Category:South India

**South India**
	geographic region
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Instance of	geographic region
Location	India
Has part	Telangana; Andhra Pradesh; Karnataka; Tamil Nadu; Kerala; Lakshadweep; Puducherry; Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
Population	253,051,953 (2011);
Area	635,780 km²;
	13° 00′ 00″ N, 77° 00′ 00″ E
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	Q542146; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85064957; NKCR AUT ID: ge129383
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India del Sur (es); 南印度 (yue); Южная Индия (ru); Südindien (de); Паўднёвая Індыя (be); جنوب هند (fa); 印度南部 (zh); Sydindien (da); दक्षिण भारत (ne); 南インド (ja); Etelä-Intia (fi); 南印度 (wuu); Sydindien (sv); ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ (sat); Південна Індія (uk); Урда Энэдхэг (bxr); Ҳиндустони Ҷанубӣ (tg); दक्षिण भारत (hi); దక్షిణ భారతదేశం (te); 남인도 (ko); India Selatan (ms); Suda Barato (eo); Jižní Indie (cs); தென்னிந்தியா (ta); India meridionale (it); দক্ষিণ ভারত (bn); Inde du Sud (fr); ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತ (kn); Južna Indija (hr); Sud de l'Índia (ca); Güney Hindistan (tr); Zuid-India (nl); തെക്കേ ഇന്ത്യ (ml); दक्षिण भारत (mr); Índia do Sul (pt); Nam Ấn Độ (vi); דרום הודו (he); Hindıstan Veroci (diq); ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଭରତ (or); Южна Индия (bg); Južna Indija (sl); ਦੱਖਣੀ ਭਾਰਤ (pa); جنوبی ہند (ur); Južna Indija (sh); India Selatan (id); Sør-India (nn); Sør-India (nb); Cənubi Hindistan (az); India Salatan (min); Паўднёвая Індыя (be-tarask); ڏکڻ ھندستان (sd); دکھنی بھارت (pnb); South India (en); جنوب الهند (ar); Νότια Ινδία (el); दक्षिणभारतम् (sa) Hindistan'ın, güney kısmında doğuda Bengal Körfezi, batıda Arap Denizi ve güneyde Hint Okyanusu ile çevrili; Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh ve Puduçeri eyaletlerini kapsayan bölgesi (tr); ভারতের দক্ষিণাংশ (bn); ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ (sat); భౌగోళిక ప్రాంతం (te); منطقة في الهند (ar); groep van Zuid-Indiase staten (nl); südliche Bundesstaaten von Indien (de); दक्षिणभारत की राजनीतिक स्थिती (hi); جاگرافيائي علائقو (sd); Phần lãnh thổ phía nam của Ấn Độ. (vi); geographic region (en); منطقه‌ای در جنوب هند (fa); ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ಸುಲ್ತಾನರು (kn); தெற்கத்திய இந்திய மாநிலங்களின் குழு (ta) ڏکڻ ڀارت, ڏکڻ انڊيا, سائوٿ انڊيا (sd); दक्षि‍ण भारत (hi)

English: South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Category:Telangana and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of area. South India lies in the peninsular Deccan Plateau and is bounded by the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal in the west, south and east respectively. The geography of the region is diverse, encompassing two mountain ranges — the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats and a plateau heartland. Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra and Kaveri rivers are important non-perennial sources of water. Inhabitants of South India are referred to as South Indians.