India: number of ports by type 2022

In financial year 2022, there were a total of 229 ports in India. Out of these 217 of them were non-major ports, while the rest of them were major ports. These figures saw a slight changes in comparison with the previous year.

India’s non-major seaports

In the financial year 2022, the concentration of non-major ports was high in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Each of these states in India had 48 non-major ports. The volume of cargo handled in non-major ports across India in that year was above 604 million metric tons.

India’s major seaports

India hosts 12 major seaports. Out of these ports, Deendayal seaport which is located in Gujarat had handled the highest volume of cargo in 2022. In the same year, these major ports in India handled the highest volume of petroleum cargo, with an average of 2.2 days turnaround time.

Total number of ports across India in financial year 2022, by type

Characteristic	Number of ports
Non-major port	217
Major port	12
Total	229

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

India

Survey time period

FY 2022

Supplementary notes

India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2016 started in April 2015 and ended in March 2016.

Major ports are under the union list while the non-major ports are under the concurrent list of the constitution of India. Therefore, major ports are under the administrative control of government of India while the non-major ports are governed by the respective maritime state governments.

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