- CapitalโNew Delhi
- Areaโ32,87,263 km2 (Seventh place in the World, 2.42% of the World. 1,20,849 km2 excluding which is occupied by China and Pakistan).
- Boundariesโ(1) Land : China, Nepal and Bhutan in the North, Myanmar and Bangladesh in the East, separated by hilly ranges. Pakistan and Afghanistan in the North-West. (2) Sea : Arabian Sea in the West, Indian ocean in the South and Bay of Bengal in the East.
- Latitudinal Extentโ8ยฐ- 4ยด N to 37ยฐ- 6ยด N. Roughly 29 Latitudes.
- Longitudinal Extentโ68ยฐ-7ยด E to 97ยฐ-25ยด E. Roughly 29 Longitudes.
- Standard Meridianโ82ยฝ E. Longitudes (Passing through Allahabad. Time 5ยฝ hrs ahead of Greenwich mean time).
- Physical Divisionsโ1. Himalayas Mts. in the North. 2. Great Plains in the North. 3. Plateau region in the South. 4. Coastal plain. 5. Thar desert.
- Distance of extreme South from equatorโ876 km.
- East to West distanceโ2933 km.
- North to South distanceโ3214 km.
- Sea boundary including Islandsโ7516.6 km.
- Land boundaryโ15,200 km.
- IslandsโBay of Bengalโ204, Arabian Seaโ43.
- States through which tropic of cancer passesโ Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram.
- Mountainous RangesโGodwin Austin K2 (8611 m.) (Highest peak in India), Beside this Kanchanjunga, Nanga Parwat, Nanda Devi, Kamet, Makalu, Anna- purna, Mansali, Badrinath, Kedar Nath, Trisul, etc.
- Important LakesโWular, Dal, Chilka, Sambhar Didwana, Husain Sagar, Naini-ko-leru, Pulcit, Vembanand, Lunar, Nakki.
- Total Populationโ1,21,05,69,573 (2011) (Final)
- Percentage of World Populationโ17.5%.
- Density of Populationโ382 persons km2 as per 2011 census.
- Growth Rateโ17.7%.
- Sex Ratioโ943 :1000.
- Literacyโ73.0% (Male Literacy 80.9%, Female Literacy 64.6%).
- Forested Areaโ(2015 Report) 7,01,673 km2 (21.34% of the total geographical area), excluding Tree area of 2.82% (92572 km2).
- SoilsโAlluvial soil, Black soil, Red and Yellow soils, Laterite soil, Desert and Marshy soil.
- Means of IrrigationโCanal (22%), Wells (16%), Tubewells (46%), Tanks (3%) and other (9%).
- Agricultureโ
- Wet agriculture (without irrigation where average rainfall is more than 200 cm.
- Humid agriculture (Black and alluvial soil area, where rainfall is 110 to 200 cm).
- Jhuming cultivation (North – East India and Western Ghats).
- Terrace cultivation (Hill of arming) At the slopes of Himalayas.
- No. of Districtsโ640 (2011)
- Major Portsโ13
- No. of Class I Citiesโ468 (2011)
- Total No. of Urban Areasโ7,935 (2011)
- State with maximum no. of citiesโUttar Pradesh (704)
- Stateย ย ย ย withย ย ย ย highestย ย ย ย Urbanย ย ย ย PopulationโMaharashtra 5,08,18,259 (2011)
- State with Highest Percentage of Urban PopulationโGoa 62.17% (2011)
- State with Percentage of Lowest Urban PopulationโHimachal Pradesh : 10.04 (2011)
- Smallest State as per areaโGoa (3702 km2)
- District with Highest PopulationโThane, Maharashtra (1.11 crore)
- District with Lowest PopulationโDibang Valley (Arunachal Pradesh, 7,948)
- Districtย ย ย ย withย ย ย ย Highestย ย ย ย LiteracyโSerchhip,ย ย ย ย Mizoram (98.76%)
- District with Lowest LieracyโKoraput, Odisha (49.87%)
- District with Highest Sex RatioโMahe, Puducherry (1176: 1000)
- Districtย ย ย ย withย ย ย ย Lowestย ย ย ย Sexย ย ย ย RatioโJhajjar,ย ย ย Haryana (774:1000)
- City with Maximum PopulationโMumbai, Maharashtra (1.25 crore)
- City with Lowest PopulationโNagda, M.P. (100,036)
- City with Highest LiteracyโAizwal, Mizoram (98.80%)
- City with Lowest LiteracyโRampur, U.P. (60.74%)
- Cityย ย ย ย withย ย ย ย Highestย ย ย ย Sexย ย ย ย RatioโKozhikode,ย ย ย ย Kerala (1093:1000)
- City with Lowest Sex RatioโVapi, Gujarat (734:1000)
- State with highest density of population (2011)โBihar (1106), persons km2 (as per 2011 census)
- State with lowest density of population (2011)โArunachal Pradesh (17 persons km2)
- Union Territory with minimum areaโLaksha- dweep 32 km2
- Union Territory with maximum areaโAndaman Nicobar Islands (8249 km2)
- No. of National Highwaysโ313
- Longest National HighwayโNational Highway 07, (2369 km2) (Varanasi to Kanya Kumari)
- Biggest (largest) Railway ZoneโNorthern Railway
- Tiger Projectsโ49
- National Parksโ166
- Wild Life Sanctuariesโ515
- Biggest State according to areaโRajasthan (3,42,239 km2)
- Stateย ย ย ย ย withย ย ย ย ย ย maximumย ย ย ย ย populationโUttarย ย ย ย ย Pradesh 19,98,12,341 persons (As per 2011 census)
- State with minimum populationโSikkim (6,10,577 persons)
- Highest WaterfallโKunchikal waterfall at river Varahi in Karnataka
- Largest Sea BeachโMarina Sea Beach (Chennai)
- State with Longest Coast LineโGujarat (1074 km)
- Battle ground at highest pointโSiachin area
- Biggestย ย ย (Sweetย ย ย ย water)ย ย ย ย LakeโWularย ย ย ย lakeย ย ย (Jammu- Kashmir)
- Biggest River bridgeโMahatma Gandhi Bridge (Patna) Ganga-Patna 5,575 metre
- Longest tunnelโChenani-Nashri (Patnitop) (Jammu- Kashmir)
- Biggest Cave TempleโKailash temple (Ellora-Maharashtra)
- Highest National awardโBharat Ratna
- Highest Gallantry awardโ Param-Veer- Chakra
- State with maximum Literacy (2011)โKerala (first 100% literate state in the country).
- State with minimum Literacy rateโBihar (61.8% as per 2011 census).
- Biggest artificial lakeโ Govind Sagar (Bhakra- Nangal)
- Biggest natural harbourโMumbai
- Biggest StadiumโYuba- Bharti salt lake-Kolkata
- Biggest Indoor StadiumโIndira Gandhi Stadium (New Delhi).
- Longest CanalโIndira Gandhi Canal (Rajasthan)
- Highest GateโBuland- Darwaja (Fatehpur-Sikri, Agra)
- Biggest DeltaโSunder- ban (West Bengal)
- Biggest Animal FairโSonpur (Bihar)
