India Shark attacks

India shark attack data

45 attacks recorded (20 fatal)
India shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
May 2nd 1880 West Bengal (Calcutta?) Y
May 2nd 1880 West Bengal Panihati, 4 miles south of Barrackpore on the Hooghly River Y
Dec 24th 1879 Andaman Islands Port Blair Y
Jul 1st 1878 West Bengal Hooghly River, Near Calcutta N
Aug 28th 1877 N
Nov 30th 1872 Y
Mar 24th 1871 West Bengal Hoogly River at Multah Y
Jun 19th 1870 West Bengal Calcutta, Hoogly River at one of the ghats N
Jun 1st 1870 West Bengal Hooghly River, Calcutta N
May 18th 1870 West Bengal Hatkolah, Ghat, N
May 11th 1870 West Bengal Near Sobah Bazar N
May 13th 1868 West Bengal Ghat on Hooghly River Y
Jul 1st 1842 Tamil Nadu Chennai (formerly Madras) Y
Jul 2nd 1830 Tamil Nadu Madras Y
Apr 30th 1830 Tamil Nadu St. Thom Y
Jun 15th 1817 Y
Jul 1st 1637 West Bengal Hooghly River mouth N
Jul 1st 1617 Ganges delta N
Jul 1st 1595 Kerala River Cochin N
Nov 30th -0001 Odisha Mouth of Devi River at Machgaon N
Nov 30th -0001 N
Nov 30th -0001 Y
Nov 30th -0001 N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Madras (2)
  • Tuticorin (2)

Attacks by month

  • January (1)
  • February (2)
  • March (2)
  • April (2)
  • May (11)
  • June (4)
  • July (2)
  • August (1)
  • October (4)
  • November (3)
  • December (2)