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Geographical Location of India


Indian Geography

Geographical Location of India

Indian Geographical Location

  • Lying between latitude 4° N to 37°6' N and from longitude 68°7' E to 97°25' E, the country is divided into almost equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer (passes from Jabalpur in MP).
  • The southernmost point in Indian Territory, (in Great Nicobar Island) is the Indira Point (6°45'), while Kanyakumari, also known as Cape Comorin, is the southernmost point of Indian mainland. The country thus lies wholly in the northern and eastern hemispheres.
  • The 82°30' E longitude is taken as the Standard Time Meridian of India, as it passes through the middle of India (from Naini, near Allahabad).
  • Area Geography & Boundaries Geography

    1. India stretches 3,214 km from North to South & 2,933 km from East to West.
    2. Geography Area of India : 32,87,263 sq. km. Accounts for 2.4% of the total world area and roughly 16% of the world population.
    3. Mainland India has a coastline of 6,100 km. Including the Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the coastline measures about 7516.6 km.
    4. In India, of the total land mass:
      Plains Geography: 43.3%
      Plateaus: 27.7%
      Hills: 18.6%
      Mountains Geography: 10.7%
    5. In the South, on the eastern side, the Gulf of Mannar & the Palk Strait separate India from Sri Lanka.
    6. Total land neighbours: 7 (Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar).
    7. India's Islands include the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep, Minicoy & Amindive Islands in the Arabian Sea.