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When talking about the area, India is the 7th largest country in the world. Its geographical location lies on the Indian Plate, which is the northern portion of the Indo-Australian Plate. The Indian subcontinent is easily recognizable on the world map as it is surrounded by three different water bodies. This is the basic layout of the Indian Geography. This article will talk about Indian cities and their nicknames along with basics of Indian Geography. Taking it from examination point of view, this topic constitutes an important part of Static GK. These Static GK Notes present you some basic trivia on Indian Geography. You can download it in PDF.

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Many cities in India are also known as the nicknames. Let us have an idea about them.

Cities and their Nicknames

S.NoCitiesNicknames
1.AmritsarGolden City
2.AhmedabadManchester of India
3.JaipurPink City
4.BengaluruSilicon Valley, Garden City
5.MumbaiGateway of India, Hollywood of India, Financial Capital of India
6.PuneDeccan Queen
7.PondicherryParis of the East
8.BhubaneshwarTemple City
9.AlappuzhaVenice of the East
10.KolkataCity of Joy
11.LucknowCity of Nawabs
12.UdaipurCity of Lakes
13.JamshedpurSteel City of India, Pittsburg of India
14.VaranasiSpiritual Capital of India
15.ChennaiGateway of South India, Automobile Capital of India, Detroit of India
16.CoorgScotland of India
17.CoimbatoreTextile City of India
18.DarjeelingQueen of the Hills
19.DehradunSchool Capital of India
20.GuwahatiGateway of North East India
21.KanpurLeather City of the World
22.KochiQueen of the Arabiian Sea
23.KollamCashew Capital of the Worlds
24.KolhapurCity of Wrestlers
25.MussoorieQueen of Mountains
26.PatialaRoyal City
27.NagpurOrange City
28.RishikeshCity of Sages
29.SuratDiamond City of India
30.JodhpurBlue City
31.AgraTaj Nagri
32.AllahabadAbode of the God, Sangam City, City of Prime MInisters
33.AsansolLand of Black Diamond
34.BhagalpurSilk City of India
35.IndoreMini Mumbai
36.ChandigarhThe City Beautiful
37.DibrugarhTea City of India
38.DurgapurRuhr of India
39.NlgiriBlue Mountains
40.KashmirSwitzerland of India
41.MaduraiAthens of the East

Indian Geography – Territorial Limits

  1. India is located in the northern and eastern hemispheres of the globe.
  2. India lies between the latitudes 6° 44’ north and 35° 30’ north. It lies between and 68° 7’ east and 97° 25’ east. The difference is roughly 30 degrees in both directions.
  3. The mainland of India extends from Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south and Arunachal Pradesh in the east to Gujarat in the west.
  4. The territorial limit of India extends towards the sea up to 12 nautical miles (22.2 km) from the coast. This limit includes the islands of Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
  5. The southern part of the country lies within the tropics and the northern part lies within the sub-tropical zone.

Indian Geography – Time Zone

  1. 82° 30’ east (Shankargarh Fort, Mirzapur in Allahabad district) has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India as it is the multiple of 7 degree 30 min of longitude.
  2. Indian Standard Time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich by 5 hours 30 minutes. This is the single time standard used across India.

Indian Geography – International Boundaries

  1. Except Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Haryana, Delhi, all the other states in the country share boundaries with other countries or have coastlines.
  2. The effective border between India and China is known as the McMahon line. The line that separates Indian-held lands from Chinese-held lands is called the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
  3. The India-Pakistan border is known as Radcliffe line. The military control line between the parts of Jammu Kashmir controlled by India and Pakistan is called the Line of Control (LoC).
  4. The India-Afghanistan and Pakistan-Afghanistan border are demarcated by a single line known as the Durand line.
  5. India and Sri Lanka are separated by the Palk Strait.
  6. India shares largest land frontier boundary with Bangladesh.

Indian Geography – Inside India

  1. The tropic of cancer (23½° North latitude) passes through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram – a total of 8 states.
  2. The total geographical area of India is approximately 33 lakhs sq. km. which is around 2.45% of the total land of the hemisphere.
  3. It is the seventh largest country in the world by area after USA, China, Russia, Canada, Brazil and Australia.
  4. It is the second most populated country of the world after China with a population of 1.417 billion people.
  5. There are a total 29 states and 7 UTs in India.
  6. Delhi is known as the National Capital Territory of India (NCT).
  7. Indira Point which is located in the Great Nicobar Island is the southern-most point in the territory of India. The southern-most top was submerged under water after 2004 Tsunami.

Indian Geography – Cities of India

A metropolitan area is an area (with one or more districts and two or more Municipalities or Panchayats) having a population of 10 lakhs or more. Some of the largest metropolitans in India are:

  1. National Capital Region (NCR)
  2. Mumbai
  3. Kolkata
  4. Bangalore
  5. Pune
  6. Hyderabad
  7. Chennai
  8. Visakhapatnam

Twin cities are when two cities that are very close to each other, over time, expand and grow to merge into one big metropolitan are. Some twin cities of India are:

  1. Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad
  2. Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane
  3. Hubli and Dharwad
  4. Kolkata and Howrah
  5. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack
  6. Hyderabad and Secunderabad

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