Largest, Smallest, Highest and Longest in India |
Biggest Hotel |
Oberoi-Sheraton on the Shore of the Arabian Sea in South Bombay. |
Highest Mountain Peak |
K2 (8,611 meters) |
Largest Populated City |
Mumbai |
Longest River (Flow in India) |
Ganga (2510 Kilometers) |
Highest Waterfall |
Gersoppa Waterfall, Karnataka, (830 feet) |
Largest Lake |
Wular Lake, Kashmir |
Longest Electric Railway Line |
Kolkata to Delhi |
Longest State (area) |
Rajasthan (4,43,446 sq. kilometers) |
Largest State (population) |
Uttar Pradesh (166,17, 921)-2001 census |
Longest River Bridge |
Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna (5.75 kilometer Long) |
Highest Gateway |
Buland Darwaja 54 meters (Fatehpur sikri, Agra) |
Wettest place or heaviest rainfall |
Mawsynram (Meghalaya) |
Tallest Statue |
Statue of Gomateshwara, Karnataka (47 meters high) |
Largest Tunnel |
Jawahar Tunnel (J & K State), 1½ kilometer., Banihal Pass) |
Largest Museum |
Indian Museum, Kolkata |
Densest population |
West Bengal (904 persons per sq. kilometers) |
Largest Zoo |
Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata |
Largest Forest State |
Asom |
Largest Road |
Grand Trunk Road (2,400 kilometers) |
Largest Delta |
Sunderban Delta (12,872 sq. kilometers) |
Largest Cave Temple |
Ellora (Kailash Temples, Maharashtra) |
Largest Cantilever Span Bridge |
Howrah Bridge (Kolkata) |
Highest Tower |
Qutub Minar, Delhi |
Largest Mosque |
Jama Masjid, Delhi |
Highest Straight Gravity Dam |
Bhakra Dam |
Smallest State (area) |
Goa |
Smallest State (population) |
Sikkim |
Largest Desert |
Thar (Rajasthan) |
Largest man-made lake |
Gobind Sagar (Bhakra) |
Largest Corridor |
Rameshwaram Temple Corridor |
Largest Animal Fair |
Sonepur Fair, Bihar |