Question

extent and location of india

Answer 1

The Republic of India, Asia's second-largest country after China, fills the major part of the South Asian subcontinent (which it shares with Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh) and includes the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep (formerly the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands) in the Arabian Sea. The total area is 3,287,590 sq km (1,269,345 sq mi), including 222,236 sq km (85,806 sq mi) belonging to Jammu and Kashmir; of this disputed region, 78,932 sq km (30,476 sq mi) are under the de facto control of Pakistan and 42,735 sq km (16,500 sq mi) are held by China. Comparatively, the area occupied by India is slightly more than one-third the size of the United States. China claims part of Arunachal Pradesh. Continental India extends 3,214 km (1,997 mi) N – S and 2,933 km (1,822 mi) E – W . India is bordered on the N by the disputed area of Jammu and Kashmir (west of the Karakoram Pass), China, Nepal, and Bhutan; on the E by Myanmar, Bangladesh, and the Bay of Bengal; on the S by the Indian Ocean; on theW by the Arabian Sea; and on the NW by Pakistan. The total boundary length is 21,103 km (13,113 mi), of which 7,00 km (4,340 mi) is coastline.

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Answer 2

• India is also officially known as The Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic of India.

• It is the seventh largest country of the world.

• It has an area of approximately 3 million square kilometres.

• The mainland of India extends from 8° North ( abbreviated as 8° N ) to 37° North ( abbreviated as 37° N ) latitudes and from 68° East ( abbreviated as 68° E ) to 97° East ( abbreviated as 97° E ) longitudes approximately.

• The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is about 30°.

• The North - South extent of the mainland of India from Kashmir in the North to Kanniyakumari in the South is 3,214 kilometres.

• It's longitudinal extent is from the Rabb of Kachchh in the West to Arunachal Pradesh in the East is about 2,933 kilometres.

• The Tropic of Cancer ( $\bold{23\frac{1}{2}~°~N}$ ) is passing through the middle of India which in turn, divides India into two equal halves , namely, North Temperate and South Tropical Lands.

• The Standard Time of India is five and a half hour se ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( abbreviated as GMT ).