India covers an area of more than 32,87.263 sq. km
India is the 7th largest country in the world and ranks 2nd in population
India lies entirely in the northern hemisphere, the mainland extends between latitudes 8o4’ and 37o6’ North, longitudes 68o7’ and 97o25’ East.
Distance from North to South--3214km
Distance from East to West--2,933 km
India has a land frontier of 15,200 km. The total length of the coastline of the mainland, and Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman & Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km.
Countries having a common border with India are:
1. Afghanistan
2. Pakistan
3. China
4. Bhutan
5. Nepal,
6. Myanmar
7. Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
India has 29 States & 7 UTs
Mountain wall extends over a distance about 2,400 Km with a varying depth of 240-320 km.
Garo, Khasi, Jaintia & Naga Hills run almost east-west, join the chain to Mizo & Rkhine Hills running north-south.
The plains of the Ganga and the Indus, about 2,400 km long 240 to 320 km broad, are formed by 3 river systems- Indus, Ganga & Brahmaputra.
They are one of the world’s greatest stretches of flat alluvium and also one of the most densely populated areas on the earth.
Between Yamuna at Delhi and Bay of Bengal, nearly 1,600 km away, there is a drop of only 200 metres in elevation.
Desert region can be divided into two parts: Great Desert the Little Desert. The great desert extends from the edge of the Rann of Kachchh beyond Luni River northward.
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