Major ports: north to south
A one-page list for revision, ordered by latitude (north first).
| # | Major port | State / UT | Lat. | PYQ years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deendayal Port (Kandla) Gujarat, Gulf of Kachchh; a tidal port and one of India's busiest major ports by cargo. | Gujarat | 23.0° | – |
| 2 | Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (Kolkata) West Bengal; India's only major riverine port, with docks at Kolkata and Haldia. | West Bengal | 22.5° | – |
| 3 | Paradip Port Odisha; a major bulk and coal port at the Mahanadi delta. | Odisha | 20.3° | 2009 |
| 4 | Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva) Maharashtra; India's largest container port. | Maharashtra | 18.9° | 1999, 1995 |
| 5 | Mumbai Port Maharashtra; a natural deep-water harbour. | Maharashtra | 18.9° | 2000, 1998, 1997 |
| 6 | Visakhapatnam Port Andhra Pradesh; a deep, land-locked natural harbour. | Andhra Pradesh | 17.7° | 2023, 2000 |
| 7 | Mormugao Port Goa; historically the main iron-ore export port. | Goa | 15.4° | – |
| 8 | Kamarajar Port (Ennore) Tamil Nadu; the first major port run as a company. | Tamil Nadu | 13.3° | 2023 |
| 9 | Chennai Port Tamil Nadu; an artificial harbour on the Coromandel Coast. | Tamil Nadu | 13.1° | 2001 |
| 10 | New Mangalore Port (Panambur) Karnataka; handles petroleum and Kudremukh iron ore. | Karnataka | 12.9° | 2009 |
| 11 | Kochi Port Kerala; has the Vallarpadam international container transshipment terminal. | Kerala | 10.0° | 2009, 2005 |
| 12 | V. O. Chidambaranar Port (Thoothukudi) Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar. | Tamil Nadu | 8.5° | – |
| 13 | Vizhinjam Port Kerala; a deep-water transshipment port close to the east–west shipping lane (not one of the 12 major ports). | Kerala | 8.4° | 2026 |
Latitude of the marker (or the middle of the feature). Source: UPSCPrep.in Map Explorer · https://upscprep.in/maps/places/ports/print/