Many people would prefer to visit different states in India. However, as per official records, the most popular state in India for domestic tourists is the state of Tamil Nadu, and the most popular state in India for foreign tourists is the state of Maharashtra. This article will shed more light on tourism in India.
Top 5 Tourist States in India – Domestic Tourists
The best tourist states or the most popular tourist states among domestic tourists are listed below:
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
- Karnataka
- Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana
Best Tourist States in India – Domestic Tourists
In 2020, around 140 million domestic tourists visited Tamil Nadu, around 86 million domestic tourists visited Uttar Pradesh, around 77 million domestic tourists visited Karnataka, around 70 million domestic tourists visited Andhra Pradesh, and 40 million domestic tourists visited Telangana.
- 23% of the total domestic tourists visited Tamil Nadu in 2020.
- 14.1% of the total domestic tourists visited Uttar Pradesh in 2020.
- 12.7% of the total domestic tourists visited Karnataka in 2020.
- 11.6% of the total domestic tourists visited Andhra Pradesh in 2020.
- 6.6% of the total domestic tourists visited Telangana in 2020.
Top 5 Tourist States in India – Foreign Tourists
The best tourist states or the most popular tourist states among foreign tourists arriving in India are listed below:
- Maharashtra
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
- Delhi
- West Bengal
Best Tourist States in India – Foreign Tourists
In 2020, around 1.26 million foreign tourists visited Maharashtra, around 1.23 million foreign tourists visited Tamil Nadu, around 0.89 million foreign tourists visited Uttar Pradesh, around 0.68 million foreign tourists visited Delhi, and 0.46 million foreign tourists visited West Bengal.
- 17.6% of the total foreign tourists visited Maharashtra in 2020.
- 17.1% of the total foreign tourists visited Tamil Nadu in 2020.
- 12.4% of the total foreign tourists visited Uttar Pradesh in 2020.
- 9.5% of the total foreign tourists visited Delhi in 2020.
- 6.5% of the total foreign tourists visited West Bengal in 2020.
Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India – Top 15 Countries
The below given top 10 countries constitute around 66% of the total foreign tourist arrivals in India. The top 15 countries from which India receives its foreign tourists are listed below:
- Bangladesh
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Russia
- Australia
- France
- Germany
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Japan
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
- China
Mode of Travel for Foreign Tourists to India
- Around 79% of the foreign tourists who arrived in India chose the airways.
- Around 1.5% of the foreign tourists who arrived in India chose the sea route.
- Around 19% of the foreign tourists who arrived in India chose the land route. The land route was predominantly chosen by tourists from Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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