vLargest Populated City in India – Mumbai
Facts about Mumbai
Ø State:
Maharashtra
Ø Population:
1,24,78,447
Ø Rank 1st in Population
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Longest River (Flow in India) - Ganga
Facts about Ganga
Ø Length:
2525 km (1569 mi)
Ø States:
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,Jharkhand, West Bengal
Ø Countries:
Indian Bangladesh
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Highest Waterfall - Gersoppa
Waterfall, Karnataka,(830 feet)
Facts about Gersoppa Waterfall, Karnataka,
(830 feet)
Ø Also
known as Jog Falls
Ø Height:
829 Feet/253 Meters
Ø Location:
Sagar, Karnataka (India)
v
Largest Lake - Wular
Lake, Kashmir
Facts about Wular Lake, Kashmir
Ø Max.
Length: 16 km
Ø Max.
width: 9.6 km
Ø Location:
Jammu and Kashmir
v
Longest State (area) - Rajasthan
(4,43,446 sq.kilometers)
Facts about Rajasthan
Ø Capital:
Jaipur
Ø Rank in
Area: 1st in India
Ø Population:
6,86,21,012
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Largest State (population) - Uttar
Pradesh
Facts about Uttar Pradesh
Ø Short
Name: UP
Ø Population:
1,66,17921
Ø 2001
census
v
Longest River Bridge - Mahatma
Gandhi Setu,
Patna
Facts about Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Ø Location:
Patna
Ø Length:
5.75 Kilometer Long
Ø Over the
river Ganga
v
Highest Gateway - Buland
Darwaja
Facts about Buland Darwaja
Ø Location:
(Fatehpur sikari, Agra)
Ø Length:
54 meters
Ø Also
known as the "Gate of Magnificence
v
Tallest Statue - Statue
of Gomateshwar
Facts about Statue of Gomateshwar
Ø Location:
Karnataka
Ø Length:
47 meters high
Ø Also
known as Bahuwali
v Largest
Tunnel - Jawahar
Tunnel
Facts
about Jawahar Tunnel
Ø Location:
J & K State
Ø Length:
1½ kilometer
Ø Banihal
Pass
v
Largest Museum - Indian
Museum, Kolkata
Facts about Indian Museum, Kolkata
Ø Established:
1814
Ø Location:
Chowringhee-Kolkata
Ø Collection:
1,02,646 ( as on 31st March 2004)
v
Densest population state - West
Bengal
Facts about West Bengal
Ø 904
persons per sq. kilometers
Ø Total
Population: 91,347,736
Ø Density:
1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
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Largest Zoo - Zoological
Gardens
Facts about Zoological Gardens
Ø Location:
Alipur, Kolkata
Ø Alipore
Zoo, Calcutta Zoo or Kolkata Zoo
Ø Land
area: 18.81 ha (46.5 acres)
v
Largest Forest State – Madhya
Pradesh
Facts about Madhya Pradesh
Ø More than
30% of its area is under the forest cover
Ø It
constitutes 12.30% of the forest area of India
Ø Important
forest types: Tropical Moist, Tropical Dry,
Tropical Thorn, Subtropical broadleaved Hill
forests
v
Largest Road - Grand
Trunk Road
Facts about Grand Trunk Road
Ø Length:
2,400 kilometers
Ø South
Asia's oldest and longest major roads
Ø Running
from Chittagong, Bangladesh through to Howrah, West Bengal in India, across
north India into Peshawar (in present day Largest, Highest and Biggest in India
4Pakistan), up to Kabul, Afghanistan.
v
Largest Delta - Sunderban
Delta
Facts about Sunderban Delta
Ø Length:
12,872 sq. kilometers
Ø Country:
Bangladesh (81%), India (West Bengal) (19%)
Ø To the
south the forest meets the Bay of Bengal
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Largest Cave Temple – Ellora
Facts about Ellora
Ø Location:
Kailash Temples, Maharashtra
Ø Ellora,
also called Verul or Elura
Ø The 12
Buddhist (caves 1–12), 17 Hindu (caves 13–29) and 5 Jain (caves 30–34) caves
v
Largest Cantilever Span Bridge - Howrah
Bridge(Kolkata)
Facts about Howrah Bridge
Ø Location:
Kolkata
Ø Crosses
Hooghly River
Ø Total
length: 705 m (2,313.0 ft)
v
Highest Tower - Qutb
Minar
Facts about Qutb Minar
Ø Location:
Delhi
ØThe Qutb
Minar is constructed with red sandstone and marble
Ø Height:
72.5 meters (237.8 ft)
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Largest Mosque - Jama
Masjid, Delhi
Facts about Jama Masjid
Ø Location:
Delhi
Ø Capacity:
25,000 people
Ø Length:
80 m
Ø Width: 27
m
v
Highest Straight Gravity Dam - Bhakra
Dam
Facts about Bhakra Dam
Ø Height:
741 ft (226 m)
Ø Length:
1,700 ft (520 m)
Ø Crest
width: 30 ft (9.1 m)
v Smallest
State (area) – Goa
Facts about Goa
Ø Area
Total: 3,702 km2 (1,429 sq mi)
Ø Area
rank: 28th
Ø Districts:
2
v
Smallest State (population) – Sikkim
Population (2011)
Ø Total:
607,688
Ø Rank:
28th
Ø Density:
86/km2 (220/sq mi)
v
Largest Desert - Thar
(Rajasthan)
Facts about Thar Desert
Ø Location:
Rajasthan
Ø Also
known Great Indian Desert
Ø Area:
more than 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi)
v
Largest man-made lake - Govind
Sagar
Facts about Govind Sagar
Ø Bhakra
Ø Location:
Bilaspur District, Himachal Pradesh
Ø Lake
type: Reservoir (man-made)
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Largest Corridor - Rameshwaram
TempleCorridor
Facts about Rameshwaram Temple Corridor
Ø State:
Tamil Nadu
Ø District:
Ramanathapuram
Ø Location:
Rameswaram
v
Largest Animal Fair - Sonepur
Fair, Bihar
Facts about Sonepur Fair, Bihar
Ø Time of
the year: Kartik Poornima /November every year
Ø Duration:
Fifteen days (approximately)
Ø Cycle: Yearly
