Physical Features of India - Latitudinal and Longitudinal Extension of India

In this article, we discuss the latitudinal and longitudinal extension of India and also which state in India shares international boundaries.

India lies in Northern Hemisphere.

Latitudinal Extension of India - 8⁰4^’N to 37⁰6^’N    

Longitudinal Extension of India -  68⁰ 7^’E to 97⁰25^’E

Areawise India is 7th the Largest in the world.

Areawise countries - 

1.Russia

2.Canada

3.China

4.USA

5.Brazil

6.Australia

7.India

8.Argentina

Population wise India is 2nd Largest in the world.

Population wise countries -

1.China

2.India

3.USA

4.Indonesia

5.Brazil

6.Pakistan

7.Bangladesh

8.Russia

India covers 2.42% of the total land area in the world.

India covers 17.5% of the total world population.

North to South Extent of India in km -Kashmir to Kanyakumari - 3214 Km

East to West Extent of India in Km - Kutch to Arunachal Pradesh - 2933 Km

States shares boundary with Pakistan:

1.Jammu and Kashmir

2.Punjab

3.Rajasthan

4.Gujarat

States shares boundary with China:

1.Jammu and Kashmir

2.Himachal Pradesh

3.Uttarakhand

4.Sikkim

5.Arunachal Pradesh

States shares boundary with Nepal:

1.Uttarakhand

2.Uttar Pradesh

3.Bihar

4.West Bengal

5.Sikkim

States shares boundary with Bhutan:

1.Sikkim

2.West Bengal

3.Assam

4.Arunachal Pradesh

States shares boundary with Myanmar:

1.Arunachal Pradesh

2.Nagaland

3.Manipur

4.Mizoram

States shares boundary with Bangladesh:

1.West Bengal

2.Assam

3.Meghalaya

4.Tripura

5.Mizoram

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