Monday, July 26, 2010

Largest Longest Highest and Smallest in India


Longest River

Ganges

The Longest Tributary River of India

Yamuna

The Longest River of the South

Godavari

Highest Mountain Peak

Godwin Austin (K2)

Largest Lake (Fresh water)

Wular Lake (Kashmir)

Highest Dam

Bhakra Dam (Punjab)

Largest Mosque

Jama Masjid, Delhi

Longest Road

Grand Trunk Road

State with Longest Coastline

Gujarat

Longest Railway Route

From Jammu to Kanyakumari

Longest Tunnel

Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)

Longest National Highway

NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari

Longest Dam

Hirakud Dam (Orissa)

Longest River Bridge

Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna

Largest Populated City

Mumbai (1.60 crore)

Largest Museum

National Museum, Kolkata

Largest Delta

Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal

Largest Dome

Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)

Largest Zoo

Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata

Largest Man-made Lake

Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)

Largest Desert

Thar (Rajasthan)

Highest Tower

Pitampura Tower, Delhi

Smallest State (Area)

Goa

Smallest State (Population)

Sikim

Highest Waterfall

Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)

Longest Electric Railway Line

From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna

Densest Populated State

West Bengal

Largest Cave Temple

Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)

Largest Animal Fair

Sonepur (Bihar)

Highest Gateway

Buland Darwuza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)

Biggest Hotel

Oberai-Sheraton (Mumbai)

Largest State (Area)

Rajasthan

Largest State (Population)

Uttar Pradesh

Place of Heaviest Rainfall

Mausinram (Meghalaya)

Largest Corridor

Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)

Largest Cantilever Span Bridge

Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)

Largest Forest State

Madhya Pradesh

Highest Straight Gravity Dam

Bhakra Dam

Longest Railway Platform

Kharagpur (W. Bengal)

Largest Stadium

Salt Lake (Yuva Bharti), Kolkata

Largest Port

Mumbai

Highest Lake

Devatal (Garhwal)

Largest Lake (Saline water)

Chilka Lake, Orissa

Highest Award

Bharat Ratna

Highest Gallantry Award

Paramveer Chakra

Largest Gurudwara

Golden Temple, Amritsar

Deepest River Valley

Bhagirathi & Alaknanda

State with Longest Coastline of South India

Andhra Pradesh

Longest River which forms estuary

Narmada

Largest Church

Saint Cathedral (Goa)

Longest Beach

Marina Beach, Chennai

Highest Battle Field

Siachin Glacier

Highest Airport

Leh (Laddakh)

Largest River Island

Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Assam)

Largest Planetarium

Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)

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