physical and political of India
introduction
India is officially called the republic of India and it has an elected government it is a country in South Asia
it is the 7th largest country in the world in or and the second largest in population with 1.38 billion people
the northern boundary of India is protected by ferry high mountain ranges the Himalayas the southern part of India is Peninsula it is surrounded by water bodies namely the Arabian Sea in the West the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Indian ocean in the south
Kanyakumari is southernmost tip of the mainland of India however the southernmost tip of the country in Indira Point it is in Andaman and Nicobar Iceland
unique diversity of India
India’s diversity can be seen in her people culture festivals dresses and custom customs religions landscape
insight of this diversity the people of India remain United day respect all religions and celebrate most of the festivals as an one Nation The Unity makes India a great country with unique diversity
physical divisions
the landforms of our country very from place to place India can be broadly divided into 5 physical divisions
- the northern mountains
- the plans Northern and coastal
- the Southern Plateau
- the Western desert the great Indian desert
- the icelands
political divisions
on linguistics basis and for administrative convenience India has been divided into 28 states and 8 union territories including the national capital territory of Delhi
in India we have governments as at two levels
- the central government at National level in Delhi
- the state governments at state level at State headquarters
the union territories are Governor by the central government
here are a few facts about state of India
Rajasthan is the largest state in area Goa is the smallest
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are the two newly formed union territories with Srinagar and their capital respectively
the seven states in North Eastern India are called the seven sisters this are Arunachal Pradesh Assam Manipur meghalay Mizoram Nagaland and Tripura
India’s neighbours
India has many countries has neighbours its shares and land borders with
- Afghanistan and Pakistan in the north west
- China Nepal and Bhutan in the North East
- Myanmar and Bangladesh in the East
besides the above India has two neighbours Sri Lanka and Maldives in its south in the Indian oceans
the boundary between India and Pakistan is called Red Cliff line
India is the only country in the world after which an ocean has been named the Indian Ocean
- India is officially called republic of India
- India is located in Asia it is surrounded by the Himalayas and three large water bodies
- India has Unity in spite of many diversity
- the landforms of Indian can be broadly divided into five physical divisions
- India has 28 states and eight union territories including the national capital territory of Delhi
- India shares her land borders with 7 countries Afghanistan Pakistan China Nepal Bhutan Myanmar and Bangladesh
- it’s too neighbours Sri Lanka and Maldives line in the Indian Ocean
the Himalayas
Himalaya literally means about of Snow the Himalayan range Run Northwest southway east in 2400 km long the range various in wheat from 400 km in the west to 50 km in the East
in India the Himalayas stretches from Jammu and Kashmir up to the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh most peaks remains no covered throughout the year the Mount Everest in the Himalayas is the highest peak in the world it lies on the border between Nepal and China
the major rivers The Hindu The Ganga the Yamuna and the Brahmaputra rice in the Himalayas other rivers flowing from the Himalayas are Jhelum Ravi and sutlas
the Himalayas consists of three parallel ranges they are
- the greater Himalaya Himadri
- the middle Himalaya Himachal
- the outer Himalaya Shivalik
Karakoram mountains
to the north west of the Himalayas beyond river Indus lies the Karakoram range Mount Godwin Austin K2 lies in the range it is the highest peak in India and second highest peak in the world
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh lie in the Himalayas and the Karakoram range Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Sikkim Darjeeling in West Bengal and some parts of Arunachal Pradesh are in the in this reason a brief description of each beauty and state is as follows
Jammu and Kashmir
capital and location Srinagar is the summer capital of the this UT in winter due to implement whether the capital shifts to Jammu it is located in the Northern Himalaya mountains and shares borders which with Himachal Pradesh Punjab and Ladakh
climate and occupations summers in the this reason are pleasant while winters are called this reason has moderate rainfall people are engaged in the occupations of agriculture embroidery and tourism services
language and places to visit Urdu Dogri ladaki and Kashmiri languages are spoken in this state it has many attractive places for tourist Srinagar Rajouri Gulmarg Kupwara Pahalgam Anantnag and Patnitop are some of them
Ladakh
capital and location where is the capital of Ladakh its shares its borders will with Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir climate and occupation the climate is the in the region is called any dry and it is also known as a cold desert people are engaged in the occupation of agriculture ship rearing and tourism
language and places to visit Ladakh is the main language spoken here while Hindi and Urdu are also in use it has many attractive places for tourist the famous places to visit here are pengong Tusa lake
Himachal Pradesh
