India

India — Historical Landmass

Part of Gondwanaland

India — Area Rank

7th in the world

India — Share of World Land Area

2.4%

India — Share of World Population

17%

Tropic of Cancer — States

8 states

Tropic of Cancer — States

Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura & Mizoram

Tropic of Cancer — State Capitals Shown

Jaipur, Aizawl & Agartala

India — Total States

28

India — Total Union Territories

8

India — North-South Extent

3214 km

India — West-East Extent

2933 km

India — Latitudinal Extent

8°4′N–37°6′N

India — Longitudinal Extent

68°7′E–97°25′E

India — Latitudinal Difference

30°

India — Longitudinal Difference

29°

Latitude — Distance per Degree

111 km

Longitude — Distance

Varies; maximum at Equator, zero at Poles

India — Standard Meridian

82°30′E

India — Standard Meridian — Time Difference

4 minutes per 1° longitude

India — Standard Meridian — Location

Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh

India — Time Difference Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh

About 2 hours

India — IST

UTC/GMT +5:30

Indian Standard Meridian — Passes Through States

Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh & Andhra Pradesh

India — Northernmost Point

Indira Col, Himachal Pradesh

India — Southernmost Point

Indira Point, Great Nicobar

India — Easternmost Point

Kibithu, Arunachal Pradesh

India — Westernmost Point

Guhar Moti, Sir Creek, Gujarat

India — International Land Borders

Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar & Bhutan

India — Bangladesh Border

4,096.7 km

India-Bangladesh Border — Line

Radcliffe Line

India-Bangladesh Border — States

Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura & West Bengal

India-Bangladesh Border — Force

BSF

India — China Border

3,488 km

India-China Border — States/UTs

Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim & Arunachal Pradesh

India-China Border — Force

ITBP

India-China Border — Sectors

Western, Middle & Eastern sectors

India-China Border — Special Programme

Vibrant Village Programme

India — Pakistan Border

3,323 km

India-Pakistan Border — States

Gujarat, Rajasthan & Punjab

India-Pakistan Border — Force

BSF

India — Nepal Border

1,751 km

India-Nepal Border — States

Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal & Uttarakhand

India-Nepal Border — Force

SSB

India — Myanmar Border

1,643 km

India-Myanmar Border — States

Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur & Mizoram

India — Bhutan Border

699 km

India-Bhutan Border — States

West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim & Arunachal Pradesh

India-Bhutan Border — Force

SSB

India — Afghanistan Border

106 km

India-Afghanistan Border — UT

Ladakh

India — Sri Lanka

Separated by Palk Strait

State With Maximum State Boundaries — Uttar Pradesh

8 states + 1 UT (Delhi)

States With Least State Boundaries — Sikkim

West Bengal

States With Least State Boundaries — Meghalaya

Assam

States Sharing Boundary With 3 Countries — Sikkim

Nepal, Bhutan & China

States Sharing Boundary With 3 Countries — Arunachal Pradesh

Bhutan, China & Myanmar

States Sharing Boundary With 3 Countries — West Bengal

Nepal, Bhutan & Bangladesh

UT Sharing Boundary With 3 Countries — Ladakh

Pakistan, China & Afghanistan

India — Coastal States

9

Coastal States

Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha & West Bengal

India — Coastal UTs

4

Coastal UTs

Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu & Puducherry

India — Total Coastline

7516.6 km

India — Mainland Coastline

6100 km

Longest Coastline — State

Gujarat — 1214 km

Longest Coastline — UT

Andaman & Nicobar — 1912 km

Shortest Coastline — State

Goa