INDIA: LOCATION, ADMINISTRATIVE REGION, POPULATION AND TRANSPORT- AT A GLANCE

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India is the seventh largest country in the world  in terms of area and the second largest in terms of population.  On 15th August, 1947, India established itself as an independent state under British rule.  Geographically, India's location is very important on the map of the world because the land surrounded by water on three sides is rare in the world.  Reviewing the history of India, it is seen that different nations like Mughals, British, etc. came to India from different parts of the world at different times targeting India's geo-natural and cultural infrastructure and left their mark for a long time. 

Before independence, India was a big country because at that time the year India meant a huge territory with countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka etc.  In this vast territory of India, from north to south and from east to west, there is a diversit in terms of race, religion, caste, language, manners, etc., but nonetheless, India is a single state in the history of the world.  Rabindranath Tagore, the world poet, has said about India that it is a great union between different languages, different nations, different types of clothing.  Now we will know more information about India in short sentences. 

LOCATION & ADMINISTRATIVE REGION:

ü       India is the seventh largest country in the world with an area of ​​32.87 million square kilometers.

ü   To the north of India is China Nepal Bhutan  State and to the north point of India is Indira Kal in   Kashmir.

ü    Located  Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean to the south of India and the southernmost point of the  Indian mainland is Kanyakumarika but the southernmost point of all the regions included in India is Indira Point. 

ü    To the east of India located Bangladesh, Myanmar country and the easternmost place of India is     Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh. 

ü     To the west of India the Arabian Sea and Pakistan located and to the western point of India is Guhar Moti in Gujarat. 

ü    The capital of India is New Delhi and the total number of states in India is 29 and the total number of   Union Territories is 7. 

ü    The Standard(proof) time of India is the local time of Allahabad and the longitude of this Allahabad is   82 degrees 30 minutes east.

ü    India's proof time is five hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and four hours behind than Australian Standard Time and 10 hours and 5 minutes ahead of American Standard Time. 

ü   India's newest state is Telangana and it was formed in 2014 after breaking up the state of Andhra   Pradesh. 

ü     The largest state in India is Rajasthan and the smallest state is Goa.  The largest union territory of India   is the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the smallest union territory is Lakshadweep. 

ü     The highest population of India is seen in the state of Uttar Pradesh and the lowest population is seen in Sikkim. 

ü       In India, Delhi has the highest population density and Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest population     density. 

ü   There are twenty-two state languages ​​recognized by the Constitution of India, among them Hindi is   most useful and the main connecting language is English.

ü     The total number of districts in India is more than 685 and Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of districts(72) and Sikkim has the lowest number of districts(04). 

ü      Kachchh in Gujarat is the largest district in India. 

ü      Mumbai is the economic capital of India and Mumbai is called the gateway to India. 

ü      Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India and Bihar has the lowest literacy rate. 

ü   The Radclip Line is located on the border of India and Pakistan. The India-China border is the    McMahon Line and the India-Afghanistan border is the Durand Line. 

ü      Another name for Indira Point is Pygmalion Point.  Saddle Peak is the highest peak in the Andaman     and Nicobar Islands. 

ü       Chandigarh is simultaneously the capital of two Union Territories. 

ü       Indira Point is the southernmost point on the island of Great Nicobar.

ü        In 1993, Delhi gained the status of National Capital Region.

ü      In India, the state of Jharkhand was formed by breaking up the state of Bihar , the state of Chhattisgarh  was formed by breaking up the state of Madhya Pradesh , the state of Uttarakhand  was formed by   breaking up the state of Uttar Pradesh  and the state of Telangana was formed by breaking up the state of  Andhra Pradesh.

ü   The Pok Strait and the Gulf of Manna located between India and Sri Lanka, and the Great     Channel located  between Indonesia and the Andaman- Nicobar Islands. 

ü      The Line of Control(L.O.C) is located on the Kashmir border between India and Pakistan. 

ü    The length from IndiraKal, the northernmost point of India, to Kanyakumarika , the southernmost   place, is 3214 km.

     The length from Gohar moti in Gujarat, the western point, to Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh in the east,  is 2930 km. 

ü     The Union Territories of India are Andaman and Nicobar, Delhi, Pondicherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli,   Chandigarh, Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep. 

ü    The former name of the state of Tamil Nadu is Madras &The former name of the state of Karnataka is Mysore& The former name of the state of Poduicherry is Pondicherry. 

ü   In the post-independence period, India and Bangladesh had 162 chitt mahals. Later, in 2015, an agreement was reached between the Prime Ministers of both the countries that India would get 51 and Bangladesh would get 111 chitt mahals.        

        POPULATION:

v     India is the second most populous country in the world and in 2021 the population will be around 140 crores. 

v      In India, about 53 per cent of the population are males and 47 per cent females. 

   As per 2011 data, the population density of India is about 385 people per sq km but the highest   population density of Bihar is about 1105 people per sq km.

v      According to 2011 data, the average life expectancy in India is 66 years.

v   The female infant mortality rate in India is 58 per 100 infant. Haryana & Rajasthan has the highest   female ratio of 943 per 1000 population. 

v    The three biggest megacities of India are Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata.

v     Mumbai is the largest city in India and the smallest city Goa.

v     Delhi is the second most populous city in the world and Mumbai is the fifth most populous city in the   world. 

v      About 18 percent of the world's population lives in India and about 20 percent in China. 

TRANSPORT:

Ø        In terms of length, India railways ranks fourth in the world  and second in terms of roads. 

Ø        Rail service in India was first introduced in 1853 from Mumbai to Thane and it is one of the largest       management of rail transport in World and the railway sector has been divided into sixteen  regions for   well management. 

Ø         The longest national highway in India is NH-7 and it is also known as NH-44(at present).  

        The shortest national highway in India is NH-47A, located in Kerala. 

        The busiest road  in India is NH-2. It is known as G.T Road.

Ø        The largest airport in India is the Jaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai and the busiest  airport in India is the     Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. 

Ø     The first Metrorail service in India was started in Kolkata in1984 and now there are Metro Rail   systems in seven cities in India namely Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Mumbai and       Jaipur.

Ø        Mumbai is the gateway to India and the economic capital and largest port of India. 

Ø        Navaseba which is known as Jaharlal Nehru Port in Maharashtra is the most technologically advanced    port in India. 

Ø           Kandala in Gujarat on the west coast is a duty-free port with a normal harbor.

ko     The Konchi is called the Queen of The Arabian sea.      

Ø      The fastest train in India is the Shatabdi Express at a speed of about 140 km per hour.  The fastest   superfast train is the Rajdhani Express with a speed of about 130 km per hour. 

Ø      The longest train in India is the Prayagraj Express running from New Delhi to Allahabad. It has more   than 24 bogies. 

Ø        The most expensive train in India is the Palace of Wheels. It is used for tourism in Rajasthan.

       The Maharaja Express also travels from Mumbai to Delhi & The Golden Chariot between Karnataka   and Goa are also expensive trains in India. 

Ø       There is no railway in  Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Sikkim and Meghalaya the Indian.  

Ø       In India, the Golden Quadrilateral project is involved in the road transport system and the Diamond   Quadrilateral project is involved in the railway transport system. 

           

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