.[127] About 60% of the population lives in permanent housing structures.[128] 67.8% of South India has access to tap water, with wells and springs being major sources of water supply.[129]

After experiencing fluctuations in the decades immediately after the independence of India, the economies of South Indian states have, over the past three decades, registered growth higher than the national average. While South Indian states have improved in some of the

socio-economic metrics,[130][131] poverty continues to affect the region as it does the rest of the country, although it has considerably decreased over the years. Based on the 2011 census, the HDI in the southern states is high, and the economy has grown at a faster rate than those of most northern states.[132]

As per the 2011 census, the average

literacy rate in South India is approximately 80%, considerably higher than the Indian national average of 74%, with Kerala having the highest literacy rate of 93.91%.[114] South India has the highest sex ratio with Kerala and Tamil Nadu being the top two states.[133] The South Indian states rank amongst the top 10 in economic freedom,[134] life expectancy
.,
TV ownership[138] The poverty rate is at 19% while that in the other Indian states is at 38%. The per capita income is ₹19,531 (US$240), which is more than double of the other Indian states (₹8,951 (US$110)).[139][140] Of the three demographically related targets of the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations and expected to be achieved by 2015, Kerala and Tamil Nadu achieved the goals related to improvement of maternal health and of reducing infant mortality and child mortality by 2009.[141][142]

State Population Males Females Sex Ratio Literacy % Rural Population Urban Population Area (km2) Density (/km2)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 380,520 202,330 177,614 878 86.63 237,093 143,488 8,249 46
Andhra Pradesh 49,386,799 24,738,068 24,648,731 996 67.41 34,776,389 14,610,410 162,975 308
Karnataka 61,130,704 30,966,657 30,128,640 973 75.36 37,469,335 23,625,962 191,791 319
Kerala 33,406,061 16,027,412 17,378,649 1084 96.2 17,471,135 15,934,926 38,863 859
Lakshadweep 64,473 33,123 31,350 946 91.85 14,141 50,332 32.62 2,013
Puducherry 1,247,953 612,511 635,442 1037 86.55 395,200 852,753 483 2,598
Tamil Nadu 72,147,030 36,137,975 36,009,055 996 82.9 37,229,590 34,917,440 130,058 555
Telangana 35,003,674 17,611,633 17,392,041 988 72.80 21,395,009 21,395,009 112,077 312

Languages

Languages of South India (

2011 census)[143]

  Telugu (31.09%)
  Tamil (26.98%)
  Kannada (16.83%)
  Malayalam (13.48%)
  Urdu (6.09%)
  Others (5.53%)
Main articles:
Kannada language

The largest linguistic group in South India is the

classical language status by the Government of India in 2004.[150][151] Later Telugu (2008), Kannada (2008) and Malayalam (2013) were also declared as classical languages.[152][153] These four languages combined have literary outputs larger than other literary languages of India.[154]

S.No. Language Number of speakers (2011)[143] States and union territories where official
1 Telugu 78,631,655
Puducherry
2 Tamil 68,239,659 Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
3 Kannada 42,560,250 Karnataka
4 Malayalam 34,104,225 Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
5 Urdu 15,411,542 Telangana
6
Konkani
 1,655,065 Karnataka, Kerala

Religion

Main article: Hinduism in South India

Religion in South India (2011)[155]

  Hinduism (82.64%)
  Islam (11.57%)
  Christianity (5.11%)
  Others (0.68%)

Evidence of prehistoric religion in South India comes from scattered Mesolithic rock paintings depicting dances and rituals, such as the Kupgal petroglyphs of eastern Karnataka, at Stone Age sites.[156]

Buddhist and Jain philosophies were influential several centuries earlier.[158] Ayyavazhi has spread significantly across the southern parts of South India.[159][160] Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy is prominent among many communities.[161]

King Solomon.[167][168]

Largest cities

The major metropolitan areas in south India are as follows:

 
 
