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Bengal ( bgl ; Bengali :    ,      and    ) is a region in Asia which is located in the eastern part ___MASK65___ the ___MASK95___ subcontinent at the apex ___MASK65___ the Bay ___MASK65___ Bengal . Geographically , it is made up by the Ganges - Brahmaputra delta system , the largest such formation in the world ; along with mountains in its north ( bordering the Himalayan states ) and east ( bordering Northeast ___MASK63___ and Burma ). The Eastern Ghats or Kizhakku thodarchi malaigal or Prva Gha , ( ta :                ) ( Hindi :         ) also known as Mahendra Parvatam in the ___MASK89___ , are a discontinuous range ___MASK65___ mountains along ___MASK63___ ' s eastern coast . The Eastern Ghats run from the northern Odisha through ___MASK98___ to Tamil Nadu in the ___MASK89___ passing some parts ___MASK65___ ___MASK50___ . They are eroded and cut through by the four major rivers ___MASK65___ peninsular ___MASK63___ , known as the Godavari , Mahanadi , Krishna , and Kaveri . ___MASK98___ () is one of the 29 states of India , situated on the southeastern coast of the country . The state is the eighth largest state in India covering an area of . As per 2011 Census of India , the state is tenth largest by population with 49 , 386 , 799 inhabitants . ___MASK89___ ___MASK63___ is the area encompassing the Indian states of Tamil Nadu , ___MASK98___ , ___MASK50___ , Kerala , and ___MASK19___ as well as the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar , Lakshadweep and Puducherry , occupying 19 . 31 % of ___MASK63___ ' s area . Covering the southern part of the peninsular Deccan Plateau , ___MASK89___ ___MASK63___ is bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east , the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south . The geography of the region is diverse with two mountain ranges - the Western and Eastern Ghats , bordering the plateau heartland . Godavari , Krishna , Kaveri , Tungabhadra and Vaigai rivers are important non - perennial sources of water . Bangalore , Chennai , Hyderabad , Visakhapatnam , Vijayawada , Coimbatore and Kochi are the largest urban areas . ___MASK63___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK63___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the ___MASK45___ , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; ___MASK83___ , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK63___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK63___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . ___MASK88___ ( literally " ___MASK22___ " in Tamil ), formerly known as Pondicherry is a union territory of India . It was formed out of four exclaves of former French India , namely Pondichéry ( Pondicherry ), Karikal ( Karaikal ), Mahé and Yanaon ( Yanam ). It is named after the largest district Pondicherry . Historically known as " Pondicherry " (" Piccri "), the territory changed its official name to " ___MASK88___ " (" Putuccri ") on 20 September 2006 . Pullambadi is a panchayat town in ___MASK84___ in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Pullambadi town panchayat heads the revenue block of Pullambadi in the taluk of Lalgudi The ___MASK59___ ___MASK65___ Mannar is a large shallow bay forming part ___MASK65___ the Laccadive Sea in the ___MASK95___ Ocean . It lies between the southeastern tip ___MASK65___ ___MASK63___ and the west coast ___MASK65___ Sri Lanka , in the Coromandel Coast region . The Bay ___MASK65___ Bengal , the largest bay in the world , forms the northeastern part ___MASK65___ the ___MASK95___ Ocean . Roughly triangular , it is bordered mostly by ___MASK63___ and Sri Lanka to the west , Bangladesh to the north , and ___MASK73___ ( Burma ) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( ___MASK63___ ) to the east . ___MASK50___ ( IPA :) is a state in south western region of India . It was formed on 1 November 1956 , with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act . Originally known as the State of Mysore , it was renamed " ___MASK50___ " in 1973 . The capital and largest city is Bangalore ( Bengaluru ). ___MASK50___ is bordered by the Arabian Sea and the Laccadive Sea to the west , ___MASK71___ to the northwest , Maharashtra to the north , Telangana to the northeast , Andhra Pradesh to the east , Tamil Nadu to the southeast , and Kerala to the southwest . The state covers an area of , or 5 . 