All About India
Geography of India
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Prayer Wheels River Turns Red at Hampi after Rain
Baichung Bhutia Ravi Teja Swarnamalya Abhishek Bachchan Valiyaveetil Diju
Population Of India
Family Vacation Tour In India
How India Mesmerized V.S. Naipaul.
Great Indian Recipes
Notable Destinations For Beach Holidays In India
Mahatma Gandhi
Rangoli - Indian Culture
Agra Fort
Elephanta Caves
Red Fort Delhi
Qutb Minar
Taj Mahal
India is one of the countries of Asian continent which is known for its cultural heritage and traditions. New Delhi is the capital of India. It is the biggest democratic country in the world in terms of population. It spreads over an area of 3,287,263 square kilometers and ranks seventh in the world in its geographical area. It ranks second in its population with 1,210,193,422 people with a density of 368.4 people per square kilometer. It ranks second in the world in its population and 31st in the world in density of population. The currency of India is Indian rupee. Hindi and English are the official language of India and the constitution of India has recognized 22 languages spoken in the country.
Geography of India
India is blessed with natural boundaries on all four directions. The Himalayas in the north separates India from other Asian countries. Indian Ocean lies to its south, Bay of Bengal to its south east, Arabian Sea to its south west, Pakistan to its west, Myanmar and Bangladesh to its east and China, Nepal and Bhutan to its north east. India lies between 8 4’ and 37 6’ latitudes and 68 7’ and 97 25’ longitudes. Its length from north to south is 2,214 kilometers and from east to west is 2,933 kilometers. India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers including that of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep island groups. Narmada, Tapti, Krishna, Cauvery, Godavari, Ganges, Yamuna, Brahmaputra and Mahanadi are some of the important rivers of India.
Climate of India
The climate of different places of India falls under one of these climatic zones which are tropical wet, tropical dry, subtropical humid and montane. India gets its rainfall from southwest monsoon winds and northeast monsoon winds. The annual average rainfall of India ranges between 750 mm and 1500 mm. The average temperature of India in summer is from 25 degree Celsius to 35 degree Celsius and the average temperature of India in winter is from 14 degree Celsius to 25 degree Celsius.
History of India
The Vedas and epics such as Mahabharata and Ramayana speak about the ancient history of India which is also called Bharat. Many dynasties such as Gupta dynasty, Mughal dynasty, Chalukya dynasty, Chera, Chola, Pandya and Pallava dynasties ruled over India at various times. The European settlements in India started in 17th century and it went into the control of the British gradually and with the efforts of great leaders of India such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, etc. India got its independence on 15th August 1947.
Government of India
The constitution of India came into existence on 26th January 1950. The Indian administration is divided into three branches, executive branch, legislative branch and judicial branch. President is the head of the country and Prime Minister is the head of the government. The parliament of India has two houses Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. In judicial branch Supreme Court is the apex body and the High Courts and Subordinate Courts comes under it.
For administrative purposes, India is divided into 28 states and 7 union territories based on linguistic lines.
Country Capital President* Prime Minister*
India New Delhi Pranab Mukherjee Dr. Manmohan Singh
State Capital Chief Minister*
Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Nabam Tuki
Assam Dispur Tarun Kumar Gogoi
Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar
Chhattisgarh Rajpur Raman Singh
Goa Panaji Manohar Parrikar
Gujarat Gandhinagar Narendra Modi
Haryana Chandigarh Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Prem Kumar Dhumal
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar and Jammu Omar Abdullah
Jharkhand Ranchi Arjun Munda
Karnataka Bengaluru Jagadish Shettar
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Oommen Chandy
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Maharashtra Mumbai Prithviraj Chavan
Manipur Imphal Okram Ibobi Singh
Meghalaya Shillong Mukul Sangma
Mizoram Aizawl Lal Thanhawla
Nagaland Kohima Neiphiu Rio
Orissa Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik
Punjab Chandigarh Prakash Singh Badal
Rajasthan Jaipur Ashok Gehlot
Sikkim Gangtok Pawan Kumar Chamling
Tamil Nadu Chennai J. Jayalalitha
Tripura Agartala Manik Sarkar
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Akhilesh Yadav
Uttarakhand Dehradun Vijay Bahuguna
West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee
Union Territory Capital Head*
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair President of India
Chandigarh Chandigarh President of India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa President of India
Daman and Diu Daman President of India
Lakshadweep Kavaratti President of India
Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
Pondicherry Pondicherry Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy
Geography of India
MITS Gwalior Roosting Birds near Bhopal Chromepet Church under renovation
Prayer Wheels River Turns Red at Hampi after Rain
Baichung Bhutia Ravi Teja Swarnamalya Abhishek Bachchan Valiyaveetil Diju
Population Of India
Family Vacation Tour In India
How India Mesmerized V.S. Naipaul.
