Biggest, Highest, Largest, Longest in India

Highest Award Bharat Ratna

Highest Gallantry Award Param Vir Chakra
Longest River in India The Ganges
Longest Tributary river of
Yamuna
India
Largest Lake Wular Lake, Kashmir
Largest Lake (Saline
Chilka Lake, Orrisa
Water)
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand
Largest Man-Made Lake
Dam)
Largest Fresh Water Lake Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
Largest inland salt lake Sambhar lake
Highest Lake Devatal (Gharhwal)
Karkoram-2 of K-2(8,611 meters)
Highest Peak Highest Peak in the world is Mount
Everest which is in Nepal
Largest Populated City Mumbai
Largest State(Area) Rajasthan
Largest
Uttar Pradesh
State(Population)
Highest rainfall Cherrapunji (426 inches per annum)
Nohkalikai Falls (335 meters, 1100 ft
Highest Watefall
high) in Shora
State wise largest area
Madhya Pradesh
under forest
Largest Delta Sunderbans Delta
Largest River without
Narmada and Tapti
Delta
Longest Cantilever Span
Howrah Bridge
bridge
Longest River Bridge Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
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Biggest Cave temple Ellora
Longest Road Grand Trunk Road
Road at Khardungla,(in Leh-Manali
Highest Road
Sector)
Biggest Mosque Jama Masjid at Delhi
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri (53.6
Highest Gateway
meters high)
Statue of Gomateshwar (17 meters high
Tallest Statue
In Karnataka
Largest Public Sector
State Bank of India
Bank
Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal
Longest 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 Tehri Dam ( 260 meters , 850 ft )
Highest Tower Kutab Minar at Delhi (88.4 meters high)
Largest Desert Thar (Rajasthan)
Largest District Kutch district
Shatabadi Express running between
Fastest Train
New Delhi and Bhopal
State with longest
Gujarat
coastline
State with longest
Andhra Pradesh
coastline of South India
Longest Electric Railway
From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Line
Longest Railway Route From Assam to Kanyakumari
Longest Railway Platform Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
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Highest Railway Station Ghum (W. Bengal)
Kharagpur (West Bengal) 833 meters in
Longest Platform Length. It is also the longest railway
station in world
Longest Tunnel Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
NH-44 (NH-7) which turns from
Longest Highway
Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Smallest State
Sikkim
(Population)
Smallest State (Area) Goa
Largest State (Area) Rajasthan
Largest State
Uttar Pradesh
(Population)
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)
St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur
Oldest Church
(Kerala)
Longest River Ganga (2640 km long)
Longest Beach Marina Beach, Chennai
Highest Battle Field Siachin Glacier
Highest Airport Leh (Laddakh)
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Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium,
Biggest Stadium
Kolkata
Largest River Island Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Asom)
Largest Planetarium Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)
Highest Awards in Sports Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award