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    India is a large and diverse country located in South Asia. It stretches from the Himalayan mountains and Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south. India has a population of over 1.2 billion people, making it the second most populous country after China. The country is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories, with Delhi as the capital city. India's diverse terrain includes mountains, plateaus, plains, coasts and islands.

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    India is a large and diverse country located in South Asia. It stretches from the Himalayan mountains and Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south. India has a population of over 1.2 billion people, making it the second most populous country after China. The country is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories, with Delhi as the capital city. India's diverse terrain includes mountains, plateaus, plains, coasts and islands.

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    India is a large and diverse country located in South Asia. It stretches from the Himalayan mountains and Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south. India has a population of over 1.2 billion people, making it the second most populous country after China. The country is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories, with Delhi as the capital city. India's diverse terrain includes mountains, plateaus, plains, coasts and islands.

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    Our Country India

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    India is a large and diverse country located in South Asia. It stretches from the Himalayan mountains and Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south. India has a population of over 1.2 billion people, making it the second most populous country after China. The country is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories, with Delhi as the capital city. India's diverse terrain includes mountains, plateaus, plains, coasts and islands.

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    India- overview

    • India is a country of vast geographical expanse bounded by the


    lofty Himalayas, Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the
    Indian Ocean. India has an area of about 3.28 million sq. km.
    The north-south extent from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is about
    3,200 km. And the east-west extent from Arunachal Pradesh to
    Kuchchh is about 2,900 km.
    • The lofty mountains, the Great Indian Desert, the Northern
    Plains, the uneven plateau surface and the coasts and islands
    present a diversity of landforms. There is a great variety in the
    climate, vegetation, wildlife as well as in the language and
    culture. India has a population of more than one hundred
    twenty crores since the year 2011. It is the second-most
    populous country of the world after China.
    Locational Setting

    • India is located in the northern hemisphere. The Tropic of


    Cancer (23°30’N) passes almost halfway through the country.
    From south to north, mainland of India extends between 8°4’N
    and 37°6’N latitudes. From west to east, India extends between
    68°7’E and 97°25’E longitudes.
    • Due to great longitudinal extent of about 29°, there could be
    wide differences in local time of places located at two extreme
    points of India. As such, the difference between these two
    points would be of about two hours.
    India’s
    Neighbours

    There are seven countries that share


    land boundaries with India.
    Political and Administrative
    Divisions

    • india is a vast country divided into 28 States and 8


    Union Territories.
    • Delhi is the national capital. The states have been
    formed mainly on the basis of languages.
    Physical Divisions

    • India has diversity of physical features such as mountains, plateaus, plains, coasts and islands.
    • Himalaya mean ‘the abode of snow’. The Himalayan mountains are divided into three main parallel
    ranges. The northernmost is the Great Himalaya or Himadri. The world’s highest peaks are located in
    this range. Middle Himalaya or Himachal lies to the south of Himadri.
    Plains
    • The Northern Indian plains lie to the south of the Himalayas. They are generally level and flat. These
    are formed by the alluvial deposits laid down by the rivers– the Indus, the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and
    their tributaries. These river plains provide fertile land for cultivation. That is the reason for high
    concentration of population in these plains.
    • In the western part of India lies the Great Indian desert, dry, hot and sandy stretch of land.

    • To the south of northern plains lies the Peninsular plateau. This is a region with numerous hill
    ranges and valleys. Aravalli hills, one of the oldest ranges of the world, border it on the north-
    west side. The Vindhyas and the Satpuras are the important ranges. The rivers Narmada and Tapi
    flow through these ranges. These are west-flowing rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea.

    • The Western Ghats or Sahyadri’s border the plateau in the west and the Eastern Ghats provide the
    eastern boundary. The plateau is rich in minerals like coal and iron-ore. To the West of the
    Western Ghats and the East of Eastern Ghats lie the Coastal plains.

    • The western coastal plains are very narrow. The eastern Coastal plains are much broader. There
    are a number of east flowing rivers. The rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri drain
    into the Bay of Bengal. These rivers have formed fertile deltas at their mouth. The Sunderban
    delta is formed where the Ganga and Brahmaputra flow into the Bay of Bengal.

    • Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Arabian Sea. These are coral islands located off the coast
    of Kerala. The Andaman and the Nicobar Islands lie to the southeast of the Indian mainland in the
    Bay of Bengal.

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