- India is the seventh largest country in the world with an area of 3287263 sq. km, which is 2.42% of world's area.
- India is the second most populous country in the world with a population of 1,236,344,631 (approx by July 2014). Officially 1.21 billion (as of 2011 census), which is 17.44% of the world.
- Indian subcontinent is located in the Northern and Eastern hemisphere.
- India shares longest boundary with Bangladesh (4053 km), followed by China (3380 km), Pakisthan (2912 km), Nepal (1690 km(, Myanmar (1463 km), Bhutan (605 km) and Afghanistan (88 km)
- In India, the Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N latitude) passes through 8 states (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram).
- Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, Lakshadweep, Amindive and Minicoy in the Arabian Sea.
- Indian Standard Time (IST) : The 82°30'E longitude is taken as the Standard Time Meridian of India, as it passes through middle of India (from Naini, near Allahabad).
- The 82°30'E Meridian also dictates time in Sri Lanka and Nepal.
- In the South, on the Eastern side, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait seperate India from Sri Lanka.
Basic Information about India
- Latitudinal extent - 8°4' North to 37°6' North
- Longitudinal extent - 68°7' East to 97° 25' East
- North-South extent - 3214 km
- East-West extent - 2933 km
- Land Frontiers - 15200 km
- Total Coastline - 7516.6 km
- Number of States – 29
Number of Union Territories – 7
- Land Neighbors : 7
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- China
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Bangladesh and Myanmar
States with Longest Coastline – Gujarat
Active Volcano
- Barren Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Southern most
point - Indira Point or Pigmallion point in Great Nicobar
Southern most
tip of mainland – Kanyakumari
Northern most
point - Indira Col
Western most
point - West of Ghaur Mota in Gujarat
Eastern most point - kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh
Indian States Situated
on the Border
Country Indian States
Situated on the Boarder
Pakistan-
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir
Afghanistan-
Jammu and Kashmir
China- Jammu
and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
Nepal- Uttar
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Paschim Banga, Sikkim
Bhutan - sikkim, Paschim
Baga, Asom and Arunachal Pradesh
Bangladesh- Paschim Bangal, Asom,
Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
Physiography Divisions of India are
The Himalayan
Range of Mountains
The Peninsular
Plateau
The Great
Plains of India
The Coastal
Plains
The Islands of
India
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