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India General information

Population 1, 027, 015, 247 (2001 Census)

Area 3.3 million square kilometers

Geographical location Lies between latitudes 8 ° 4′ and 37 ° 6 ‘ north and longitudes 68 ° 7 ‘ and 97° 25′ east

Coastline length 7600 km

Languages 17 major languages, 844 dialects

Major religions Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism

National anthem Jan gana mana written by Rabindranath Tagore

National Song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji

National emblem Replica of the Lion Capital of Sarnath

National flag Horizontal tricolor in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. In the center of the white band is a wheel in navy blue color

National animal Tiger (Panthera tigris)

National bird Peacock

National flower Lotus

National tree Banyan

National fruit Mango

National currency Rupee (One Rupee=100 paise)

National Sport HockeyWhere is India


India’s total land mass is 2,973,190 square kilometers and is divided into three main geological regions: the Indo-Gangetic Plain, the Himalayas, and the Peninsula region. The Indo-Gangetic Plain and those portions of the

Himalayas within India are collectively known as North India. South India consists of the peninsular region, often termed simply the Peninsula. On the basis of its physiography, India is divided into ten regions: the Indo-Gangetic Plain, the northern mountains of the Himalayas, the Central Highlands, the Deccan or Peninsular Plateau, the East Coast (Coromandel Coast in the south), the West Coast (Konkan, Kankara, and Malabar coasts), the Great Indian Desert (a geographic feature known as the Thar Desert in Pakistan) and the Rann of Kutch, the valley of the Brahmaputra in Assam, the northeastern hill ranges surrounding the Assam Valley, and the islands of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Several major rivers, including the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Indus, flow through India. Arising in the northern mountains and carrying rich alluvial soil to the plains below, these mighty rivers have supported agriculture-based civilizations for thousands of years.

The climate of India may be broadly described as tropical monsoon type. There are four seasons: winter (January- February), hot weather summer ( march- may), rainy south-western monsoon ( June- September) and post- monsoon, also known as the north-east monsoon in the southern peninsula ( October- December). India’s climate is affected by two seasonal winds- the north-east monsoon and south-west monsoon. The north-east monsoon commonly known as winter monsoon blows sea to land after crossing the Indian Ocean, the Arabiab Sea and the Bay of Bengal. The south-west monsoon brings most of the rainfall during the year in the country.

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