Largest cities or towns in South India
Rank State Pop.
Bengaluru
Chennai
Chennai
 1
Bengaluru
 Karnataka 12,757,000 Hyderabad
Hyderabad
Kozhikode
Kozhikode
2 Chennai Tamil Nadu 11,570,000
3 Hyderabad Telangana 9,797,000
4 Kozhikode Kerala 3,049,000
5 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 2,851,000
6 Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 2,551,000
7 Kochi Kerala 2,381,000
8 Madurai Tamil Nadu 2,048,000
9 Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 2,005,000
10 Malappuram Kerala 1,868,000

Transport

Highway distribution with population density

Road

South India has an extensive road network with 20,573 km (12,783 mi) of National Highways and 46,813 km (29,088 mi) of State Highways. The Golden Quadrilateral connecting Chennai with Mumbai and Kolkata traverses Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.[170] Bus services are provided by state-run transport corporations, namely the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation,[171] Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation,[172] Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation,[173] Telangana State Road Transport Corporation,[174][175] Kerala State Road Transport Corporation,[176] and Puducherry Road Transport Corporation.[177]

State National Highway[178] State Highway[179] Motor vehicles per 1000 pop.[180]
Andhra Pradesh 7,356 km (4,571 mi) 10,650 km (6,620 mi) 145
Karnataka 6,432 km (3,997 mi) 20,774 km (12,908 mi) 182
Tamil Nadu 5,006 km (3,111 mi) 10,764 km (6,688 mi) 257
Telangana 2,635 km (1,637 mi) 3,152 km (1,959 mi) N/A
Kerala 1,811 km (1,125 mi) 4,341 km (2,697 mi) 425
Andaman and Nicobar 330 km (210 mi) 38 km (24 mi) 152
Puducherry 64 km (40 mi) 246 km (153 mi) 521
Total 22,635 km (14,065 mi) 49,965 km (31,047 mi)

Rail

In 1832, the proposal to construct the first railway line in India at

Madras.[188] In 1879, the Madras Railway constructed a line from Royapuram to Bangalore; and the Maharaja of Mysore established the Mysore State Railway to build an extension from Bangalore to Mysore.[189] The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway was founded on 1 January 1908 by merging the Madras Railway and the Southern Mahratta Railway.[190][191]

On 14 April 1951, the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway were merged to form the

Konkan Railway. In 2019, a new South Coast Railway zone was announced but is yet to become operational as of 2023.[195] The Nilgiri Mountain Railway of Southern Railway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[196] Indian Railways under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India operates the railway system.[197]

Railway zone[198] Abbr. Route length
(km)[197] 		Headquarters[198] Estd.[199] Divisions Major stations[200][201][202][203]
Southern[204] SR 5,087
Chennai
 14 April 1951
Palakkad, Salem, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli Jn., Tirunelveli Jn., Salem Jn., Tiruppur, Palakkad Jn., Erode Jn.
South Central[193] SCR 6,471 Secunderabad 2 October 1966 Guntakal, Guntur, Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Vijayawada
Guntur, Nellore, Warangal
South Western[194] SWR 3,629
Huballi
 1 April 2003
Hubli, Mysuru
Huballi Jn.
East Coast[205] ECoR 2,818 Bhubaneswar 1 April 2003 Waltair Visakhapatnam

Suburban and Metro

Main article: Urban rail transit in India

Currently, operational

Hyderabad MMTS was opened in 2003, becoming the second city in South India to have a local rail transit system.[209] As of December 2022, South India has 205.06 km of operational metro lines and 16 systems.[210]

System City State Image Lines Stations Length Opened
Chennai Suburban[211] Chennai Tamil Nadu 3 53 212 km (132 mi) 1928[208]
Chennai MRTS[212][208] Chennai Tamil Nadu 1 17 19.715 km (12.250 mi) 1995
Hyderabad MMTS[213][209]
Hyderabad
 Telangana 2
44
 90 km (56 mi) 2003
Namma Metro[214]
Bengaluru
 Karnataka 2 63 69.6 km (43.2 mi) 2011
Chennai Metro[215] Chennai Tamil Nadu 2 41 54.1 km (33.6 mi) 2015
Kochi Metro[216] Kochi Kerala 1 22 25.6 km (15.9 mi) 2017
Hyderabad Metro[217]
Hyderabad
 Telangana 3 57 69.2 km (43.0 mi) 2017

Air

Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
Chennai International Airport
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
Cochin International Airport

In 1915,

Madras, piloted by Neville Vincent, a former Royal Air Force pilot and friend of Tata.[221][222]

There are 12

busiest airports in India
are in South India.

