Geography Notes and Question
Location and Area
India is Lying entirely in the Northern hemisphere (Figure 1.1) the main land extends between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E.
The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million km² (32,87,263 sq. km²).
- India’s total area accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the world.
- India is the seventh largest country of the world after Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, Australia.
According to 2011 census,
- The population of India was About 121 crores which is 17.5% of the world’s population. The mainland of India stretches 3214 km from north to south and 2933 km from east to west.
- India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and the total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, is 7,516.6 km.
From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of two hours. Hence, time along the Standard Meridian of India (82°30’E) passing through Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh) is taken as the standard time for the whole country.
Latitudinal Extension
India and Tropic of Cancer
Standard Time
Farthest Point
Bordering Countries
Farthest Point
– Physical Division
Natural Regions of India
Mountainous Region of the North
Mountain Ranges and Hills of South and Central India
Mountain Peaks
Valleys
Pass
Snow Line and Glaciers
Plateau
Coastal Region
Coastline of India
Eastern and Western Coasts
Islands of Bay of Bengal
Islands of Arabian Sea
– States and Union Territories of India
Species, Tribes, Languages
Drainage System
Ganga River System
Brahmaputra River System
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