Indian Geographical facts
Nick Names of Important Indian Places
Nick Name | Place |
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Golden City | Amritsar |
Manchester of India | Ahmedabad |
City of Seven Islands | Mumbai |
Queen of Arabian Sea | Cochin |
Space City | Bangalore |
Garden City of India | Bangalore |
Silicon Valley of India | Bangalore |
Electronic City of India | Bangalore |
Pink City | Jaipur |
Gateway of India | Mumbai |
Twin City | Hyderabad - Sikandarabad |
City of Festivals | Madurai |
Deccan Queen | Pune |
City of Buildings | Kolkata |
Dakshin Ganga | Godavari |
Old Ganga | Godavari |
Egg Bowls of Asia | Andhra Pradesh |
Soya Region | Madhya Pradesh |
Manchester of the South | Coimbatore |
City of Nawabs | Lucknow |
Venice of the East | Cochin |
Sorrow of Bengal | Damodar river |
Sorrow of Bihar | Kosi river |
Blue Mountains | Nilgiri |
Queen of the Mountains | Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) |
Sacred river | Ganga |
Hollywood of India | Mumbai |
City of Castles | Kolkata |
State of Five Rivers | Punjab |
City of Weavers | Panipat |
City of Lakes | Srinagar |
Steel City of India | Jamshedpur (Called Tatanagar) |
City of Temples | Varanasi |
Manchester of the North | Kanpur |
City of Rallies | New Delhi |
Heaven of India | Jammu & Kashmir |
Boston of India | Ahmedabad |
Garden of spices of India | Kerala |
Switzerland of India | Kashmir |
Abode of the God | Prayag (Allahabad) |
Pittsburg of India | Jamshedpur |
Important Indian Towns on Rivers
Town | River |
Allahabad | At tde confluence of tde Ganga and Yamuna |
Patna | Ganga |
Varanasi | Ganga |
Kanpur | Ganga |
Hardwar | Ganga |
Badrinatd | Alaknanda |
Agra | Yamuna |
Delhi | Yamuna |
Matdura | Yamuna |
Ferozpur | Satluj |
Ludhiana | Satluj |
Srinagar | Jhelum |
Lucknow | Gomti |
Jaunpur | Gomti |
Ayodhya | Saryu |
Bareilly | Ram Ganga |
Ahmedabad | Sabarmati |
Kota | Chambal |
Jabalpur | Narmada |
Panji | Mandavi |
Ujjain | Kshipra |
Surat | Tapti |
Jamshedpur | Swarnarekha |
Dibrugarh | Brahmaputra |
Guwahati | Brahmaputra |
Kolkata | Hooghly |
Sambalpur | Mahanadi |
Cuttack | Mahanadi |
Seriranganatnam | Cauvery |
Hyderabad | Musi |
Nasik | Godavari |
Vijayvada | Krishna |
Curnool | Tungabhadra |
Tiruchirapalli | Cauvery |
Famous Hill Stations in India
Hill Stations | Height From Sea Level (m) | States |
Gulberga | 2550 | J & K |
Ooty (Ootacamund) | 2290 | Tamil Nadu |
Shimla | 2210 | H.P |
Pahalgam | 2200 | J & K |
Darjeeling | 2135 | West Bengal |
Kodaikanal | 2120 | Tamil Nadu |
Lansdowne | 2120 | Uttarkhand |
Dalhousie | 2035 | H.P |
Mussoorie | 2006 | Uttarkhand |
Mukteshwar | 1975 | Uttarkhand |
Nainital | 1940 | Uttarkhand |
Kasauli | 1985 | H.P |
Coonoor | 1860 | Tamil Nadu |
Gangtok | 1850 | Sikkim |
Manali | 1830 | H.P |
Ranikhet | 1830 | Uttarkhand |
Ranchi | 1800 | Jharkhand |
Srinagar | 1770 | J & K |
Almora | 1650 | Uttarakhand |
Shillang | 1500 | Maghalaya |
Mahabaleshwar | 1370 | Maharashtra |
Kalimpong | 1250 | West Bengal |
Mt. Abu | 1220 | Rajastan |
Kullu Valley | 1200 | H.P |
Panchgani | 1200 | Maharastra |
Mannar | 1160 | Kerala |
Panchmarhi | 1065 | M.P |
Periyar | 915 | Kerala |
Mandi | 709 | H.P |
Lonawala | 620 | Maharastra |
Khandala | 620 | Maharastra |
Tribal Groups of India
Tribal Groups | Found in |
Abhors | North-East |
Adivasis | MP (Bastar distt.) |
Angami | Manipur |
Apatamis | Arunachal Pradesh |
Badagas | Tamil Nadu |
Baigas | M.P |
Bakkarwals | J & K |
Bhils | M.P & Rajastan |
Bhotias | Uttarakhand |
Bhuia | M.P |
Birhors | M.P and Bihar |
Chang | North - East |
Chenchus | A.P and Orissa |
Chutia | Assam |
Gaddis | Himachal Pradesh |
Gallong | North-East |
Garos | Assam and Meghalaya |
Gonds | M.P and Bihar |
Gujlars | J & K and H.P |