The region comes under the purview of the

National Training Command is headquartered at Bengaluru. The Air Force operates nine air bases in Southern India.[226] In the region, the Indian Navy operates airbases at Kochi, Arakkonam, Uchipuli, Vizag and Chennai.[227][228]

State/UT International CustomsNote 1 Domestic State/Private Military
Andhra Pradesh 2 1 3 1 1
Karnataka 2 0 4 4 3
Kerala 4 0 0 0 2
Lakshadweep 0 0 1 0 0
Puducherry 0 0 1 0 0
Tamil Nadu 3 1 3 0 6
Telangana 1 0 3 0 3
Total 12 2 15 5 15

^Note 1 Restricted international airport

Rank Name City State IATA Code Total
passengers (Apr-Jul'23)[224]
1 Kempegowda International Airport
Bengaluru
 Karnataka BLR 1,25,91,675
2 Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Telangana HYD 82,27,673
3 Chennai International Airport Chennai Tamil Nadu MAA 70,78,952
4 Cochin International Airport Kochi Kerala COK 34,29,083
5 Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram Kerala TRV 13,91,660
6
Calicut International Airport
 Kozhikode Kerala CCJ 10,76,459
7 Visakhapatnam International Airport Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh VTZ 10,37,656
8 Coimbatore International Airport Coimbatore Tamil Nadu CJB 10,12,459
9 Mangalore International Airport Mangaluru Karnataka IXE 6,27,079
10 Tiruchirappalli International Airport Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu TRZ 5,59,890

Water

Vishakhapatnam harbour
Chennai Port
Kochi Port

The region is covered by water on three sides and has a long coastline. A total of 67

Kochi.[229]

Name City State Cargo Handled (MT)
(FY2021–22)[230] 		Passengers
(FY2022–23)[231]
Visakhapatnam Port Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 69.03 Nil
Chennai Port Chennai Tamil Nadu 48.56 88,596
New Mangalore Port Mangalore Karnataka 39.30 1,440
Kamarajar Port
 Chennai Tamil Nadu 38.74 Nil
Cochin Port Kochi Kerala 34.55 26,550
V.O. Chidambaranar Port
 Thoothukudi Tamil Nadu 34.12 Nil

The Kerala backwaters are a network of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes, and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways.[232] The Eastern Naval Command and Southern Naval Command of the Indian Navy are headquartered at Visakhapatnam and Kochi respectively.[233][234] In the region, the Indian Navy has its major operational bases at Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Kochi, Karwar, and Kavaratti.[235] Kochi Water Metro is the first water metro service in India launched in 2023.[236]

Economy

Main article: Economy of South India

After independence, the economy of South India conformed to a

second-highest GDP and is the second-most industrialised state in the country after Maharashtra.[239] With the presence of two major ports, an international airport, and a converging road and rail networks, Chennai is referred to as the "Gateway of South India".[240][241] South India contributes 30% of India's GDP[242][243] with a higher per capita income and lower debt-to-GDP ratio than the national average.[242][243] According to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad are amongst the most integrated with the global economy with Bengaluru classified as an alpha- city, Chennai as beta and Hyderabad as beta-.[244]

Bangalore is a major as information technology hub and is classified as an alpha- city
List of South Indian states and territories by GDP and NDPS (2019–20)[245][246]
State/Union Territory All India Rank GDP (Crore₹) NSDP (Crore₹)
Tamil Nadu 2 17,97,228 16,19,720
Karnataka 5 16,28,927 14,75,277
Andhra Pradesh 8 9,71,224 8,70,064
Telangana 9 9,57,207 8,71,374
Kerala 11 8,54,689 7,73,099
Puducherry
 26 38,003 34,578
South India 62,47,278 56,44,113
Economic and demographic indicators (2019–20)[130][247][245][246]
Parameter South India All India
Gross domestic product (GDP) ₹62.5 trillion ₹207.7 trillion
Net state domestic product (SDP) ₹56.4 trillion ₹186.4 trillion
Population below the poverty line 15.4% 26.1%
Urban population 32.8% 27.8%
Households with electricity 98.9% 88.2%
Literacy rate
 81.1% 74%

