INDIA : BASIC INFORMATION

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INDIA : BASIC INFORMATION 

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

INDIA is the 7th 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 population of 1.21 billion (2011), which is 17.77% of the world.

INDIA sub-continent is located in the Northern and Eastern hemisphere.

INDAI shares boundary:-

  1. Bangladesh - 4096 km
  2. China - 3488 km
  3. Pakistan - 3323 km
  4. Nepal - 1751 km
  5. Myanmar - 1643 km
  6. Bhutan - 699 km
  7. Afghanistan - 106km

In INDIA the Tropic of cancer passes through 8 states at 23.5˚ .N. The 8 states are are: -
  1. Gujarat
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Chhattisgarh
  5. Jharkhand
  6. West 

Islands : -
Andaman Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal
Lakshadweep, Minicoy and Amindive in Arabian Sea.

India Standard Time (IST) The 82˚ 30E longitude is taken as the Standard Time.

Meridian of India as it passes through middle of India (from Naini near Allahabad).

The 82˚ 30E Meridian also dictates time in Sri lanka and Nepal.


In the South on the Eastern side the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanka.


INDIA BASIC INFORMATION-
  • 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 Frontier - 15200 km
  • Total coastline - 751606 km
  • Number of states - 29 
  • Number of union territories - 7
  • Land neighbour - 7 (for names see above)
  • Sates with Longest Coastline - Gujarat
  • Active volcano - Barren island in Andaman Nicobar islands
  • Sothern most point - Kanyakumari
  • Northern most point -  Indira col
  • Western most point - West of Ghaur Mota in Gujarat
  • Eastern most point - Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh 

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