India size and location

1. SST PROJECT
WORK

2. INDIA : SIZE
AND
LOCATION

3. INDIA : PHYSICAL FEATURES
 India, also known by its ancient name
Bharatvarsha, lies in South Asia to the north of the
Equator.
 The Tropic of Cancer passes through the centre ,
cutting the country roughly into two halves. With a
land area of about 32,87, 263 sq.km. India is the
seventh largest country in the world.
 It measures about 3,214 km from north to south
and about 2,933 km from east to west. While the
land boundary measures about 15,200km., the
coastline is about is 7,516.6km.

4. INDIA

5. LOCATION
 India is a vast country . Lying entirely in the
Northern hemisphere the main land extends
between latitudes 8°4´ N and 37°6´N and
longitudes 68°7´E and 97°25´E.
 The Tropic of Cancer [23°30´N] divides the country
into almost two equal parts.
 To the southeast and southwest of the mainland, lie
the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the
Lakshadweep islands in Bay of Bengal and
Arabian Sea respectively.

6.  Latitudes : 8°4´N to 37°6´N
Longitudes : 68°7´E to 97°25´E

7. INDIA AND THE WORLD
 The Indian landmass has a
central location between the
East and the west Asia.
 The trans Indian Ocean routes
which connect the countries of
Europe in the west and the
countries of East Asia provide
a strategic central location to
India.
 It is India’s eminent position in
the Indian Ocean which
justifies the naming of an
Ocean after it.

8. OUR NEIGHBORS
 India shares its land boundary with
Pakistan and Afghanistan in the
northwest ,China[Tibet] , Nepal
and Bhutan in the north and
Myanmar and Bangladesh in the
east .
 Our southern neighbours across
the sea consists of the two island
countries , namely Sri Lanka and
Maldives .
 Sri Lanka is separated from India
by a narrow channel of sea
formed by the Palk Strait and the
Gulf of Mannar while Maldives
islands are situated to the south of
the Lakshadweep Islands.

9. UNION TERRITORIES
 There are now 28 states ,7
union territories.
1. Andaman &Nicobar Islands
2. Chandigarh
3. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
4. Daman & Diu
5. Lakshadweep
6. Pondicherry
7. National Capital Territory
of Delhi

10. INDIAN STANDARD TIME
 India has only one
standard time. India is
5.5 hours ahead of
GMT/UTC.
 The Standard Meridian
of India [82°30´E]
passing through
MIRZAPUR [in UTTAR
PRADESH].

11. GULF OF MANNAR & PALK STRAIT

12. INDIA’S COASTLINE

13. INDIA’S GROUP OF ISLANDS
Lakshadweep
islands

14. TRADE ROUTES

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