The following table enlists the Largest, Longest, Tallest, Highest, Biggest, & Smallest in India −
What/Which is | Name/Location | Numeric Value |
Extreme South Point | Indira Point (Nicobar Islands) | 612 km or 330 nautical miles from Great Nicobar Island and Rondo Island |
Extreme South Point (of Mainland) | Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu) | 25.89 km2 (10.00 sq mi) Area Total |
The Biggest Planetarium (also biggest in Asia & second biggest in the world) | Birla Planetarium (Kolkata, West Bengal) | Capacity of 6800 People |
The Biggest river Island | Mājuli or Majoli (In the Brahmaputra River, Assam) | Area – 1,250 sq. km |
The Biggest Stadium | Yuva Bharati Krirangan Stadium (or Salt Lake Stadium) (Kolkata) | Field size – 105 × 70 metres |
The Coldest Place (also known as the gateway to Ladakh) | Dras (Jammu & Kashmir) | Ave. Minimum Temp. -22 |
The Highest Airport | Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (Leh, Jammu & Kashmir) | Altitude – 3,256 Meters |
The Highest gravity dam (It is one of the largest dams in the world) | Bhakra Dam on Sutlej River (Himachal Pradesh) | Height – 225.55 Meters. (or 741 feet) |
The Highest Lake | Tso Lhamo Lake or Chho Lhamo (Sikkim) | Altitude – 5,330 Meters |
The Highest Mt. Peak | Mount Godwin-Austen (or K2) (Jammu & Kashmir) | Height – 8,611 metres |
The Highest Plunge Waterfall | Nohkalikai Falls (Meghalaya) | Height – 340 Meters (or 1,115 Feet) |
The Highest Road | Leh-Manali Highway (Khardung La Pass), Jammu & Kashmir | Altitude – 5,610 Meters |
The Largest artificial Lake | Dhebar Lake (also known as Jaisamand Lake) (Rajasthan) | Surface Area – 87 sq. km |
The Largest Cave Temple (Largest rock-cut ancient Hindu temples) | Kailasa Temple, (Cave 16) Ellora, Maharashtra | Ranging for over 2 kilometres (1.5 miles) |
The Largest Lake (Fresh Water Lake) | Wular Lake (Jammu & Kashmir) | Surface Area -30 to 260 km2 |
The Largest Mosque | Jama Masjid (Delhi) | Capacity 25,000 Person |
The Largest National Park | Hemis National Park (Jammu & Kashmir) | Area – 4,400 sq. km |
The Largest saline water Lake | Chilika Lake (Odisha) | Surface Area – 1,165 sq. km (about) |
The Largest zoological garden | Arignar Anna Zoological Park (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) | Area – 602 hectares |
The Longest Bridge (on water) | Dhola–Sadiya Bridge (On Lohit River) | Length – 9.15 km (Connect Assam & Arunachal Pradesh) |
The Longest Canal | Indira Gandhi Canal (Punjab, Haryana, & Rajasthan) | Length – 640 Km (about) |
The Longest Glacier | Siachen Glacier (Jammu & Kashmir) | Length – 76 km |
The Longest National Highway | National Highway 44 From Srinagar to Kanyakumari | Length – 3,745 Km |
The Longest Rail Tunnel | Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir) | Length – 11,215 m |
The Longest Railway Platform | Gorakhpur Railway Station (Uttar Pradesh) | Length – 1.35 Km |
The Longest River | Ganga | Length – 2,525 km |
The Longest Sea Beach | Marina Beach (Coramandel coast on the Bay of Bengal) | Length – 13 Km |
The Longest Tributary River | Yamuna | Length – 1,376 km |
The Lowest Region | Kuttanadu (Kerala) | Altitude: −2.2 Meters (Below Sea Level) |
The Smallest State | Goa (South-West India) | Area – 3,702 sq. km. |
The Tallest Building | Imperial Tower (1 & 2) Mumbai | Height – 254 Meters |
The Tallest Dam | Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River Uttarakhand | Height – 260.5 m |
The Tallest Statue (Dedicated to Vallabhbhai Patel) | Statue of Unity (Gujarat) | Height – 182 meters (Under construction) |
The Tallest Waterfall | Thoseghar waterfalls (Maharashtra) | Height- 500 Meters |