India is located in South Asia and has a population of over 1 billion people, making it the second most populous country in the world. It has a diverse landscape that extends from the Himalayan mountains in the north to the Thar Desert in the west and the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea to the south and southeast. India's central location between East and West Asia has allowed it to establish close contacts with other regions throughout history through land and maritime trade routes, facilitating the exchange of ideas, religions, and goods. India shares land borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.

1. Kendriya Vidyalaya W.C.L Chd
S.St Project Work
Name:- M.S.Saraswati
Class:- IX
Sub.:- Social Studies
R.No.:- 908
Topic:- INDIA – SIZE AND LOCATION

4. About India
•India is one of the ancient civilisations in the
World.
•It has progressed gradually in economy.
•India has a rich history of itself.
•India has 29 states and 7 UNION TERITORIES.

14. The World’s 10 Largest
Countries in population
2005
Country Population
(in millions)
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
China
India
United States
Indonesia
Brazil
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Russia
Nigeria
Japan
1,304
1,104
296
222
184
162
144
143
132
128

18. The Indian landmass has a central location between
the EAST and WEST ASIA. India is a southward
extension of the ASIAN Continent. The trans Indian
Ocean which connect the countries of Europe in the
West and countries of East Asia provide a strategic
central location to India. The Deccan Peninsula
protrudes into the Indian Ocean, thus helping India
to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and
Europe from the western coastland with southeast
and east Asia from the eastern coast. No other
Country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean
which justifies the naming of an Ocean after it.

19. INDIA’S
NEIGH-
BOURI-
NG
COUNT
RIES

20. DIA ON THE INTERNATIONAL
HIGHWAY OF TRADE AND COMMERCE

21. India’s contacts with the world have continued
through the ages but her relationships through
land routes are much older than her maritime
contacts .The various passes across the
mountains in the north have provided passages to
the ancient travellers, while the oceans restricted
Such interaction for a long time. This routes
contributed in the exchange of ideas and
commodities since ancient times. The ideas of
the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the stories of
Panchatantra, the Indian numerals and the
decimal system thus could reach many parts of
the world. The spices, muslin and other

22. merchandise were taken from India to different
Countries .On the other hand, the influence of the
Greek sculpture, and the architectural styles of dome
And minarets from West Asian be seen in different
parts of the country .

23. India and
Its
Adjacent
Countries

24. India’s Neighbours