Category:South India

**South India**
	Distinct Geographic subnational region
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Instance of	geographic region
Location	India
Has part	Telangana; Andhra Pradesh; Karnataka; Tamil Nadu; Kerala; Lakshadweep; Puducherry;
Population	253,051,953 (2011);
Area	635,780 km²;
	13° 00′ 00″ N, 77° 00′ 00″ E
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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); Sydindien (sv); ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ (sat); Південна Індія (uk); Урда Энэдхэг (bxr); Ҳиндустони Ҷанубӣ (tg); दक्षिण भारत (hi); దక్షిణ భారతదేశం (te); 남인도 (ko); دکھنی بھارت (pnb); Suda Barato (eo); Jižní Indie (cs); தென்னிந்தியா (ta); India meridionale (it); দক্ষিণ ভারত (bn); Inde du Sud (fr); India Selatan (ms); Južna Indija (hr); ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತ (kn); Sud de l'Índia (ca); ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଭରତ (or); Zuid-India (nl); दक्षिण भारत (mr); തെക്കേ ഇന്ത്യ (ml); Nam Ấn Độ (vi); 南印度 (wuu); Južna Indija (sh); Hindıstan Veroci (diq); Índia do Sul (pt); Južna Indija (sl); Южна Индия (bg); ਦੱਖਣੀ ਭਾਰਤ (pa); جنوبی ہند (ur); India Selatan (id); דרום הודו (he); Sør-India (nb); Cənubi Hindistan (az); India Salatan (min); Паўднёвая Індыя (be-tarask); ڏکڻ ھندستان (sd); Güney Hindistan (tr); South India (en); جنوب الهند (ar); Νότια Ινδία (el); दक्षिणभारतम् (sa) ভারতের দক্ষিণাংশ (bn); جاگرافيائي علائقو (sd); groep van Zuid-Indiase staten (nl); భౌగోళిక ప్రాంతం (te); दक्षिणभारत की राजनीतिक स्थिती (hi); ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ (sat); Phần lãnh thổ phía nam của Ấn Độ. (vi); Distinct Geographic subnational region (en); منطقة في الهند (ar); südliche Bundesstaaten von Indien (de); தெற்கத்திய இந்திய மாநிலங்களின் குழு (ta) Sovereignty Claimed by Dravidistan (en); दक्षि‍ण भारत (hi); ڏکڻ ڀارت, ڏکڻ انڊيا, سائوٿ انڊيا (sd)

English: South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry (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.