shapereader.py

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import cartopy.crs as ccrs
import cartopy.feature as cfeature
from cartopy.io.shapereader import Reader
from cartopy.feature import ShapelyFeature

fig = plt.figure(figsize=(9,11))
ax = plt.axes(projection=ccrs.PlateCarree())
ax.set_extent([68.04999,97.95001, 5.5, 37.45], ccrs.PlateCarree())

#Overlaying of administrative boundries

filename = r'./India-States.shp'
shape_feature = ShapelyFeature(Reader(filename).geometries(),ccrs.PlateCarree(),
                              linewidth = 1, facecolor = 'none',
                              edgecolor = 'black')
ax.add_feature(shape_feature)
ax.add_feature(cfeature.OCEAN)
ax.add_feature(cfeature.LAND,edgecolor='black')