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India is a country that is located in the southernmost part of the continent asia.The country India has the second most largest population in the world. India is the seventh largest country in the world. India is also known as the subcontinent of asia.India is surrounded by the three oceans namely indian ocean,bay of bengal and arabian sea.These three sea meets in kanyakumari present in tamilnadu in india.The northernmost state of india is the Jammu and Kashmir and the southernmost part is the Tamil Nadu.
Geography Of India
The area of India is about 3.28 million square kilometer.The mainland extends between 8°4’ and 37°6’ in latitude.In longitude the area of india extends between 68°7’ and 97°25’ .The tropic of cancer divides the india into almost two halves.The coastline of india is about 7517 km.The india has great diversity not only in population but also in landforms such as mountains,valleys ,plains,plateau and deserts .
Division Of Indian Geography
Indian geography can be divided into two types.
- Physical geography.
- Political geography.
India has almost 28 states and 8 union territories.It also includes one national capital.
States And Union Territories
The largest state in India is Rajasthan. The area of Rajasthan is about 3,42,239 kilometres. Rajasthan also shares its borders with Punjab ,Haryana,Uttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh,Gujarat and Pakistan provinces of sind and punjab.The smallest state of india is Goa.The area of goa is about 3700 kilometres.
Uttar Pradesh is known as the most popular state in india.The prosperous state of India is Gujarat.The states like Mizoram,Sikkim,Nagaland,Tripura and Manipur are in eastern part of india.
The EIGHT union territories of India are as follows.
- Chandigarh
- Dadra and nagar haveli.
- Daman and diu.
- Lakshadweep.
- Puducherry.
- Andaman and Nicobar.
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Ladakh
Political Boundaries
India shares its political borders with seven countries.They are as follows.
- Pakistan in the west.
- Nepal in the northeast.
- China in the northeast.
- Bhutan in the northeast.
- Myanmar in the east.
- Bangladesh in the east.
- Srilanka in the south.
Physical Geography
Based on the physical geography India can be divided into six.
- Mountains.
- Plains.
- Plateau.
- Coastal plains.
- Deserts.
- islands.
Rivers In India
India has 12 major rivers.The Brahmaputra river is also known as the trans boundary river. The origin of the river is Tibet. From Tibet it enters into the Arunachal pradesh. Then it enters into Bangladesh and goes into the bay of bengal.
The longest river of India is the river Ganga. It is the holy river and auspicious river of india.The tributary of the ganges is the river Yamuna.The tributary of Yamuna is the river Chambal.The other rivers of india are godavari from Maharashtra, Krishna from Mahabaleshwar, Narmada from Madhya Pradesh, Kaveri between TamilNadu and Karnataka and Mahanadi between Chattisgarh and Odisha.
Conclusion
India is one of the beautiful country.Protecting this country is in the hands of its citizens.So this article has explained the geographical conditions of india.