capital and location Shimla is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh this state located at the food Hills of Western Himalayas it is bordered by Haryana Punjab Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh climate and occupation district has pleasant climate in summer cold in winter and moderate rainfall people of the state are engaged in agriculture mainly cultivations of apples Hindi Pahari Dogri and gojri languages are spoken your people celebrate the festival of Dussehra with great Jil Kullu Manali Shimla Bilaspur and Dharamshala tourism attractions of the state
Uttrakhand
Uttrakhand has Dehradun as its capital the state is located in the north of Uttar Pradesh with Himachal Pradesh in its West the state has pleasant summer scold winters and average rainfall people are mainly engaged in farming they grow mainly the crops of rice wheat groundnuts pulses oil seeds and soyabean people of this state Hindi speak Pahari Garhwali dashara and Guru Purab places of to visit Mussoorie Dehradun Haridwar Rishikesh Nainital Almora Puri Pauri visiting places of this state special features of the states include Kumbh Mela at Haridwar I am a Dehradun is also called the city of schools
Sikkim
Sikkim is the capital is Gangtok this is a north eastern state it has Tibet in this north and West Bengal in this South this state has temperate climate Nights are called here there is regular snowfall by rains people speak Nepali Sikkim is left and Dipawali dashara Megha Sankranti and Bhimsen Puja and Buddhist New Year
states of the Purvanchal range
the Purvanchal Hill ranges include the North Eastern states namely the Eastern part of the Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Manipur Mizoram Tripura and Meghalaya a brief description of each state is as follows
Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar is the capital of the state it is the most north eastern state of India with Kingdom of Bhutan on it’s waste and Assam in this South Arunachal Pradesh has hot and humid climate with average rainfall people are engaged in shifting agriculture as well as settled agriculture the main crops are rice oil seeds potatoes Ginger sugarcane people are also engaged in basket tree and weaving men spoken language languages are monopa apani and Mary people celebrate the festivals of Morocco losser murum and so long Tawang Buddhist gompa Itanagar and Ganga Lake are tourist attractions special features of this state or X abundant forest cover and can Bambu articles
Nagaland has capital at Kohima located in North Eastern India Nagaland is Border by Assam in the West Arunachal Pradesh in the north and Manipur in the south Nagaland has a wait dry climate which is present in summer but called in winter high humidity is the special feature of its climate the main occupation of people is agriculture crops like rice maze pulses oil seeds sugarcane tobacco potatoes are grown here main languages spoken in this state or Naga Messi and English people celebrate fair mainly to harvest festival Mahotsav and say crani Nagaland has some very attractive places for tourist which include state Museum Kohima Green Park Dimapur mokok cities Mount TV Okha and Veda pic the festival of Hornbill is a special features of Nagaland
Imphal is Manipur capital this state is located in North Eastern part of India it is bordered by Nagaland on the north Assam in the west and Mizoram in the southeast Manipur has mild summer cold winter and abundant rainfall the main occupation of people is agriculture and main crops are rice makes sugarcane mustard and tobacco terrace farming is prevalent here main language is Manipur or cookie Tango tango Lucy and Methi Manipur people celebrates man many festivals such as a good festival and come Manipur has many attractive places like Imphal pic ukrul panchratn Temple Vishnupur and Nikhil Senapati Manipur dance is the special feature of the district
Mizoram
wall is the capital of Mizoram located in the North East India Mizoram is bounded by Myanmar in the east and South and Bangladesh in the west means summer and not very cold in winter ratios average rainfall people man occupation is agriculture they grow crops paddy image Ginger mustard sugarcane and potatoes the main language spoken in this state or Mizo and English to festivals capture kutharve festival and Christmas are celebrated here with great Jil the earth line hijwal Rele Dil Lekh champai Saja wildlife sanctuary and when we pic are great tourist attractions in this state
Tripura
tripuras capital is Agartala located in the north east India Tripura is Border by Bangladesh in the north south and West Assam and Mizoram are on its East Tripura has humid Sub tropical climate is summer are moderate warm it has cold winters and enough rainfall peoples main occupation is agricultural main crops are rice rubber and pinnacles Bengali and English language are mainly spoken in the state people celebrate mainly two festivals Ashoka Tami and kharchi Puja
Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya in the North Eastern part of India meghalay is located between Bangladesh in the south and Assam in the north the state has low temperature in winter but it’s summer are pleasant however it receives excessive rainfall people of the state or engaged mainly agriculture and grow crops rice maze and fruits like pineapples Banana lemon Lichi and Garo Khasi panar and English are the main languages spoken here some tourist attraction of the state near Cherrapunji Garo Hills butterfly museum and Mewa Palang sacred forest near Shillong special feature of the state include heaviest rainfall and the Chetan church of Mary help of Christmas