West India (also Western India) or the Western region of India consists of the states of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra, along with the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is highly industrialized, with a large urban population.The states are roughly bounded by the Thar Desert in the northwest, the Vindhya Range in the north and the Arabian Sea in the west. A major portion of Western India shares the Deccan Plateau with South India. Before the partition of India, Sindh and Balochistan were also included in this region.
West India Travel Guide
Top Destinations in West India
Goa, India
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, Goa
The breeze, edged with salt and perfume of frangipani, moves lazily through the tangled lanes of Panjim as the day stretches beneath a soft blue sky. Portuguese... more
Mumbai, India
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, Mumbai
Heat rises from worn pavements as salty air tangles with the scent of frying vada pav and jasmine garlands. The city surges around you—the rumble of local ... more
Pune, India
The air in Pune is threaded with the earthy tang of wet stone after the monsoon, suffused with a murmuring restlessness that drifts from buzzing cycles to ... more
Nagpur, India
A sultry orange haze drifts above Nagpur as dusk seeps into the streets—the scent of oranges mingling with warm dust and the distant crackle of street vendors’ ... more
Surat, India
Mornings in Surat drift in with the gold-tinted haze of the Tapi River, rickshaws humming as bazaars awaken to the clang of metal shutters and the call of ... more
Ahmedabad, India
Dawn stirs softly over the Sabarmati, painting the city in honeyed warmth as vendors push their carts through labyrinthine pols and the air thickens with ... more