Agriculture

Rice is the staple and predominant crop

Agriculture is the primary occupation in South India with nearly 5.31 crore people engaged in agriculture and allied activities in 2021.

rubber, betel, areca nut, coconut, bamboo and cocoa.[254] The region accounts for 92% of the coffee[238][255] and 85% of the natural rubber production in the country.[256]

Other major agricultural products include poultry and silk.[257][258] Being a peninsular region, aquaculture is a major contributor to the economy. As of 2017–18, the region produced 53.68 lakh tonnes fish contributing to nearly 43% of total fish production in India.[259] Like most of the Indian subcontinent, agriculture in the region is largely dependent on seasonal monsoons[260] and monsoon failure often leads to droughts forcing farmers into debt, selling livestock and sometimes into committing suicide.[261][262]

Information technology

Chennai is known as the "Gateway to South India" and is a hub for automotive manufacturing; Pictured is headquarters of Ashok Leyland

South India's urban centres are significant contributors to the Indian and global IT economy.

Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram are amongst the major information technology (IT) hubs of India.[263][264][265][266][267] The presence of these hubs has spurred economic growth and attracted foreign investments and job seekers from other parts of the country.[268] Software exports from South India grossed over ₹640 billion (US$8.0 billion) in fiscal 2005–06.[269]

Manufacturing

Manufacturing is various states are governed by state owned industrial corporations like

wagons.[277]

ISRO Vehicle assembly building at the rocket launch station at Sriharikota, north of Chennai

Space and Defense

Defense establishments include

helicopters and aircraft components.[278] DRDO which is India's premier defense agency operates various facilities in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mysuru in South India.[279]

Kaveri river

There are three Ordnance factories in Aruvankadu (Tamil Nadu),

AVANI, headquartered in Chennai manufactures Armoured fighting vehicles, Main battle tanks, tank engines and armored clothing for the use of the Indian Armed Forces.[282][283][284] Bharat Dynamics manufacturers of ammunitions and missile systems and is based in Hyderabad.[285]

Thiruvanthapuram and Tirupati, test facility at Mahendragiri, satellite development facilities at Bangalore, launch facilities at Sriharikota and Thiruvanthapuram, tracking facilities at Bangalore, Hyderabad and Hassan and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology at Thiruvanthapuram.[287]

Tourism

Tourism contributes significantly to the GDP of the region, with four states – Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana – among the top 10 states for tourist arrivals, accounting for more than 50% of domestic tourist visits.[288]

Tamil Nadu has the largest tourist inflow in India both domestic and international as of 2020.[289] In 2023, Kerala was listed at the 13th spot in The New York Times' annual list of places to visit and was the only tourist destination listed from India.[290] Kerala was named by TIME magazine in 2022 among the 50 extraordinary destinations to explore in its list of the World's Greatest Places.[291]

Culture and heritage

Main article: South Indian culture

Clothing

South Indian women traditionally wear a sari, a garment that consists of a drape varying from 5 yards (4.6 m) to 9 yards (8.2 m) in length and 2 feet (0.61 m) to 4 feet (1.2 m) in breadth that is typically wrapped

A wedding in traditional South Indian wear
Kanchipuram silk saris worn by women on special occasions

around the waist, with one end draped over the shoulder, baring the midriff, as according to Indian philosophy, the navel is considered as the source of life and creativity.

saree made in the Coimbatore.[299][300]

The men wear a dhoti, a 4.5 metres (15 ft) long, white rectangular piece of non-stitched cloth often bordered in brightly coloured stripes. It is usually wrapped around the waist and the legs and knotted at the waist.[301] A colourful lungi with typical batik patterns is the most common form of male attire in the countryside.[302]

People in urban areas generally wear tailored clothing, and western dress is popular. Western-style school uniforms are worn by both boys and girls in schools, even in rural areas.[302] Calico, a plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton, was originated at Calicut (Kozhikode), from which the name of the textile came, in South India, now Kerala, during the 11th century,[303] where the cloth was known as Chaliyan.[304] The raw fabric was dyed and printed in bright hues, and calico prints later became popular in the Europe.[305]