Irula | Tamil Nadu |
Jaintias | Meghalaya |
Jarawas | Little Andamans |
Kanikar | Tamil Nadu |
Katkari | M.P |
Kharia | M.P |
Khond | M.P |
Khas | U.P |
Khasis | Assam and Meghalaya |
Khonds | Orissa |
Kol | M.P |
Kolam | A.P |
Kotas | Tamil Nadu |
Kuki | Manipur |
Lahaulas | Himachal Pradesh |
Lepchas | Sikkim |
Lushai | Tripura |
Murias | M.P |
Minas | Rajastan |
Moplahs | Kerala |
Mundas | Bihar |
Murias | M.P |
Nishi | North - East |
Nagas | Nagaland |
Oarons | Bihar and Orissa |
Onges | Andaman & Nicobar |
Pho | North - East |
Santhals | WB, Orissa and Bihar |
Sangtam | North-East |
Sema | Nagaland |
Sentinelese | Andaman & Nicobar |
Shompens | Andaman & Nicobar |
Todas | Tamil Nadu |
Uralis | Kerala |
Wancho | North - East |
Warlis | Maharashtra |
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) |
Important Monuments in India
Name | Place | Built by |
Ajanta - Ellora Caves | Aurangabad (Mah.) | Gupta rulers |
Aram Bagh | Agra (UP) | Babur |
Agra Fort | Agra (UP) | Akbar |
Akbar's Mausoleum | Sikandra (UP) | Akbar |
Itmod - ud - daula Fort | Agra (UP) | Noorjahan |
Anand Bhawan | Allahabad (UP) | Motilal Nehru |
Bada Imambara | Lucknow (UP) | Asaf-ud-daula |
Bharatpur Fort | Bharatpur (Raj.) | Raja Surajmal Singh |
Bibi Ka Maqbara | Aurangabad (Mah.) | Aurongzeb |
Char - Minor Hyderabad (AP) | Quli | Qutub Shah |
Charar - e - Sharif | Jammu & Kashmir | Zainul Abedin |
Chhota Imambara | Lucknow (UP) | Muhammad Ali Shah |
Dargah Ajmer Sharif | Ajmer (Raj.) | Sultan Shyasuddin |
Dilwara's Jain Temple | Mount Abu (Raj.) | Siddharaja |
Deewan - e - Khas | Agra Fort (UP) | Shahjahan |
Adhai Din Ka Jhopra | Ajmer (Raj.) | Qutubuddin Aibak |
Elephanfa's cave | Mumbai (Mah.) | Rashtrakuta rulers |
Fatehpur Sikri | Agra (UP) | Akbar |
Ferozshah Kotla | Delhi | Ferozshah Tughlaq |
Golghar | Patna (Bih.) | British Government |
Gateway of India | Mumbai (Mah.) | British Government |
Hauz Khas | Delhi | Alauddin Khilji |
Hawa Mahal | Jaipur (Raj.) | Maharaja Pratap Singh |
Humayun's Tomb | Delhi | Hymayun's wife |
Jama Masjid | Agra (UP) | Shahjahan |
Jama Masjid | Delhi | Shahjahan |
Jagannath Temple | Puri (Ori.) | Anantvarmun Ganga |
Jantar - Mantar | Delhi | Sawai Jai Singh |
Jaigarh Fort | Jaipur (Raj.) | Sawai Jai Singh |
Jim Corbett Park | Nainital (Uttar.) | Sir Malcom Hqilley |
Jodhpur Fort | Jodhpur (Raj.) | Rao Jodhoji |
Kanheri's Fort | Mumbai (Mah.) | Buddhists |
Khirki Masjid | Delhi | Ghyasuddin Tughlaq |
Lai Bagh | Bangalore (Kar.) | Hyder Ali |
Lakshmi Narayan Temple | Delhi | Birla Family |
Makka Masjid | Hyderabad (AP) | Quli Qutub Shah |
Moti Masjid | Agra Fort (UP) | Shahjahan |
Moti Masjid | Delhi Fort | Aurangzeb |
Nahargarh Fort | Jaipur (Raj.) | Sawai Jai Singh |
Nishat Garden | Srinagar (J & K) | Asaf Ali |
Parana Qila | Delhi | Shershah Suri |
Pathar Ki Masjid | Patna (Bih.) | Pervez Shah |
President House | Delhi | British Government |
Qutub Minor | Delhi | Qutubuddin Aibak |
Red Fort | Delhi | Shahjahan |
Safdar Jung Tomb | Delhi | Shuja-ud-daula |
Sabarmati Ashram | Ahmadabad (Guj.) | Mahatma Gandhi |
Shantiniketan | West Bengal | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
Shish Mahal | Agra (UP) | Shahjahan |
Shalimar Garden | Srinagar (J & K) | Jahangir |
Shershah's Tomb | Sasaram (Bih.) | Shershah's son |
Saint George Fort | Chennai (TN) | East India Company |
Sati Burj | Mathura (UP) | Raja Bhagwan Das |
Sun Temple | Konark (Ori.) | Narsimhadeva |
Swarna Mandir (Golden Temple) | Amritsar (Pun.) | Guru Ramdas |
Taj Mahal | Agra (UP) | Shahjahan |
Vellure Math | Kolkata (WB) | Swami Vivekanand |
Victoria Memorial | Kolkata (WB) | British Government |
Vishnupad Temple | Gaya (Bih.) | Rani Ahiliabai |
Viiaya Stambha | Chittorgarh (Raj.) | Maharana Kumbha |