original: south india is the area encompassing india 's states of andhra pradesh , karnataka , kerala and tamil nadu as well as the union territories of lakshadweep and pondicherry , occupying 19.31 % of area .
simplifications: 19.31 % area of india consists of south indian states of andhra pradesh , karnataka , kerala and tamil nadu and union territories of lakshadweep and pondicherry . south india is the area including india 's states of andhra pradesh , karnataka , kerala and tamil nadu as well as the union areas of land of lakshadweep and pondicherry , filling 19.31 % of area . south india currently comprises of areas of the india 's states of andhra pradesh , karnataka , kerela , tamil nadu and also the union territories of lakshaweep and pondicherry ; totalling 19.31 % of land . south india is made of the states andhra pradesh , karnataka , kerala , and tamil nadu , and the territories lakshadwep and pondicherry ; these territories are 19.31 % of the area of south india . south india is the area including india 's states of andhra pradesh , karnataka , kerala and tamil nadu as well as the union territories of lakshadweep and pondicherry , occupying 19.31 % of area . encompassing more than 19 % of india 's area , south india , encompasses andhra pradesh , karnataka , kerala , lakshadweep and pondicherry . south india is the area encompassing india 's states of andhra pradesh , karnataka , kerala and tamil nadu as well as the union territories of lakshadweep and pondicherry , occupying 19.31 % of the area . south india is the area surrounding india 's states of andhra pradesh , karnataka , kerala , and tamil nadu as well as the connecting territories of lakshadweep and pondicherry , which occupy 19.31 % of the area .