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Static GK: Longest, Largest, Tallest, Smallest in India [Updated List]
Bridges, Roads and Rail Route
LONGEST
| Bridge/ River Bridge | Dhola Sadiya Bridge on the lohit river, Assam (also known as Bhupen Hazarika Setu, 9.15km) |
Sea bridge | Bandra Worli Sea Link on Mahim bay, Mumbai (5.6km) | |
Railway Bridge | Vembanad Rail Bridge, Kerala | |
Rail-Road Bridge | Bogibeel Bridge, Assam | |
Train Route | Vivek Express, Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari (4286 km) | |
Highway Tunnel | Atal Tunnel(9.02 km Manali to Lahaul Spiti) | |
Railway platform | Gorakhpur, UP (1355.4m) | |
Railway Tunnel | Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (11.215 km), Jammu & Kashmir | |
National Highway | ● NH-44 (Srinagar to Kanyakumari, 3745 KM) ● Previously this highway was known as NH-07 and it was starting from Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and was ending at Kanyakumari (Tamilnadu). | |
Road | Grand Trunk road from Delhi to Kolkata. (2500 km; one of the oldest roads of Asia). | |
Electric railway line | From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna (1532 km) | |
Which State has Longest Highway | Uttar Pradesh (752 km) | |
Elevated Expressway | Chennai Port Maduravoyal Elevated Expressway
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LARGEST
| Sea Bridge | Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge (Tamil Nadu) |
Road Network (state) | Maharashtra ( 6.08 lakhs km) | |
Road density (KM per unit Area) | Kerala (5268 km/km2) | |
Share of national highway | Uttar Pradesh (8483 km) | |
TALLEST (Highest) | Road | Leh- Manali at Khardungla, (Jammu and Kashmir) |
BIGGEST | Cantilever bridge | Rabindra Setu ( Howrah Bridge), Kolkata |
Coasts, Borders, States
LONGEST
| coastline (State) | Gujarat (1600 km) |
coastline (South Indian State) | Andhra Pradesh (974 km) | |
International Border(State) | West Bengal (2509 km) | |
LARGEST
| State with the maximum number of international borders | Arunachal Pradesh (3 Countries)> West Bengal (3 Countries) > Sikkim (3 Countries) |
State with the maximum number of neighbouring state | Uttar Pradesh (8 states) | |
State (Area) | Rajasthan (3.42 Lakh km2) | |
State(Population) | Uttar Pradesh (204 million) | |
State(Population Density) | Bihar (1,106 per sq km) | |
State(Literacy Rate) | Kerala (94%) | |
State(Sex Ratio) | Kerala (1084) | |
State(Population growth rate) | Meghalaya (27.95%) | |
State (Most Urbanized) | Goa (62%) | |
TALLEST (HIGHEST) | Battlefield | Siachen Glacier, Jammu and Kashmir |
SMALLEST
| State (Area) | Goa (3702 km2) |
State (Population) | Sikkim (6.1 lakh) | |
State (Population Density) | Arunachal Pradesh (17 people) | |
State (Literacy Rate) | Bihar (63.2%) | |
State (Sex Ratio) | Haryana (879) | |
State (Population Growth Rate) | Sikkim (12.89%) | |
State (Least Urbanized) | Himachal Pradesh (10%) |
Man Made Structures
LONGEST
| Longest Corridor | Corridor of Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) |
LARGEST
| Auditorium | Sri Shanmukhanand Hall, Mumbai |
Mosque | Jama Masjid (Delhi) | |
Temple | Sri Ranganathaswamy temple, Tamil Nadu | |
Dome | Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka | |
Planetarium | Birla Planetarium, Kolkata | |
Cave Temple | Kailash Temple ( Ellora, Maharashtra) | |
Museum | Indian Museum, Kolkata | |
Public Sector Bank | State Bank of India | |
Cave | Amarnath (J & K) | |
Gurudwara | Golden Temple, Amritsar | |
Zoo | Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata | |
Animal Fair | Sonepur (Bihar) | |
Port | Mumbai (Maharashtra) | |
Church | Saint Cathedral (Goa) | |
Largest | Monastery | Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh |
TALLEST (HIGHEST)
| Dam | Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi river, Uttarakhand (Height 260 m) |
Gateway | Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, UP | |
Statue | Statue of Unity, Narmada District, Gujarat | |
Airport | Leh airport, J&K. | |
Gallantry Award | Param Vir Chakra | |
Civilian Award | Bharat Ratna | |
Straight Gravity Dam | Bhakra Dam on Satluj river, Himachal Pradesh. | |
BIGGEST
| Stadium | Yuva Bharti Stadium, Salt Lake, Kolkata |
Hotel | Oberoi-Sheraton (Mumbai) | |
Oldest Church - St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala) | ||
Place of heaviest rainfall- Mawsynram (Meghalaya) | ||
Dam, Lakes and Water Bodies
LONGEST
| Canal | Indira Gandhi Canal, Rajasthan (Source Harike barrage, Punjab). |
Beach | Marina Beach (Chennai) | |
Glacier | Siachen Glacier, Ladakh , J&K | |
Dam | Hirakud Dam on Mahanadi River, Odisha (25.8 km) | |
Man-made lake | Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam, 934m), UP. | |
lake | Vembanad lake , Kerala ( length 96.5 KM) | |
TALLEST (HIGHEST) | Lake | Tso-Lhamo Lake, Sikkim (Height 5330m) |
| Tower | Pitampura Tower, Delhi |
LARGEST
| Lake | Wular lake, J&K |
Brackish(Partial Saline) water lake | Chilika Lake, Odisha | |
Salt water lake | Sambhar lake, Rajasthan | |
Fresh water lake | Wular lake , J&K. ( 260 km2) | |
Artificial Fresh water lake | Shivaji sagar lake on Koyna Dam , Maharashtra. (891 km2) | |
| Barrage | Farakka Barrage, Ganga |
Deepest lake - Gobind Sagar lake on Satluj river, Himachal Pradesh. (depth 163 m ) | ||
Natural Resources
LONGEST
| Longest River which Flows entirely in India | Godavari river ( 1465 km) |
River(India) | The Ganga (2640 km. long) | |
Tributary river of India | Yamuna (1376 km, tributary of Ganga) | |
Longest river which forms estuary | Narmada ( Falls in the Arabian sea,1300 km) | |
LARGEST
| Desert | Thar Desert, Northwestern India (2 lakhs km2) |
Delta | Sundarban Delta (on the mouth of Ganga – Brahmaputra River) | |
State with Maximum Forest Area | Madhya Pradesh ( 94 K km2) | |
State with the maximum percentage of Forest area | Mizoram (about 75%) | |
TALLEST (HIGHEST)
| Mountain peak | ● Godwin Austin (K2), Karakoram Range, J&K (8611 m) ● Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) highest in the undisputed territory of India |
Waterfall | Kunchikal Falls, Varahi river, Karnataka | |
BIGGEST
| Most Populous city | Mumbai |
Riverine Island | Majuli island on Brahmaputra River, Assam | |
Deepest River Valley- Bhagirathi and Alaknanda | ||
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