08 May 2012

Biggest, Highest and Largest in India


Highest Award
Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award
Param Vir Chakra
Longest River in India
The Ganges
Longest Tributary river of India
Yamuna
Largest Lake
Wular Lake, Kashmir
Largest Lake (Saline Water)
Chilka Lake, Orrisa
Largest Man-Made Lake
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Fresh Water Lake
Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
Highest Lake
Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand)
Highest Peak
Karkoram-2 of K-2(8,611 meters) 
Highest Peak in the world is Mount Everest
which is in Nepal
Largest Populated City
Mumbai
Largest State
Rajasthan
Highest rainfall
Cherrapunhi (426 inches per annum)
Highest Watefall
Gersoppar Waterfall (292 meters high) in Mysore
State wise largest area under forest
Madhya Pradesh
Largest Delta
Sunderbans Delta
Largest River without Delta
Narmada and Tapti
Longest Cantilever Span bridge
Howrah Bridge
Longest River Bridge
Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Biggest Cave temple
Ellora
Longest Road
Grand Trunk Road
Highest Road
Road at Khardungla,(in Leh-Manali Sector)
Biggest Mosque
Jama Masjid at Delhi
Highest Gateway
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri (53.6 meters high)
Tallest Statue
Statue of Gomateshwar (17 meters high In Karnataka
Largest Public Sector Bank
State Bank of India
Longest Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)
Largest Dome
Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur
Largest Zoo
Zoological Garden at Alipur (Kolkata)
Largest Museum
India Museum at Kolkata
Longest Dam
Hirakud Dam (Orrisa)
Highest Dam
Bhakra Dam ( 225.5 meters high)
Highest Tower
Kutab Minar at Delhi (88.4 meters high)
Largest Desert
Thar (Rajasthan)
Largest District
Ladakh
Fastest Train
Shatabadi Express running between New Delhi and Bhopal
State with the longest coastline
Gujarat
State with the longest coastline
of South India
Andhra Pradesh
Longest Electric Railway Line
From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Longest Railway Route
From Jammu to Kanyakumari
Longest Railway Platform
Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
Longest Platform
Kharagpur (West Bengal) 833 meters in Length. It is also the longest railway station in world
Longest Tunnel
Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Longest Highway
NH-7 which turns from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Smallest State (Population)
Sikkim
Smallest State (Area)
Goa
Largest State (Area)
Rajasthan
Largest State (Population)
Uttar Pradesh
Densest Populated State
West Bengal
Largest Cave
Amarnath (J&K)
Largest Cave Temple
Kailash Temple, Ellora (Maharastra)
Largest Animal Fair
Sonepur (Bihar)
Largest Auditorium
Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai)
Biggest Hotel
Oberai-Sheraton (Mumbai)
Largest Port
Mumbai
Largest Gurudwara
Golden Temple, Amritsar
Deepest River Valley
Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
Largest Church
Saint Cathedral (Goa)
Oldest Church
St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala)
Longest River
Ganga (2640 km long)
Longest Beach
Marina Beach, Chennai
Highest Battle Field
Siachin Glacier
Highest Airport
Leh (Laddakh)
Biggest Stadium
Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata
Largest River Island
Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Asom)
Largest Planetarium
Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)



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