Indian Geography Notes for Civil Services Examination

India States With their Capital

India's Union Territories and their Capital

Indian Geographical Extremes

► Highest Temperature - (56°C) Briyawali, Bikaner in Rajasthan
► Lowest Temperature - (- 45°C) Dras, Ladakh in J & K
► Highest Rainfall - 11,875 mm (around of) Mawsynram in Meghalaya.
► Highest Peak - 8,611 metre, K2 in Jammu & Kashmir
► Longest River - 2510 km, Ganga with 861,400 square km basin
► Largest River Iland - Majuli in Brahmaputra, in Assam (1500 square km) (largest in India as well as in the world)
► Largest Desert - Thar Desert 2,59,000 square km.
► Largest Plateau - Deccan Plateau, 259,000 square km.
► Highest Water fall - Jog water fall, sharawati river in Karnataka
► Largest Coastal state - Gujarat, Coastal Length (1600 km.)
► Largest brackish water lake – Chilika lake in Odisha.
► Largest Sea Beach - Marina Beach, In Chennai with 13 km length.
► 2nd largest lake - Wular lake in Bandipora distt. In J & K (largest in India as well as in Asia)
► Largest fresh water lake - Kolleru lake (Andhra Pradesh)
► Largest man-made lake - Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam) (UP and MP border)
► Highest lake - Devtal lake, Gadhwal, Uttarakhand.
► Largest canal – Indira Gandhi canal (Rajasthan)
► Largest Tributory River of India - Yamuna.
► Largest populated city - Mumbai
► Largest state (Area) - Rajasthan
► Largest state (population) - Uttar Pradesh
► State wise largest Area Under forest - Madhya Pradesh
► Largest Delta - Sundarbans Delta.
► Largest River without Delta - Narmada and Tapti
► Largest cantilever span bridge - Howrah Bridge
► Longest River Bridge - Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
► Longest Road - Grand Truck Road.
► Highest Road - Road at Khardungla (in Leh-Manali)
► Highest Dam - Tehri Dam (Uttarakhand)
► Longest Dam - Hirakund Dam (Odisha)
► Largest Cave - Amarnath (J & K)
► Largest Cave Temple - Kailash Temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
► Tallest Plunge Water fall - Nohkalikai Falls (335 metres) in shora near cherrapunji Meghalaya
► Biggest cave temple - Ellora.
► Biggest Mosque - Jama masjid at Delhi
► Highest Gateway - Buland Darwaza at fatepur Sikri
► Tallest Statues - Statues of Hanuman (AP)
► Largest Dome - Gol Gumbaz at Bizapur.
► Largest Zoo - Zoological Garden at Alipur (Kolkata)
► Largest Museum - Indian Museum at Kolkata
► Largest District - Kutch District
► Longest Electric Railway line - From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna.
► Longest Railway Route - From Assam to Kanyakumari
► Longest Railway Plate form - Gorakhpur (U.P.)
► Highest Railway station - Ghum (W. Bengal)
► Longest Tunnel - Jawahar Tunnel (J&K)
► Longest Highway - NH-44 (NH-7) which turns from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
► Smallest state (population) - Sikkim
► Smallest State (Area) - Goa
► Densest Populated State - West Bengal
► Largest Animal fair - Sonepur (Bihar)
► Largest Auditorium - Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai)
► Largest Port - Mumbai
► Biggest Hotel - Oberai Sheraton (Mumbai)
► Largest Gurudwara - Golden Temple, Amritsar
► Deepest River Valley - Bhagirathi & Alakhnanda
► Largest Church - Saint Catherdal (Goa)
► Oldest Church - St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala)
► Highest Airport - Leh (Ladakh) (J&K)
► Biggest Stadium - Yuva Bharti (Salt lake) stadium, Kolkata.
► Largest Inland salt lake - Sambhar lake.