| India, with an area of 32,87,263 sq.km. is the seventh largest country in the world. |
| The countries which are larger than India (in area) are Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil and Australia. |
| India has a land frontier of about 15,200 km and a coastline of 7516.6 km. A ratio of approximately 2 : 1 |
| Among the Indian states, Gujarat has the longest coastline of approximately 1600 km. |
| The southernmost point of Indian mainland is Kanyakumari. Indira Point which is the southernmost point of India was submerged in the 2004 Tsunami. |
| The countries which have a common border with India are Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. |
| India shares the longest border with Bangladesh (4,000 km appx). |
| The nearest country with which India does not share a border is Sri Lanka which is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by Palk Strait on one side and Gulf of Mannar on the other. |
| India’s population as on 1 March 2001 stood at 1,028 million (532.1 million males and 496.4 million females). |
| India accounts for a meagre 2.4 per cent of the world surface area of 135.79 million sq km. Yet, it supports and sustains a whopping 16.7 per cent of the world population.. |
| As per provisional data of Census 2011, India's population stands at 1,21,01,93,422. |
| The sex ratio is 940 females per 1000 males. |
| The overall literacy rate is 74.04% (82.14 for males and 65.46 for females). |
| Three most populous countires of the world viz. China (1.34 billion), India (1.21 billion) and USA (308.7 million) account for 40% population of the world. |
| The census moment, the referral time at which the snapshot of the population is taken was 00.00 hours of 1 March 2001. Until the 1991 Census, the sunrise of 1 March was taken to be the census moment. |
India's Greatness
| 1st to introduce government supported family planning in the world. |
| Largest postal network in the world. |
| Largest livestock population. |
| Largest producer of milk. |
| Largest producer of millets in the world |
| Largest consumer of gold jewellery. |
| Largest producer of jute. |
| Largest producer of ginger. |
| Largest producer of bananas. |
| Largest producer of castor oil seeds. |
| Largest producer of mangoes. |
| Largest producer of safflower oil seeds. |
| Largest producer of papayas. |
| Second largest producer of tea, the first position being held by China. |
| Second largest producer of sugarcane, the first position being held by Brazil. |
| Second largest producer of wheat, the first position being held by China. |
| Second largest producer of onions, the first position being held by China. |
| Second largest producer of potatoes, the first position being held by China. |
| Second largest producer of garlic, the first position being held by China. |
| Second largest producer of rice, the first position being held by China. |
| Second largest producer of cottonseed, the first position being held by China. |
| Second largest producer of cement., next to China. |
| India has the second largest arable land in the world. The USA has the largest arable land in the world. |
| India is the third largest producer and second largest consumer of fertiliser in the world. |
| India has the largest deposits of Thorium in the world most of which is found in Kerala. |
| NOTE: The agricultural information is as per latest data available on the website of Food and Agricultural Organisation. |
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