Cuisine

Main article: South Indian cuisine
A traditional meal served on a banana leaf
Dosa made from a fermented batter

rosewater.[307][308]

The traditional way of eating a meal involves being seated on the floor, having the food served on a banana leaf,[309] and using clean fingers of the right hand to take the food into the mouth.[310] After the meal, the fingers are washed; the easily degradable banana leaf is discarded or becomes fodder for cattle.[311] Eating on banana leaves is a custom thousands of years old, imparts a unique flavor to the food, and is considered healthy.[312]

sea food form an integral component of the diet along the coast.[321]

South Indian dance forms
Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu)
Kathakali (Kerala)
Mohiniyattam (Kerala)
Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh)
Yakshagana (Karnataka)

Music and dance

The traditional music of South India is known as

drum instrument are the major musical instruments used in temples and weddings.[323]

South India is home to several distinct dance forms with major being

Ottamthullal, Oyilattam, Puravaiattam and Theyyam.[326][327][328][329] The dance, clothing, and sculptures of South India exemplify the beauty of the body and motherhood.[330]

Sage Agastya of the First Tamil Sangam

Literature

South India has an independent literary tradition dating back over 2500 years. The first known literature of South India is the poetic

Tholkappiyam, and the epics Silappatikaram and Manimekalai.[332]

References to

Prakrit which in course of development became the immediate ancestor of Telugu.[335] Distinct Malayalam literature came later in the 13th century.[336]

Architecture

The large gopuram is a hallmark of Dravidian architecture

South India has two distinct styles of rock architecture, the Dravidian style of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and the Vesara style of Karnataka, Telangana.[337] The Architecture of Kerala is a unique architecture that emerged from the Dravidian architecture in the southwestern part of India.[338]

In Dravidian architecture, the temples considered of porches or Mantapas preceding the door leading to the sanctum, Gate-pyramids or

Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram.[342] The Cholas later expanded the same and by the Pandya rule in twelfth century, these gateways became a dominant feature of a temple's outer appearance.[343][344] Vimanam are similar structures built over the garbhagriha or inner sanctum of the temple but are usually smaller than the gopurams in the Dravidian architecture with a few exceptions including the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur.[345][346]

Vesara style of architecture originated during the reign of Chalukyas and later adopted by Western Chalukyas and Hoysalas.[347] The later Vijayanagara architecture incorporated the features of both Dravidian and Vesara styles.[348] The temples at Mahabalipuram,[342] Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Darasuram,[349] Hampi[350] and Pattadakal[351] are declared UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Visual arts

See also: Cinema of South India
AVM studios in Chennai, the oldest surviving studio in India

Films done in regional languages are prevalent in South India, with several regional cinemas being recognized: Kannada cinema (Karnataka), Malayalam cinema (Kerala), Tamil cinema (Tamil Nadu), and Telugu cinema (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana). The first silent film in South India, Keechaka Vadham, was made by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1916.[352] Mudaliar also established Madras's first film studio.[353] The first Tamil talkie, Kalidas, was released on 31 October 1931, barely seven months after India's first talking picture, Alam Ara.[354]

Bharathiraaja, and Mani Ratnam in Tamil cinema; Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Shaji N. Karun, John Abraham, and G. Aravindan in Malayalam cinema; and Girish Kasaravalli , Girish Karnad and P. Sheshadri in Kannada cinema produced realistic cinema in parallel with each other throughout the 1970s.[356]

South Indian cinema has also

Jayalalithaa have become chief ministers of South Indian states.[358] As of 2014, South Indian film industries contribute to 53% of the total films produced in India.[359]

Feature films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (2019)[360]
Language No. of films
Telugu 281
Tamil 254
Malayalam 219
Kannada 336
Tulu 16
Konkani 10
Total 1116

Utility Services

Health

Chennai is known as India's 'healthcare capital'

All South Indian states rank in the top 10 in institutional delivery in India[361] and life expectancy.[135] South India also rates higher in maternal health and reduction infant and child mortality.[141] Chennai attracts about 45 percent of health tourists and is known as India's health capital.[362]

