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India Size and Location Important Notes

India is located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, with a total area of 3.28 million square km, ranking 7th in the world by land area. It shares land borders with 7 countries and has significant maritime connections, enhancing its role as a center for trade and cultural exchange. The country experiences a time difference of about 2 hours from east to west due to its vast east-west extent.

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India Size and Location Important Notes

India is located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, with a total area of 3.28 million square km, ranking 7th in the world by land area. It shares land borders with 7 countries and has significant maritime connections, enhancing its role as a center for trade and cultural exchange. The country experiences a time difference of about 2 hours from east to west due to its vast east-west extent.

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India - Size and Location (Important Notes)

1. Location of India

- India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

- Latitudinal extent: 8°4'N to 37°6'N

- Longitudinal extent: 68°7'E to 97°25'E

- The Tropic of Cancer (23°30'N) divides the country into almost two equal halves.

- Due to the vast east-west extent, there is a time difference of about 2 hours between Arunachal

Pradesh (east) and Gujarat (west).

- Indian Standard Time (IST) is fixed at 82°30'E longitude.

2. Size of India

- Total area: 3.28 million square km

- Ranks 7th in the world by land area.

- Accounts for 2.4% of the world's land.

- Land boundary: about 15,200 km

- Coastline: about 7,516.6 km (including Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands)

- India stretches:

- North to South: 3,214 km

- East to West: 2,933 km

3. India and the World

- India is located at the crossroads of East and West Asia, making it a crucial center for trade and

cultural exchange.

- It has long coastlines which enhance its maritime connections with the West and Southeast Asia.

- India's central location helps it maintain close contact with West Asia, Africa, and Europe via the

Indian Ocean.
- Historically, India's culture, goods (like spices and textiles), and religions were spread to other

parts of the world through trade routes.

4. Neighbours

- India shares land borders with 7 countries:

- North: China, Nepal, Bhutan

- West: Pakistan

- East: Bangladesh, Myanmar

- South (maritime neighbor): Sri Lanka (separated by the Palk Strait) and Maldives

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