Western India GuideWestern India comprises three large states, one small state and two minuscule union territories. It is bounded by Pakistan and the Arabian sea to its west and the Gangetic plains to its east. HotelsFind hotels in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jaipur, Udaipur and more. MumbaiMumbai, a cosmopolitan metropolis, earlier known as Bombay, is the largest city in India and the capital of the state Maharashtra. AhmedabadAhmedabad is the sixth largest city in India. It is the commercial hub of the state of Gujarat, though it is not the capital, which is Gandhinagar, 30 km to the north. PunePune is in Maharashtra, India. It is considered the state's cultural capital and is the second largest city in the state. MaharashtraLocated in the West region, Maharashtra is the third largest state of India by size and the second largest by population. RajasthanRajasthan is a state in the northwest of India. It is mainly arid and its western border is adjacent to Pakistan. GoaGoa, a state on India's West coast, is a former Portuguese colony with a rich history. GujaratThe state of Gujarat is in the Western India region of the India. Lothal, near to Ahmedabad and Dholavira, near to Kutch are sites of a Harappan civilisation, which were older than 4000 years. Daman & DiuDaman and Diu are two small enclaves in Western India. Daman is a small city on the mouth of the Daman Ganga river bounded on all sides by the state of Gujarat, while Diu is a small island off the coast of Gujarat. Dadra & Nagar HaveliThe enclave of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a tiny union territory in Western India wedged between the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.