1.
Coldest Place in India: Drass, LadakhDrass,
located in western Ladakh is the coldest inhabited place in India and
also ranked 2nd coldest inhabited place of India after Siberia. The
place is located at the altitude of 3230 m in the Kargil district of
Jammu and Kashmir. The climatic conditions found here are extremely
harsh with the winter temperature as low as - 22oC to -45oC with strong
snow storms while summer temperature is near 15oC.
2. Highest Rainfall in India: CherrapunjiCherrapunjee
receives the highest rainfall and considered the wettest place on Earth
for receiving the highest rainfall ever. Cherrapunji is located at 56
kms from Shillong, in Meghalaya. The place receives an annual rainfall
of over 450 inches, as receives both the Southwest and Northeast
monsoon shower, giving it a single monsoon season.
3. Largest Glacier in India: Siachen GlacierSiachen
Glacier is the largest glacier in India with the length of 75.6 km and
width of 2.8 km, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and
second-longest in the world's non-polar areas. The Siachen Glacier is
located in the eastern Karakoram Range in the Himalaya Mountains along
the disputed India-Pakistan border.
4. Largest waterfalls in India: ChitrakootChitrakoot
falls located in Chattisgarh amidst the Vindhya ranges is the largest
waterfall of India and is also referred as Niagara Falls of India. .
The waterfall is formed by the Indravati River. The horse shoe shaped
waterfall is with the height of 100 feet and width of the fall is not
fixed and keeps varying with the change of water level in the river,
width can reach up to 1000 feet in the months of July – October after
the monsoon period.
5. Longest River in India: GangaGanga
is the longest river of India which flows east through the Gangetic
Plain of northern India and Bangladesh. Three cities of India namely
Haridwar, Allahabad, and Varanasi attract large number of pilgrims for
the holy dip in the river Ganga, as it is considered a sacred river to
the Hindu's. 2,510 km long Ganga River rises in the western Himalayas
in the Uttarakhand state of India, and drains into the Sunderbans delta
in the Bay of Bengal.
6. Tallest Mountain in India: KangchenjungaKangchenjunga
is the tallest mountain peak of India and also ranked as the third
highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2). The height
of Kangchenjunga is 8,586 metres. There are total 5 peaks out of which
three lies on border of India and Nepal, while the other two are
completely in Nepal. There is also the Kangchenjunga National Park,
the protected area on the Indian Side.
7. State with the highest population: Uttar PradeshUttar
Pradesh is the most densely populated state of India with a population
of over 190 million people as per 2008 census. Uttar Pradesh is also
ranked as the state with maximum number of districts and highest
population in India. It has a total of 70 districts, with the 5th
position in its area and size. Kanpur is the largest city of Uttar
Pradesh.
8. Largest State in India: RajasthanRajasthan
is the largest state of India, stretched to an area of 342,239 sq km in
western part of India. The state of Rajasthan is blend of two distinct
geographical regions with desert in the west and thick forest in the
East, separated by geographical separation of Aravallis, the oldest
mountain chain. The pink city, Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan.
9. Smallest State in India: GoaGoa
is the smallest state in India with an area of 3702 sq. km, located on
the Western Ghats range. Goa is one of the major tourist attractions in
India, visited by international and domestic tourists in large number.
Goa is popular for its beaches, world heritage architecture and
churches. It is also the treasure of rich flora and fauna and declared
biodiversity hotspot. Panaji is the capital of Goa and Vasco is its
largest town.
10. State with maximum districts: Uttar Pradesh
Uttar
Pradesh is the state with maximum number of districts. There are total
70 districts present in Uttar Pradesh. The state is also ranked the
highly populated state of India. Lucknow is the administrative and
legislative capital of Uttar Pradesh while Kanpur is the financial and
industrial capital of the state. The state's high court is based at
Allahabad. Kanpur is the largest city of the state and other major
cities are Meerut, Bareilly, Allahabad, Ghaziabad and Noida.
11. State with minimum districts: GoaGoa
is the state with the minimum number of districts. It has only two
districts namely North Goa & South Goa. North Goa is stretched to
an area of 1736 sq. Km while South Goa covers 1966 sq km. Panaji is the
administrative headquarters of North Goa, which is also the capital of
Goa. Margao is the administrative headquarters of the South Goa
district of the Goa state.
12. Smallest district in India: MaheMahe
is the smallest district in India with an area of 9 sq. km. Mahe is
geographically located in the state of Kerala, where as
administratively it comes under the control of Union Territory of
Pondicherry. Mahe has the official name of Mayyazhi in the local
Malayalam language.
13. Largest district in India: KachchhKachchh
also spelled as Kutch of Gujarat state is the largest District in
India. The kutch district covers an area of 45,652 sq km is the largest
District in India. The administrative headquarters of Kachchh is in
Bhuj. The district's five main towns are Gandhidham, Bhuj, Anjaar,
Mandavi and Mundra. There are 966 smaller villages in the area.
