Miscellaneous Note 2

1. List of Airports in India & their names

State

City

Airport

Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad

Rajiv Gandhi International

Airport

Guwahati

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi

International Airport

New Delhi

Indira Gandhi International

Airport

Ahmedabad

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

International Airport

Bengaluru

Kempegowda International
Airport

Patna

Lok Nayak Jayaprakash

International Airport

Andaman
Nikobar islands

Port Blair

Veer Savarkar International

Airport

Kerala

Kozhikode

Calicut International Airport

Chhattisgarh

Raipur

Swami Vivekananda Airport

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

Raja Bhoj Airport

Madhya Pradesh

Indore

Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport

Assam

Delhi

Gujarat

Karnataka

Bihar

Mumbai

Chhatrapati Shivaji International

Airport

Maharashtra

Nagpur

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

International Airport

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

Amausi Airport

Kolkata

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

International Airport

Maharashtra

West Bengal

2. Facts about Census 2011

1st census of India -1872
Total population of India according to 2011 census- 121 crore
The most populous state in India - Uttar Pradesh
The least populous state in India- Sikkim
The rate of growth of population of India according to 2011 census- 17.64 %
State having the highest fertility rate in India- Meghalaya
The percentage of worlds population having in India- 17.5 %
Literacy Rate in India according to Census 2011- 74.04 %
The most literate state in India - Kerala (93.9%)
The least literate state in India - Bihar (63.82%)

 The most literate Union territory in India - Lakshadweep (92.2%)

The least literate Union territory in India - Dadra and Nagar Haveli
The most Literate districts of India - Serchhip (Mizoram)
The least Literate districts of India - Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)
Indian state has high density of population- Bihar (1106)
Indian state has low density of population - Arunachal Pradesh (17)
State in India has highest sex ratio - Kerala (1084/1000)
State in India has lowest sex ratio- Haryana
The Density of Population of India - 382
The sex ratio of India - 940/1000
Union territory has highest sex ratio - Pondicherry
Union territory has lowest population - Lakshadweep
The number of districts in India according to 2011 census- 640

3. ABOUT INDIA
1. Area- 32, 87,263 sq-km (2.4% of world area)
2. Population-1.271 billion (17.5% of world population)
3. India shares international land boundary with 7 countries namelyPakistan, china, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar .
4. India is separated from srilanka by pak-strait

5. Longest boundary line with Bangladesh

6. Shortest boundary line with Afghanistan
7. Radcliff is the international boundary line between India and Pakistan.
8. Mac- mohan line--- between india and china
10. India's largest frontier- 15,200 kms
11. India's north to south distance-3,214 kms
12. India's east to west distance---2,933kms
13. India's northern most point---kilik dhawan pass (Jammu & kashmir)
14. Southern most point-pygmollian point (great Nicobar Islands) or Indira
point.
15. India's eastern most point-purvanchal mountains (arunachal Pradesh)
16. India's western most point-Rann of kutch (Gujarat)
17. Total coastline length-7516.6kms (including islands)
18. India's mainland coastline length-6100kms (9 states)
19. India has 29 states and 7 UT'S
20. Largest state-Rajasthan
21. Smallest state-Goa
22. Most populous state- Uttar Pradesh
23. Least populous state- Sikkim
24. Largest UT- Andaman and nicobar islands
25. Smallest UT -Lakshadweep
26. India is 7th largest country in the world
27. 2nd populous country in the world
28. National bird of india- peacock
29. National animal of india- tiger
30. National flower-lotus
31. National fruit- mango
32. National song- vandemataram
33. National game- hockey
34. National tree- banyan
35. National emblem- the lion capital of ashoka at Sarnath

4. Nuclear power generation

India ranks 12th in nuclear power generation (it used to be at 13th in
number)
India's and Asia's first nuclear reactor was the Apsara research reactor
Smiling Buddha was the assigned code name of India's first successful
nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974.
Important Nuclear Power Stations:
01. Tarapur - Maharashtra
02. Kalpakkam - Tamil Nadu, called Indira Gandhi Nuclear Power Station
03. Narora - UP
04. Rawatbhata - Kota, Rajasthan
05. Kaiga - Karnataka
06. Kakrapara - Gujarat
07. Kundnkulam - Tamilnadu
08. Jaitapur- Maharashtra

5. Some important REVOLUTION in INDIA

* Black Revolution - Petroleum Production
* Blue Revolution - Fish Production
* Brown Revolution - Leather production
* Golden Revolution - Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey
Production
* Green Revolution - Food grains
* Grey Revolution - Fertilizer
* Pink Revolution - Onion production
* Red Revolution - Meat & Tomato Production
* Silver Revolution - Egg/Poultry Production
* White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood) - Milk/Dairy production
* Yellow Revolution - Oil Seeds production
* Evergreen Revolution - Overall development of Agriculture

6. Important India's World Heritage Sites

1. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary - Assam
2. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - Assam
3. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya - Bihar
4. Humayun's Tomb - Delhi
5. Qutb Minar and its Monuments - Delhi
6. Red Fort Complex - Delhi
7. Churches and Convents of Goa - Goa
8. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park - Gujarat
9. Group of Monuments at Hampi - Ballari district,Karnataka
10. Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi - Madhya Pradesh
11. Khajuraho Group of Monuments - Madhya Pradesh
12. Ajanta Caves - Maharashtra
13. Ellora Caves - Maharashtra
14. Elephanta Caves - Maharashtra
15. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria
Terminus) - Maharashtra
16. Sun Temple, Konarak - Puri District, Orissa

17. Keoladeo National Park - Bharatpur, Rajasthan

18. Jantar Mantar - Jaipur, Rajasthan
19. Great Living Chola Temples (Brihadeeswara Temple) - Thanjavur,Tamil
Nadu
20. Agra Fort - Uttar Pradesh
21. Fatehpur Sikri -Uttar Pradesh
22. Taj Mahal - Uttar Pradesh
23. Mountain Railways of India
- Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Darjeeling, West Bengal
- Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Ooty, Tamil Nadu
- Kalka-Shimla Railway, Himachal Pradesh
24. Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Chamoli District,Uttarakhand
25. Sundarbans National Park - Bangladesh, West Bengal
26. Rani ki vav(The Queen's Stepwell) - Patan, Gujarat
27. Great Himalayan National Park - Himachal Pradesh
28. Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Chittorgarh
- Kumbhalgarh
- Ranthambhore
- Amber Sub-Cluster
- Jaisalmer
- Gagron
(Hill Forts of Rajasthan has a series of sites located on rocky outcrops of the
Aravallis mountain range in Rajasthan.)

29. Western Ghats

- (Kerala & Tamil Nadu)
- Periyar Sub-Cluster (Kerala)
- Anamalai Sub-Cluster (Tamil Nadu and Kerala)
- Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (Tamil Nadu and Kerala)
Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri Mountains, a mountain range
along the western side of India and one of the world's ten "Hottest
biodiversity hotspots".

30. Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University), Bihar

31. Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
32. Capitol Complex, Chandigarh

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