Some important facts about Indian geography

• India is the 7 largest country in the world with an area of 3287263 sq km,which is 2.42% of the world.
• Russia>Canada> USA>China>Brazil>Australia>India.
• India is the second most populous country in the world with a population of 1.21 billion (as per 2011 Census) which is 17.44% of the world.
• India shares longest boundary with Bangladesh(4096 km) followed by China (3488 km),Pakistan (3323 km),Nepal (1751 km),Myanmar (1643 km), Bhutan (699 km) and last Afghanistan(106 km).

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• Indian sub-continent is located in the Northern and Eastern hemisphere.
• The tropic of Cancer (23.5° N) latitude passes through 8 states ( Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya pradesh ,Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand , West Bengal , Tripura and Mizoram).
• There are mainly two Islands  Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep Island in Arabian sea.
• IST (Indian Standard time) the 82°30’E Longitude is taken as the Standard Time  Meridian of India as it passes through middle of India from Mirzapur near Allahabad.
• Sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh 2 hours before in Comparison to Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
• At Present India has only one Time Zone. But People of North-East India are demanding for New Time Zone called Chaibagaan Time Zone.
• IST is 5 hours and 30 Minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
• IST passes through 5 states of India Uttar Pradesh ,Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh , Orissa and Andhra pradesh. 

Some basic Information about India

•  Latitudinal extant                             8°4’N to 37°6’N
• Longitudinal extant                           68°7 E to 97°25’E
• North -South extant                           3214 km
• East-West  extant                               2933 km
• Total coastline                                    7516.6 km
• Number of states                                 29
• Number of Union Territories               7
• Land Neighbour                            7(Pakistan,Afghanistan,China,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangladesh and Myanmar)
• States with longest coastlines              Gujarat
• Northernmost point                            Indira col
• Southernmost point                              Indira point or Pygmalion or Parson                                                                    Point in great Nicobar
• Westernmost point                              Ghuar Moti(Kutch) in Gujarat
• Easternmost point                               Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh
• Southernmost point on mainland        Kanyakumari