14. Smallest Union Territory of India: LakshadweepLakshadweep
is the smallest Union Territory in India with an area of 32 sq km.
Lakshadweep group of islands lie in the Arabian Sea. There are 36
islands, few of the major one are Minicoy, Kalpeni, Androth, Kavaratti,
Amini, Pitti, Kiltan, Kadmat etc.The administrative head quarter of
Lakshadweep is at Kavaratti. The islands of Lakshadweep are renowned as
the only coral reef islands in India and are the major tourist
destination for water sports.
15. Largest Union Territory of India: Andaman & Nicobar IslandsAndaman
& Nicobar Islands with an area of 8,249 sq km is the largest union
territory in India. The group of 572 islands is located in the Bay of
Bengal. The entire chain of island consists of two distinct groups of
islands. The Great Andaman group of islands in the north is separated
by the Ten Degree Channel from the Nicobar group in the south. The
Andaman group of islands is divided into three main groups North
Andaman, Middle Andaman and South Andaman. The Nicobar group of islands
consists of 7 big and 12 small islands together with several tiny
islands. The Great Nicobar is the largest of all the islands.
16. Largest Delta in India: SundarbanSundarban
is the largest delta in India and come under the category of world’s
largest delta formed by the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. The
Sunderban delta is stretched to an area of 4262 sq. km in India. They
are vast tract of forest and saltwater swamp forming the lower part of
the Ganges Delta, extending about 260 km along the Bay of Bengal from
the Hooghly River Estuary in India to the Meghna River Estuary in
Bangladesh. The delta is spread over 54 islands and two countries,
mainly marked by mangrove forests with the presence of Sundari trees in
large number.
17. Largest Alluvial Plain of India: Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra Plain Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra
Plain also referred as the great plain of north India is the largest
alluvial plain of the India and is also the world’s largest alluvial
plain. This plain is stretched from the mouth of the Indus to the mouth
of the Ganga with a length of 3200 km. The plain partly covers the
portion of Pakistan and partly India. In India, the plain covers an
area of 2400 km. The average width of the plain varies from 150 to 300
km. The plain in the north is bounded by the foothills of the Shiwaliks
but its southern boundary is a wavy irregular line along the northern
edge of the Peninsular India.
18. Largest River Island in India: Majuli IslandMajuli
Island in Assam is the largest River Island in India. Majuli is in the
Brahmaputra River, and is about 200 kilometres east from Guwahati, the
capital of Assam. Majuli was formed due to course changes by the river
Brahmaputra and its tributaries, mainly the Lohit. The total area of
the island was 1250 sq.km but due to erosion its present area is 557 sq
km. The island has twenty-three villages with a population of 150,000
and a density of 300 persons per square km.
19. Largest Lake in India: Wular LakeWular
Lake is the largest fresh water lake of India and also ranked the
largest fresh water lake of Asia. The Wular Lake is located in the in
Bandipore district of Jammu and Kashmir. The lake was formed as a
result of tectonic activity and is one of the largest freshwater lakes
in Asia by surface area.
20. Eastern most point of India: KibithuThe
Kibithu is the easternmost point of India. It is a tiny village located
at the heights of 11,000 feet in the Lohit district of Arunachal
Pradesh bordering China's Tibet region.
21. Western most point of India: Ghuar MotaIndia’s
western extreme point is Ghuar mota in Gujarat, located at 23.67 N
Latitude and 68.52 E. Longitude. Ghuar Mota is in the western most
point of the country and the well populated place with the population
of 3038 in the Kutch district of Gujarat. Other cities located near
Ghuar Mota are: Koteshwar, Mudia, Panadra, Pipar, Ber Mota, Ber,
Lakhpat, and Lakhpal.
22. Southern most point of India: Indira PointThe
southern most point of India is Indira point, tip of the Great Nicobar
Island. The Indira point is located at 6o 45' N Latitude, the place was
previously called as Pygmalion Point but later renamed as Indira Point
by late Prime Minister of the country, Rajiv Gandhi after his mother.
Larger portion of the Indira Point was submerged into sea due to the
tsunami generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Manty exotic sea
animals are also found at this place.
23. Southern most point of Indian mainland: KanyakumariThe
southern most point of Indian mainland is Kanyakumari, also referred as
Cape Comorin, is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. Kanyakumari is the
confluence of the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal.
The place is renowned for its spectacular sunrises and sunsets.
Kanyakumari has been associated with great men such as Swami Vivekanada
and Mahatma Gandhi.
24. Northern most point of India: Siachen GlacierSiachen
Glacier is the northernmost point of India under the control of Indian
government, located in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. The issue of
the Northern most point is still the disp[uted one as if the state of
Jammu and Kashmir is considered totally in the Indian control then the
northern most point will be Dafdar in the Taghdumbash Pamir near Beyik
Pass in Kanjut.