Friday, 1 March 2013

India: At a Glance



Capital                            : New Delhi

Area                               : 32,87,236 sq. km

Areawise place in the wotld : 7th

Location                        : India extends between latitudes 8 4`N and 37 6` N. It is a country of the east with its landmass lying between longitudes 68 7` E

and 97 25` E

stretch                                    : 3.214 Kilometres from morth to south

                                                 2.933 Kilometres from east to west

Land Frontier                        : 15.200Km

Coastline                               : 7516.5 Km

Neighbouring countries        : India shares its political borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan on the west and Bangladesh and Myanmar on the east. The northern boundary is made up of the sinkiang province of China, Tibat, Nepal and Bhutan. India is separated from Sri Lanka by a narrow channel of formed by the Palk Strati and the Gulf of Manner.

Physical Feature                   : The mainland consists of four well-defined regions (i) The great mountain zone; (ii) The Indo- Gangetic Plain; (iii) The desert region and (iv)The Southern Peninsula

Rivers                                    : (a) The main rivers of the Himalayan group are the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra. (b) The major Deccan rivers are the Godavari the Krishna, the Cavery, the Pennar, the Mahanadi, the Damaodar, the Sharavati, the Netravati, the Bharatpuzha, the Periyar, the Pamba, the Narmada and the Tapti.

Climate                                  : There are four seasons which are recognized by the – Indian Meteorological department. They are – Cold weather, hot weather, rainy season of the retreating south west monsoon.

Fauna                                     : Approximately 89,451 species

Recognized Language            : 22

Population (2011, Census)      : 1,21,01,93,422 (17.8% of the world`s population)

Populationwise place

In the world                            : 2nd

Men                                         : 62,37,24,248

Women                                    : 58,64,69,174

Population Density                  : 382 person per square kilomitre

Population growth in a

Decade (2001-2011)                : 17.64%

Sex Ratio                                  : 940 females per 1000 males

Literacy                                     : 74.04%

Male Literacy                            : 82.14%

Female Literacy                         : 65.46%      

National parks                       : 99

Wildlife Sanctuaries              : 513

Official Language                  : Hindi

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