Great Indian Recipes
Notable Destinations For Beach Holidays In India
Mahatma Gandhi
Rangoli - Indian Culture
Agra Fort
Elephanta Caves
Red Fort Delhi
Qutb Minar
Taj Mahal
India is one of the countries of Asian continent which is known for its cultural heritage and traditions. New Delhi is the capital of India. It is the biggest democratic country in the world in terms of population. It spreads over an area of 3,287,263 square kilometers and ranks seventh in the world in its geographical area. It ranks second in its population with 1,210,193,422 people with a density of 368.4 people per square kilometer. It ranks second in the world in its population and 31st in the world in density of population. The currency of India is Indian rupee. Hindi and English are the official language of India and the constitution of India has recognized 22 languages spoken in the country.
Geography of India
India is blessed with natural boundaries on all four directions. The Himalayas in the north separates India from other Asian countries. Indian Ocean lies to its south, Bay of Bengal to its south east, Arabian Sea to its south west, Pakistan to its west, Myanmar and Bangladesh to its east and China, Nepal and Bhutan to its north east. India lies between 8 4’ and 37 6’ latitudes and 68 7’ and 97 25’ longitudes. Its length from north to south is 2,214 kilometers and from east to west is 2,933 kilometers. India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers including that of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep island groups. Narmada, Tapti, Krishna, Cauvery, Godavari, Ganges, Yamuna, Brahmaputra and Mahanadi are some of the important rivers of India.
Climate of India
The climate of different places of India falls under one of these climatic zones which are tropical wet, tropical dry, subtropical humid and montane. India gets its rainfall from southwest monsoon winds and northeast monsoon winds. The annual average rainfall of India ranges between 750 mm and 1500 mm. The average temperature of India in summer is from 25 degree Celsius to 35 degree Celsius and the average temperature of India in winter is from 14 degree Celsius to 25 degree Celsius.
History of India
The Vedas and epics such as Mahabharata and Ramayana speak about the ancient history of India which is also called Bharat. Many dynasties such as Gupta dynasty, Mughal dynasty, Chalukya dynasty, Chera, Chola, Pandya and Pallava dynasties ruled over India at various times. The European settlements in India started in 17th century and it went into the control of the British gradually and with the efforts of great leaders of India such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, etc. India got its independence on 15th August 1947.
Government of India
The constitution of India came into existence on 26th January 1950. The Indian administration is divided into three branches, executive branch, legislative branch and judicial branch. President is the head of the country and Prime Minister is the head of the government. The parliament of India has two houses Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. In judicial branch Supreme Court is the apex body and the High Courts and Subordinate Courts comes under it.
For administrative purposes, India is divided into 28 states and 7 union territories based on linguistic lines.
Country Capital President* Prime Minister*
India New Delhi Pranab Mukherjee Dr. Manmohan Singh
State Capital Chief Minister*
Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Nabam Tuki
Assam Dispur Tarun Kumar Gogoi
Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar
Chhattisgarh Rajpur Raman Singh
Goa Panaji Manohar Parrikar
Gujarat Gandhinagar Narendra Modi
Haryana Chandigarh Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Prem Kumar Dhumal
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar and Jammu Omar Abdullah
Jharkhand Ranchi Arjun Munda
Karnataka Bengaluru Jagadish Shettar
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Oommen Chandy
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Maharashtra Mumbai Prithviraj Chavan
Manipur Imphal Okram Ibobi Singh
Meghalaya Shillong Mukul Sangma
Mizoram Aizawl Lal Thanhawla
Nagaland Kohima Neiphiu Rio
Orissa Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik
Punjab Chandigarh Prakash Singh Badal
Rajasthan Jaipur Ashok Gehlot
Sikkim Gangtok Pawan Kumar Chamling
Tamil Nadu Chennai J. Jayalalitha
Tripura Agartala Manik Sarkar
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Akhilesh Yadav
Uttarakhand Dehradun Vijay Bahuguna
West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee
Union Territory Capital Head*
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair President of India
Chandigarh Chandigarh President of India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa President of India
Daman and Diu Daman President of India
Lakshadweep Kavaratti President of India
Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
Pondicherry Pondicherry Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy
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