List of Longest in India:
Longest Beach | Marina Beach, Chennai |
Longest Bridge | Dhola–Sadiya Bridge |
Longest Canal | Indira Gandhi Canal |
Longest Corridor among all Hindu temples in India | Ramanathaswamy temple corridor |
Longest Dam | Hirakud Dam (stands across the river Mahanadi) |
Longest Day | June 21 |
Longest Desert | Thar Desert |
Longest Electrified Railway Line | Situated between Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations of Andhra Pradesh |
Longest Epic | The Mahabharata |
Longest Expressway in India | Agra Lucknow Expressway |
Longest Glacier in India | Siachen Glacier |
Longest Hanging Bridge in India | Howrah Bridge |
Longest Highway Tunnel | Atal Tunnel |
Longest International Border (State) | West Bengal (2509 km) |
Longest Lake | Vembanad lake, Kerala (length 96.5 KM) |
Longest Mainland Coastline in India | Gujarat |
Longest Man-made lake | Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam, 934m), UP |
Longest Natural Cave in India | Krem Liat Prah caves |
Longest Nonstop run train | Trivandrum Rajdhani |
Longest Rail-Road Bridge | Bogibeel Bridge, Assam |
Longest Railway Bridge | Vembanad Rail Bridge, Kerala |
Longest Railway Platform | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
Longest Railway Tunnel of India | Pir Panjal Range of Himalayas |
Longest River | Ganga |
Longest River Bridge | Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna |
Longest River in South India | Godavari (1465 km) |
Longest River which forms estuary in India | Narmada |
Longest Road | NH 44 (Srinagar to Kanyakumari) |
Longest Road Tunnel | Chenani-Nashri Tunnel |
Longest Sea Bridge | Bandra Worli Sea Link on Mahimbay, Mumbai (5.6km) |
Longest Train Route in India | Vivek Express (India to Kanyakumari) |
Longest Tributary River | Yamuna |
Longest Tunnel | Kharbude (Konkan Railway) |
State has Longest Highway | Uttar Pradesh (752 km) |
State with the Longest coastline (South Indian State) | Andhra Pradesh (974 km) |
State with the Longest coastline | Gujarat (1600 km) |
List of Largest in India:
Largest Aircraft carrier | INS Vikramaditya |
Largest Animal Fair | Sonepur (Bihar) |
Largest Arch Dam | Idukki Dam |
Largest Area Under Forest Cover (State) | Madhya Pradesh |
Largest Artificial Lake | Dhebar Lake |
Largest Auditorium in India | Sri Shanmukhananda Hall, Mumbai |
Largest Bank of India | State Bank of India |
Largest Barrage | Farakka Barrage, Ganga |
Largest Cattle Fairs of India | Sonepur Cattle Fair |
Largest Cave | Amarnath Cave, Jammu and Kashmir |
Largest Cave Temple | Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra) |
Largest Church | Saint Cathedral Church |
Largest Continent | Asia |
Largest Cricket Stadium in India | Narendra Modi Stadium |
Largest Delta | Ganges-Brahmaputra delta |
Largest Desert | Thar Desert |
Largest District | Kutch district |
Largest Dome | Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur |
Largest Exhibition Ground | Pragati Maidan, New Delhi |
Largest Forest State | Madhya Pradesh |
Largest Fort | Chittaurgarh Fort |
Largest Fresh Water Lake | Wular Lake, Kashmir |
Largest General Post Office (GPO) | Mumbai |
Largest Gurudwara | Golden Temple, Amritsar |
Largest inland salt-water lake | Sambhar lake |
Largest Lake (Saline Water) | Chilika Lake, Odisha |
Largest Landing ship in India | INS Jalashwa |
Largest Library | National Library, Kolkata |
Largest Man-made Lake | Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam) |
Largest Monastery | Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh |
Largest Mosque | Jama Masjid, Delhi |
Largest Museum | National Museum, Kolkata |
Largest National Park | Hemis National Park of Jammu and Kashmir |
Largest Open University | Indira Gandhi National Open University |
Largest Planetarium | Birla Planetarium |
Largest Plateau | Deccan Plateau |
Largest Populated City | Mumbai |
Largest Port | Jawaharlal Nehru Port – Mumbai (By Size & Shipping Traffic) |
Largest Prison | Tihar Jail |
Largest Public Sector Bank | State Bank of India |
Largest River Island | Majuli |
Largest River without Delta | Narmada |
Largest Road Density | Kerala (5268 km/km2) |
Largest Road Network (state) | Maharashtra (6.08 lakhs km) |
Largest Share of National Highway | Uttar Pradesh (8483 km) |
Largest State – Area | Rajasthan |
Largest State – Population | Uttar Pradesh |
Largest State with the maximum number of international borders | Arunachal Pradesh (3 Countries) West Bengal (3 Countries) Sikkim (3 Countries) |
Largest Temple | Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple |
Largest Union Territory | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Largest Zoo | Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
State – Literacy Rate | Kerala |
State – Most Urbanized | Goa |
State – Population Density) | Bihar |
State with the maximum number of neighboring states | Uttar Pradesh (8 states) |
List of Highest in India:
Highest Airport in India | Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh |
Highest Award in India | Bharat Ratna (Highest Civilian Award) |
Highest Battle Field in India | Siachen Glaciers |
Highest Dam | Tehri Dam (260.5 m) |
Highest Gallantry Award | Param Vir Chakra |
Highest Gateway in India | Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri |
Highest Lake in India | Gurudongmar Lake |
Highest Motorable Road | Road connecting villages of Chisumle and Demchok which are nearly 230 km from Leh |
Highest Peak | Kangchenjunga |
Highest Plunge Waterfall | Nohkalikai Falls (Meghalaya) |
Highest Radio Station | The Leh station of AIR |
Highest Railway Station in India | Ghum railway station |
Highest Rainfall (State) | Mawsynram (Meghalaya) |
Highest Road | Leh-Manali Highway |
Highest Sports Award | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna |
Highest Statue of India | Statue of Unity – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
Highest Tower in India | Qutab Minar at Delhi |
Highest Waterfall in India | Kunchikal falls (Karnataka) 455 metres (1,493 ft) |
List of Smallest in India:
Shortest highway in India | National Highway 47A |
Smallest Beach in India | Kalapathar Beach |
Smallest Biosphere reserve in India | Dibru-Saikowa Biosphere reserve |
Smallest District in India | Mahe ( Pondicherry ) |
Smallest lake in India | Pookode Lake – Kerala |
Smallest Mosque in India | Dhai seedhi Mosque |
Smallest National Park | South Button Island National Park |
Smallest Parliamentary Constituency by Area | Chandni Chowk (Delhi) |
Smallest Parliamentary Constituency by population | Lakshadweep |
Smallest Rriver in India | Arvari River |
Smallest State (Area) | Goa |
Smallest state (forest area) | Haryana |
Smallest State (Population) | Sikkim |
Smallest Union territory | Lakshwadeep |