83 percent of the total geographical area of India . It is the seventh largest Indian state by area . With 61 , 130 , 704 inhabitants at the 2011 census , ___MASK50___ is the eighth largest state by population , comprising 30 districts . Kannada , one of the classical languages of India , is the most widely spoken and official language of the state . ___MASK46___ taluk is an administrative area ___MASK65___ Tiruchirapalli district ___MASK65___ the ___MASK95___ state ___MASK65___ Tamil Nadu . The headquarters ___MASK65___ the taluk is the town ___MASK65___ ___MASK46___ . The taluk ___MASK65___ ___MASK46___ was formed 100 years ago by the British East ___MASK63___ Company . ___MASK46___ taluk consists ___MASK65___ two revenue blocks named Pullambadi block and ___MASK46___ block . The Palk Strait is a strait between the ___MASK43___ state ___MASK65___ ___MASK63___ and the Mannar district ___MASK65___ the Northern Province ___MASK65___ the island nation ___MASK65___ Sri Lanka . It connects the Bay ___MASK65___ Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay in the ___MASK45___ . The strait is wide . Several rivers flow into it , including the Vaigai River ___MASK65___ ___MASK43___ . The strait is named after Robert Palk , who was a governor ___MASK65___ Madras Presidency ( 1755  1763 ) during the Company Raj period . ___MASK43___ ( English pronunciation : ; ""; : ; literally ' The Land ___MASK65___ Tamils ' or ' Tamil Country ') is one ___MASK65___ the 29 states ___MASK65___ ___MASK63___ . Its capital and largest city is Chennai ( formerly known as Madras ). ___MASK43___ lies in the southernmost part ___MASK65___ the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory ___MASK65___ Puducherry and the South Indian states ___MASK65___ Kerala , ___MASK50___ , and Andhra Pradesh . It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north , by the Nilgiri , the Anamalai Hills , and Kerala on the west , by the Bay ___MASK65___ Bengal in the east , by the Gulf ___MASK65___ Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast , and by the Indian Ocean on the south . The state shares a maritime border with the nation ___MASK65___ Sri Lanka . ___MASK46___ is a town in Tiruchirapalli district in the ___MASK95___ state of Tamil Nadu . The term " lalgudi " consists of two Urdu words  " lal " means " red " and " gudi " means " tower ". The town of ___MASK46___ heads the ___MASK46___ taluk , ___MASK46___ division , ___MASK46___ Educational District , ___MASK46___ DSP and ___MASK46___ Constituency ( 1952 onwards ). ___MASK44___ ; formerly known as Madras or ) is the capital ___MASK65___ the ___MASK95___ state ___MASK65___ Tamil Nadu . Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay ___MASK65___ Bengal , it is one ___MASK65___ the biggest cultural , economic and educational centres in South ___MASK63___ . According to the 2011 ___MASK95___ census , it is the sixth - largest city and fourth - most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK63___ . The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the ___MASK44___ Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th - largest urban area by population in the world . ___MASK44___ is among the most visited ___MASK95___ cities by foreign tourists . It was ranked 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015 . The Quality ___MASK65___ Living Survey rated ___MASK44___ as the safest city in ___MASK63___ . ___MASK44___ attracts 45 percent ___MASK65___ health tourists visiting ___MASK63___ , and 30 to 40 percent ___MASK65___ domestic health tourists . As such , it is termed " ___MASK63___ ' s health capital ". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country , ___MASK44___ confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio - economic problems . ___MASK24___ ( or ; Sinhalese :         ', Tamil :     " Ilakai "), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of ___MASK24___ ( formerly known as Ceylon ), is an island country in South Asia near south - east ___MASK63___ . ___MASK24___ has maritime borders with ___MASK63___ to the ___MASK67___ and the Maldives to the ___MASK45___ . Tiruchirapalli ___MASK32___ is located along the Kaveri River in ___MASK43___ , ___MASK63___ . The main town in ___MASK84___ is the city of Tiruchirappalli , also known as Trichy . During the British Raj , Tiruchirappalli was known as Trichinopoly , and was a district of the Madras Presidency ; it was renamed upon ___MASK63___ ' s declaration of independence in 1947 . As of 2011 , the district had a population of 2 , 722 , 290 with 1 , 013 females for every 1 , 000 males . ___MASK6___ , historically known as Keralam , is an ___MASK95___ state in South ___MASK63___ on the Malabar coast . It was formed on 1 November 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act by combining Malayalam - speaking regions . Spread over , it is bordered by ___MASK50___ to the north and northeast , Tamil Nadu to the east and south , and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west . With 33 , 387 , 677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census , ___MASK6___ is the thirteenth - largest state by population and is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram . Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state .