Notes of chapter 1 India size and location.
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➡️Location of India :
☣️ India lies entirely in the Northern hemisphere.
☣️ It compromises the major part of the Indian Subcontinent.
The subcontinent consists of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
☣️ India's mainland extends between 8°4' N and 37°6' N latitudes and 68°7' E and 97°25' E longitudes.
☣️ The Tropic of Cancer (23°30' N) India into two almost equal parts.
Southernmost point of the mainland of India: Kanyakumari ( 8°4' N 77°33' N )
The southernmost point of India : Indira Point 6°45' ( Great Nicobar Island )
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➡️ Size of India :
☣️Covering and area of 3.28 million square kilometres, India's total area is 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
☣️India is the world's seventh largest country.
➡️Boundaries :
☣️Land boundary : 15,200 km.
☣️Coastal boundary : 7,516.6 km
➡️Length and breadth of the main land of India :
☣️North to South : 3,214 km
☣️West to East : 2,933 km
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➡️ India and its connection to the World :
☣️The Indian land mass is centrally located between West and East Asia.
☣️India established its contacts with West Asia, Africa, and Europe, south - east and East Asia due to its Deccan Peninsula.
☣️The landmass of India helped her to establish more contacts with the outside world compare to the maritime contacts.
☣️India contributed towards its item produced here and more than that it's ideas, philosophies ( Upanishads , Ramayana , Panchtantra) and mathematics ( Indian numerals and decimal system ).
☣️India also gained from this exchange— for example, India's architecture was influenced by Greek sculpture and architectural styles from West Asia.
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➡️ India :
☣️India consists of 29 states and 7 union territories.
Its neighbours :
☣️India shares boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.
☣️Southern neighbours across the sea consists of two island countries , namely Maldives and Sri Lanka.
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Standard Meridian of India :
82°30' E [ Passes through Vindhyachal, the nearby town of Mirzapur (UP) ]
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SUMMARY -
India is a large country found in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Indian mainland extends between latitudes 8° 4'N and 37° 6'N and longitudes 68° 7'E and 97° 25'E.
The Tropic of cancer (23° 30'N) splits the country into almost two equal parts.
The whole area of India is 3.28 million square km.
India comprises 2.4% of the world's population geographical area, being the seventh largest country.
India land boundary is about 15200 km.
The length of the coastline including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands is about 7516.6 km.
The Latitudinal and Longitudinal extent of India mainland is about 30 in both directions.
The Standard Meridian of India (82° 39'E) passing through Mirzapur is taken as the standard time for the whole country.
The Indian landmass is located centrally between East and West Asia.
India has 29 states and 7 Union territories.
Across the sea in the South lie Sri Lanka and Maldives, two island nations.