Monday, November 22, 2010

Some Interesting Facts About India

http://www.thecolorsofindia.com/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_union_territories_of_India_by_population


1. State with lowest population in India - Sikkim

2. State smallest in area - Goa

3. State second smallest in area - Sikkim

4. Largest town of Sikkim - Gangtok

5. Most populous city of India - Mumbai

6. District with lowest population in India - Yanam in Pondicherry ( it lies in delta of Godavari river)

7. Union Territory with lowest population density in India - Andaman & Nicobar Islands ( a group of 572 islands lying in the Bay of Bengal)

8. Union Territory with lowest population in India - Lakshadweep ( has capital at Kavaratti)

9. Union Territory with highest population density in India - Delhi

10. Delhi was made the capital of India in 1911.

11. Delhi is surrounded by Haryana on all sides except the east where it borders with Uttar Pradesh.

12.  State with highest population in India - Uttar Pradesh

13. The five states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh account for almost half of the total India's population.

14. Union Territory with second lowest population in India - Daman and Diu

15. State with second lowest population in India - Mizoram

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Nice post, Helps refresh the very basic information of our motherland.