Area
- Area of India: 32,87,263 km2
- India is the 7th largest country in the world (in Area).
- Distance from West to East of India: 2933 km
- Distance from North to South of India: 3214 km
- India’s total area is 2.4% of the total Geographical area of the world.
- Land Boundary or Terrestrial Boundary of India: 15,200 km
- Coastal Boundary of Mainland India: 6100 km
- Coastal Boundary of India including Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Island: 7516 km
Location
- India lies in Northern Hemisphere.
- The mainland extends between 8°4’N and 37°6’N Latitudes
- And 68°7’E and 97°25’E Longitudes
- “Tropic of Cancer” (23.5 degrees) divides India into almost 2 equal parts.
- Standard Time Meridian of India passes through 82˚5′ E longitude (Mirzapur, near Allahabad)
- Northern Point of India: Indira Col, near Ladakh
- Southern Point of India(Mainland): Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
- Southernmost Point of India: Indira Point, Nicobar Island
- Western Point of India: Guhar Moti, Gujrat
- Eastern Point of India: Kibithu, Arunachal Pradesh
Neighbouring Countries
- These countries are neighbouring countries of India-
- Bangladesh
- China
- Pakistan
- Nepal
- Myanmar
- Bhutan
- Afghanistan
Bangladesh
- Border Length: 4096 km
- Bordering States: (1)West Bengal (2)Meghalaya (3)Tripura (4)Assam (5)Mizoram
China
- Border Length: 3488 km
- Bordering States: (1)Jammu and Kashmir (2)Himachal Pradesh (3)Uttarakhand (4)Sikkim (5)Arunachal Pradesh
Pakistan
- Border Length: 3323 km
- Bordering States: (1)Jammu and Kashmir (2)Punjab (3)Rajasthan (4)Gujrat
Nepal
- Border Length: 1751 km
- Bordering States: (1)Uttar Pradesh (2)Bihar (3)West Bengal (4)Uttarakhand (5)Sikkim
Myanmar
- Border Length: 1643 km
- Bordering States: (1)Arunachal Pradesh (2)Nagaland (3)Manipur (4)Mizoram
Bhutan
- Border Length: 699 km
- Bordering States: (1)Arunachal Pradesh (2)Assam (3)West Bengal (4)Sikkim
Afghanistan
- Border Length: 106 km
- Bordering States: POK
- Which neighbouring country of India shares the largest border with India: Bangladesh, 4096 km
Tropic of Cancer
- The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30′ N) divides the country into almost 2 equal parts.
Tropic of Cancer passes through these Indian states:
- Gujrat
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
- Chattisgarh
- Jharkhand
- West Bengal
- Tripura
- Mirzapur
Standard Meridian
- The Standard Meridian of India is 82° 30′
- Standard Meridian of India passes from Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh.
- India Standard Time (IST): +05:30 UTC
It passes through the following states of India:
- Uttar Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Chhattisgarh
- Odisha
- Andhra Pradesh
Territorial Water Boundary
Territorial Sea
- The territorial sea is a belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles (22.2 km) from Baseline.
Contiguous Zone
- Contiguous Zone is a belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles (22.2 km) from the Territorial Sea.
- It ranges from 12 nm from Baseline to 24 nm.
Exclusive Economic Zone
- An exclusive economic zone extends from the Baseline 200 nautical miles (370.4 km).
- It includes the contiguous zone.
The Coastal States/UT of India
There are 9 Coastal States and 4 Coastal Union Territories of India.
- Length of Total Coastline of India 7516.6 km including Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Island.
- The length of the coastline of Mainland India is 6100 km.
- The largest Coastal Line of India is Gujrat.
Coastal States of India:
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
- Goa
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Andhra Pradesh
- West Bengal
Coastal Union Territories of India:
- Daman & Diu
- Puducherry
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Lakshadweep
Important Points
- Barren Island (Andaman) is the only active volcano in South Asia and India.
- Lakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory of India.
- Kavaratti is the administered capital of Lakshadweep.
- 8° Channel separates Minicoy and Maldives.
- 9° Channel separates Lakshadweep from Minicoy.
- 10° Channel separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Island.
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