The number of public facilities in South India as of 2018:

State Public facilities Public beds[363]
Primary Centers Community Centers Sub/Divisional Hospitals District Hospitals Total
Andhra Pradesh 1,417 198 31 20 1,666 60,799
Karnataka 2,547 207 147 42 2,943 56,333
Kerala 933 229 82 53 1,297 39,511
Lakshadweep 4 3 2 1 10 250
Puducherry 40 4 5 4 53 4,462
Tamil Nadu 1,854 385 310 32 2,581 72,616
Telangana 788 82 47 15 932 17,358
Total 7,583 1,108 624 167 9,482 251,509

The number of Government Hospitals and Beds in Rural & Urban Areas as of 2017:[363]

State Rural Urban
Hospitals Beds Hospitals Beds
Andhra Pradesh 193 6,480 65 16,658
Karnataka 2,471 21,072 374 49,093
Kerala 981 16,865 299 21,139
Lakshadweep 9 300 0 0
Puducherry 3 96 11 3,473
Tamil Nadu 692 40,179 525 37,353
Telangana 802 7,668 61 13,315
Total 5,151 92,780 1,335 141,031

Education

As per the 2011 census, the average

literacy rate in South India is approximately 80%, considerably higher than the Indian national average of 74%, with Kerala having the highest literacy rate of 93.91%.[114]
South India is home to some of the nation's largest and most prominent public and private institutions of higher education.

Major Educational Institutions
IIM Bangalore, one of the top ranked management institutes
IIT Madras, one of the oldest and prominent IITs
IISc Bangalore
, one of the premium research institutes

The table below is correct as of 26 November 2022[update].

State
Central
universities
 State
universities
Deemed
universities
Private
universities
 Total
list
) 		3 27 4 6 40
list
) 		1 34 14 25 74
list
) 		1 15 3 0 19
Puducherry (list) 1 1 1 0 3
list
) 		2 22 28 4 56
Telangana (list) 3 17 4 5 29
Total 11 116 54 40 221

Following are the Institutes of National Importance present across the region.[364]

Name Abbreviation Type Locations
Indian Institutes of Technology IIT Engineering and Technology
Tirupati, Dharwad
Indian Institutes of Management IIM Management Bangalore, Kozhikode, Tiruchirappalli, Visakhapatnam
National Institutes of Technology NIT Engineering and Technology
Puducherry, Tadepalligudem
Indian Institutes of Information Technology IIIT Engineering and Technology Kancheepuram, Sri City, Tiruchirappalli, Dharwad, Kurnool, Kottayam, Raichur
National Institute of Food Technology NIFTEM Food technology Thanjavur
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences AIIMS Medicine Bibinagar, Madurai, Mangalagiri
Indian Institute of Science IISc Science Bangalore
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research IISER Science Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati
National Institute of Design NID Architecture Amravati
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education NIPER Medicine Hyderabad
School of Planning and Architecture SPA Architecture Vijayawada
Medical Research Institutes MRI Medicine NIMHANS-Bangalore, SCTIMST-Thiruvananthapuram, JIPMER-Puducherry
Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha DBHPS Language Studies Chennai
Kalakshetra Foundation KF Arts and Culture Chennai
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development RGNIYD Youth Development Chennai
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy IIPE Engineering and Technology Visakhapatnam

Sports

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, one of the oldest cricketing venues

Cricket is the most popular sport in South India.

T20 cricket competition which has three teams from the region namely Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Chennai Super Kings is the most successful franchise in IPL.[369]

Kabaddi is the state game of all the states in the region

football clubs Bengaluru, Chennaiyin and Kerala Blasters.[370][371][372] Santosh Trophy is a football competition amongst states organized by the Indian Football Association.[373][374] As of 2022, South Indian teams have won 17 championships.[375]

Kabaddi is a contact sport which is the state game of all the states in South India.[376] It is played across the region. Pro Kabaddi League is the most popular region based franchise tournament and has three teams representing the region: Bengaluru Bulls, Tamil Thalaivas and Telugu Titans.[377][378]

boat race organized in Kerala.[391]

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External links

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