| About Bharat
: One of the oldest civilisations in the world.
Geographic Information
Lying entirely in the northern hemisphere
India occupies a major portion of the south Asian subcontinent.
latitudes 8° 4' and 37° 6' north, longitudes 68° 7'
and 97° 25' east
Total area : 32,87,263 sq. km (seventh largest in the
world)
North to south : about 3,214 km
East to west : about 2,933 km
Land frontier : about 15,200 km.
Total length of the coastline : 7,516.6 km. ( includes
the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman &
Nicobar Islands.)
North : Great Himalayas
East : Bay of Bengal
West : Arabian Sea
South : Indian Ocean
Population ( Based on Provisional Figures of
Census 2011)
| Type |
Total |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
| Population |
121 01 93 422 |
62 37 24 248 |
51.54 |
58 64 69 174 |
48.46 |
| Under 6 |
15 87 89 287 |
8 29 52 135 |
52.24 |
7 58 37 152 |
47.76 |
Males include ‘Males’ and ‘Others’
Overall Sex Ratio : 940 (as against 933 in year 2001)
Under 6 Sex Ratio : 914 (as against 927 in
year 2001)
Life Expectancy Rate : 63.9 years (Males);
66.9 years (Females) (As of Sep 2005)
Overall population grew by 17.64% over 2001
Male population grew by 17.14% over 2001
Female population grew by 18.12% over 2001
District Population Rank
Largest district : Thane : 1 10 54 131
Smallest district : Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh
: 7 948
Overall Sex Ratio : Highest : Mahe : Pudducherry : 1
176
Overall Sex Ratio : Lowest : Daman : Daman & Diu
: 533
Under 6 Sex Ratio : Highest : Lahul & Spiti : Himachal
Pradesh : 1,013
Under 6 Sex Ratio : Lowest : Jhajjar : Haryana : 774
Highest population density : North East Delhi : Delhi
: 37,346 persons per sq. km
Lowest population density : Dibang Valley : Arunachal
Pradesh : 1 person per sq. km
Literacy ( Based on Provisional
Figures of Census 2011)
National : 74.04%
Male : 82.14%
Female : 65.46%
District with maximum literacy : Serchhip : Mizoram
: 98.76%
District with lowest literacy : Alirajpur : Madhya Pradesh
: 37.22%
The Union and its territory
India comprises 28 States and 7 Union Territories
As per Census 2001, India had 593 disticts.
As per VoiceOfBharat.org estimates, there are 642 districts
of India.
Number of habitated villages : 593 731
You can see demographic profile of all these villages
on VoiceOfBharat.org
Geographic Information
Location
The Indian peninsula is separated from mainland
Asia by the Himalayas. The Country is surrounded by
the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the
west, and the Indian Ocean to the south.
Geographic Coordinates
Lying entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, the Country
extends between 8° 4' and 37° 6' latitudes north of
the Equator, and 68° 7' and 97° 25' longitudes east
of it.
Indian Standard Time
GMT + 05:30
Border Countries
Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north-west;
China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north; Myanmar to the
east; and Bangladesh to the east of West Bengal. Sri
Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of
sea, formed by Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
Coastline 7,516.6 km encompassing the mainland, Lakshadweep
Islands, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Climate
The climate of India can broadly be classified
as a tropical monsoon one. But, in spite of much of
the northern part of India lying beyond the tropical
zone, the entire country has a tropical climate marked
by relatively high temperatures and dry winters. There
are four seasons:
Winter (December-February)
Summer (March-June)
South-west monsoon season (June-September)
Post monsoon season (October-November)
Terrain
The mainland comprises of four regions, namely the great
mountain zone, plains of the Ganga and the Indus, the
desert region, and the southern peninsula.
Natural Resources
Coal, iron ore, manganese ore, mica, bauxite,
petroleum, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, magnesite,
limestone, arable land, dolomite, barytes, kaolin, gypsum,
apatite, phosphorite, steatite, fluorite, etc.
Natural Hazards
Monsoon floods, flash floods, earthquakes,
droughts, and landslides.
People of India
Life Expectancy Rate
63.9 years (Males); 66.9 years (Females) (As of Sep
2005)
Sex Ratio
933 according to the 2001 census
Ethnic Groups
All the five major racial types - Australoid, Mongoloid,
Europoid, Caucasian, and Negroid find representation
among the people of India.
Religions
According to the 2001 census, out of the total population
of 1,028 million in the Country, Hindus constituted
the majority with 80.5%, Muslims came second at 13.4%,
followed by Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and
others.
Languages
There are 22 different languages that have been recognised
by the Constitution of India, of which Hindi is an Official
Language. Article 343(3) empowered Parliament to provide
by law for continued use of English for official purposes.
Literacy
According to the provisional results of the 2001 census,
the literacy rate in the Country stands at 64.84 per
cent, 75.26% for males and 53.67% for females.
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