Tuesday, 1 November 2016

India at a Glance

Capital: New Delhi.

Area: 3.3 Million sq. km

Latitude: 6° 44' and 35° 30' north latitude.

Longitude: 68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude.


Official Language: Hindi.

Total Recognized Languages: 22.

Total Coast Line: 7,516.6 km.

Area covered by Forest: 68 million hectares.

Population: 1,210,193,422 Billion.

Male: 623.7 million.

Female: 586.4 million.

Population Growth Rate: 1.64 per cent during 2001-2011.

Density of Population: 370.8/km2.

Sex Ratio: 940.

Literacy Rate: 74.04%.

Male: 82.14%.

Female: 65.46%.

State: 28.

Union Territories: 7.

Largest State: Rajasthan.

Smallest State: Goa.

National Park: 102.

Wildlife Sanctuaries: 441.

Largest City: Mumbai.

Calling Code: +91.

National Motto: Satyameva Jayate.

National Song: Vande Mataram.

National Anthem: Jana Gana Mana.

Highest Point: Mount Godwin-Austen, 28,251 ft.

Currency: Indian Rupee.

Time Zone: GMT + 05:30.

Life Expectancy Rate.

Male: 65.8 years.

Female: 68.1 years.

Ethnic Groups: Australoid, Mongoloid, Europoid, Caucasian, and Negroid.

National Days: 26th January (Republic Day).




15th August (Independence Day).




2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday).

National Bird: Indian peacock.

National Flower: Lotus.

National Tree: Banyan Tree.

National River: The Ganga.

National Aquatic Animal: River Dolphin.

National Animal: Tiger.

National Fruit: Mango.

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