India is situated on the Northern fringe of the Indian Ocean. It lies midway between South East Asia and the
South West Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan in the west and Afghanistan in the northwest, China & Nepal in the
north and Bhutan in the northeast and Myanmar and Bangladesh in the east. Its three sides are guarded by
Oceans, i.e., Bay of Bengal in the south-east, Indian Ocean in the south and Arabian Sea in the south-west.
The Tropic of Cancer runs almost through the centre of the country and divides it into two halves –Tropical
Zone and Sub-Tropical Zone.
The Republic of India is made up of 29 states and 7 union territories.
Capital : New Delhi
Area : 3287263 km2
(Seventh place in the world and 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world).
Neighbour Countries
Country Capital Currency
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee
Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenepura kotte Srilankan Rupee
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
Myanmar Naypyidaw Burmese Kyat
China Beijing Yuan (Renminbi)
Latitudinal Extent ---------------- 8°4’ to 37°6’N
Longitudinal Extent---------------- 68°7’E to 97°25’ E
North-South Extent----------------- 3214 km.
East-West Extent ------------------ 2933 km.
Land Area-------------------------- 3287263 sq. km.
Land Frontier --------------------- 15200 kms.
Coast line (inc. island) ---------- 7516.6 kms.
Southern most point of mainland --- Kanyakumari
Southern most point of Indian Territory -- Indira Point
Northern most point---------------- Indira Col
Eastern most point ---------------- Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh)
Western most point----------------- Ghuar Mota (Runn of Kutch)
Highest mountain point------------- 8611m Godwin Austin-K2
States ---------------------------- 29
Union Territories ----------------- 7
Largest State (area) -------------- Rajasthan (342,239 sq.km.)
Smallest State (area) ------------- Goa (3,702 sq. km.)
Largest State (population) -------- Uttar Pradesh (199,28,1477)
Smallest State (population) ------- Sikkim (607,688)
Total Districts ------------------- 707