INDIA

India at a glance

Capital:                                       New Delhi

Area:                                           3.3 Million sq. km

Latitude:                                     6° 44' and 35° 30' north latitude

Longitude:                                  68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude

Official Language:                      Hindi

Total Recognized Languages:     22

Total Coast Line:                       7,516.6 km

Area covered by Forest:          68 million hectares

Population:                                1,210,193,422 Billion

Male:                                           623.7 million

Female:                                       586.4 million

Population Growth Rate:          1.64 per cent during 2001-2011

Density of Population:              370.8/km2

Sex Ratio:                                   940

Literacy Rate:                            74.04%

Male:                                           82.14%

Female:                                       65.46%

State:                                           28

Union Territories:                     7

Largest State:                             Rajasthan      

Smallest State:                           Goa

National Park:                            102

Wildlife Sanctuaries:                 441

Largest City:                               Mumbai 

Calling Code:                              +91

National Motto:                         Satyameva Jayate

National Song:                           Vande Mataram

National Anthem:                      Jana Gana Mana 

Highest Point:                            Mount Godwin-Austen, 28,251 ft

Currency:                                   Indian Rupee

Time Zone:                                 GMT + 05:30 

Life Expectancy Rate

Male:                                           65.8 years

Female:                                       68.1 years

Ethnic Groups:                           Australoid, Mongoloid, Europoid, Caucasian, and Negroid

National Days:                           26th January (Republic Day)

                                                    15th August (Independence Day)

                                                    2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)

National Bird:                            Indian peacock

National Flower:                       Lotus

National Tree:                           Banyan Tree

National River:                          The Ganga

National Aquatic Animal:          River Dolphin

National Animal:                        Tiger

National Fruit:                           Mango