Indian Geography Quiz

Indian Geography

• Location: India lies between latitude 8°4' N to 37°6' N and longitude 68°7' E to 97°25' E. The country is almost equally divided by the Tropic of Cancer (Udaipur being closest).
• Southernmost point: Great Nicobar Island (6°45'), also known as Cape Comorin.
• Standard Time Meridian: The 82°30' E longitude, passing through the middle of India (Shankargarh Fort, Mirzapur).
• Area and Boundaries: 3,214 km from North to South, 2,933 km from East to West, and 32,87,240 sq. km. Account for 2.4% of the world's area and 17% of its population.
• Coastline: 6,100 km main land coastline including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands total length of coastline is 7516.6 km.

Indian States & Territories

• States bordering India: Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Myanmar.
• Number of states forming Coast: 9 States (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal).
• Union Territories: 2 union territories on the Coast (Daman and Diu, and Puducherry), and Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep are made up of islands only
• Longest Border: Bangladesh
• Neighbours: 7 Neighbours - (Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar).

Additional Information

• Zero Mile Stone: British considered Nagpur as the center of India and marked it as Zero Mile Stone.
• Kuttanad, Kerala: Has the lowest altitude in India, farming below sea-level (about 4-10 feet).