India: At a Glance |
Capital | New Delhi |
Area | 32,87,263 sq.km |
Area wise in the world | 7th |
Location | India extends between latitudes 8o4'N and 37o6'N. It is a country of the east with its landmass lying beteen longitudes 68o7'E and 97o25'E. |
Stretch | 3,214 Kilometers from north to south 2,933 Kilometers from east to west |
Land Frontier | 15,200 km |
Coastline | 7516.5 km |
Neighbouring Countries | India shares its political
borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan on the west and Bangladesh and
Myanmar on the east. The northern boundary is made up of the Sinkiang
province of China, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. India is seperated from Sri
Lanka by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and Gulf of
Mannar |
Physical Feature | The mainland consists of four
well-defined regions: (i)The great mountain zone, (ii)The Indo-Gangetic
plain, (iii)The desert region and (iv)The Southern Peninsula |
Rivers | The main rivers of the Himalayan group are the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra. |
Climate | There are four seasons which are recognised by
the India Meteorological department. They are - Cold weather, hot
weather, rainy season and the season of the retreating south-west
monsoon. |
Fauna | Approx. 89,451 species |
National Parks | 94 |
Wildlife Sanctuaries | 501 |
Official Languages | Hindi |
Population (2001 census) | 1,203,710,000(March 2011)(17% of the world's population) |
Populationwise place in the world | 2nd |
Population density | 324 person per square kilometer |
Population growth | 21.34 % |
Sex Ratio | 933 females per 1000 males |
Literacy | 65.38 % |
Male Literacy | 75.85 % |
Female Literacy | 54.16 % |
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