Tourism Arrivals in Indian States
Market Research Division of Ministry of
Tourism compiles data on domestic and foreign tourist visits to States/Union
Territories (UTs) received from Departments of Tourism of various State
Governments and UT Administrations. Following are the salient features of the
compilation for 2015:
Domestic Tourist Visits to States/ UTs
·
During 2015, the number of domestic tourist visits to
the States/ UTs was 1432 million as compared to 1282.8 million in 2014
registering a growth of 11.63% over 2014.
·
The top ten States in terms of number of domestic
tourist visits (in millions), during 2015, were Tamil Nadu (333.5), Uttar
Pradesh (204.9), Andhra Pradesh (121.6), Karnataka (119.9), Maharashtra
(103.4), Telangana (94.5), Madhya Pradesh (78), West Bengal (70.2), Gujarat(36.3)
and Rajasthan (35.2).
·
The contribution of top 10 States was about 83.62% to
the total number of domestic tourist visits during 2015.
·
Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have maintained the first
and second rank respectively in terms of DTVs in 2015. Andhra Pradesh has
gained the third position leaving Karnataka and Maharashtra at the succeeding
fourth and fifth positions respectively.
·
Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal have
retained their previous rankings at sixth, seventh and eighth. Gujarat, showing
significant improvement has risen to rank ninth leaving Rajasthan at the tenth
and causing Jharkhand to slip out of the top 10 most visited states.
Foreign Tourist Visits to States/ UTs
·
During 2015, the number of foreign tourist visits
(FTVs) to the States/ UTs was 23.3 million as compared to 22.3 million in 2014
registering a growth of 4.4% over 2014.
·
The top ten States in terms of number of FTVs (in
millions) during 2015 were Tamil Nadu (4.68), Maharashtra (4.41), Uttar Pradesh
(3.1), Delhi (2.38), West Bengal (1.49), Rajasthan (1.48), Kerala (0.98), Bihar
(0.92), Karnataka (0.64) and Goa (0.54).
·
The contribution of top 10 States was about 88.4% to
the total number of FTVs in the country during 2015.
·
In 2015, while the top 4 states retained their previous
rankings, West Bengal improved by one rank to leave Rajasthan at sixth rank.
Kerala, Bihar and Karnataka retained their ranks at seventh, eighth and ninth
and Goa re-entered the top 10 most visited states causing Haryana to drop out
of the ranks.
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Tourist Arrivals
in India during 2014
[Top 5 States]
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Foreign Tourists
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Domestic Tourists
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1
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Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu
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2
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Maharashtra
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Uttar Pradesh
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3
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Uttar Pradesh
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Karnataka
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4
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Delhi
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Maharashtra
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5
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Rajasthan
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Andhra Pradesh
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Tourist Arrivals
in India during 2015
[Top 5 States]
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#
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Foreign Tourists
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Domestic Tourists
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1
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Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu
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2
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Maharashtra
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Uttar Pradesh
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3
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Uttar Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh
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4
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Delhi
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Karnataka
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5
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West Bengal
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Maharashtra
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