The longest highway tunnel in the world – Atal Tunnel

The 9.02 Km [5.6-mile] long tunnel connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the year

The tunnel reduces the road distance by 46 Kms between Manali and Leh

Largest mosque in India - Taj-ul-Masajid

Capacity - 175,000 people

Taj-ul-Masajid is a mosque situated in Bhopal, India. The name is also spelt as Taj-ul-Masjid. "Taj-ul-Masajid" literally means "Crown Among Mosques". It is the

largest mosque in India and one of the largest mosques in Asia's.

India’s longest railway platform

Hubballi – Karnataka (South West Railway Zone)

1,400 metres length and 10 metres width

India’s largest butterfly?

Golden Birdwing – Found in Himalayas

With a wingspan of 194 mm, the female of the species is marginally larger than the Southern Birdwing (190 mm).

Highest Civilian Award in India

Bharat Ratna

Highest Waterfall in India

Kunchikal falls (Karnataka) – 455m

Largest national park of India

Hemis National Park, Ladakh

The world’s longest sandstone cave KREM PURI at 24,583 metres in length discovered in Meghalaya

Largest River Island - Majuli (Assam) on Brahmaputra River

Longest River - Ganga ( 2525 km )

Longest River without Delta – Narmada ( 1,312 km )

Longest Tributary -Yamuna

Largest State (Area) - Rajasthan

Largest State (Population) - Uttar Pradesh

Largest Union Territory – Ladakh 174,852 km²

Longest Canal in India - IndiraGandhi Canal, Rajasthan

The Indira Gandhi Canal is the longest canal of India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Harike, a few kilometers below the confluence of

the Satluj and Beas rivers in the Indian state of Punjab and

terminates in irrigation facilities in the Thar Desert in the north west of

Rajasthan state.

Length: 650 km (400 miles)

Longest Dam - Hirakud Dam, Odisha on Mahanadi River

Highest Dam – Tehri, Uttarakhand on Bhagirathi River

Longest beach in India – Marina Beach (Chennai)

Approximately 12-13 kms

Longest Highway in India

National Highway 44

National Highway 44 (NH 44) is the longest-running National Highway in India. It is 3,745 km long. It starts from

Srinagar in the north and ends in Kanyakumari in the south.

Longest Train Journey

Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express

India's longest train journey begins at Dibrugarh in Assam, and ends at the country's southernmost point — Kanyakumari, in Tamil

Nadu. Along the way, the Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express covers a distance of 4,286 km; a five-day journey that sees the

passengers traverse through nine Indian states.

Smallest State (Area) – Goa

Smallest State (Population) – Sikkim

Largest Area Under Forest Cover (State) -Madhya Pradesh

State with the longest coastline – Gujarat

State with the longest coastline in South India -Andhra Pradesh

Tallest Statue - Statue of Unity

It is the world's tallest statue with a height of 182 metres

It is located on the Narmada River in Kevadiya, Narmada district, Gujarat

Construction done by Larsen & Toubro

Designed by Indian sculptor Ram Sutar

Largest district in India by Area

1. Kutch district, Gujarat state

Area of 45,674 km²

2. Leh district, Ladakh UT

Area of 45,110 km²

Largest Desert in India - Thar

About 85% of the Thar Desert is located within India, with the remaining 15% in Pakistan.

More than 60% of the desert lies in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Largest Fresh Water Lake in India - Wular Lake

It is situated in Bandipora district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The lake basin was formed by the result of tectonic

activity and is fed by the Jhelum River.

Chilika Lake Largest saline lake in India

Spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha Area - 1,165 km²

It is a Ramsar site also.

Vembanad Kol Lake Ramsar site in Kerala

Type: Brackish and Freshwater Longest Lake in India

Area – 2,114 km² (bordered by Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Ernakulam districts)

This lake is famous for backwater houseboating, birdwatching, photography and others. The famous snake boat race, Nehru Trophy boat race is

conducted in the main part of the lake.

Largest plateau of India

The Deccan Plateau

Lies in western and southern India.

It rises to 100 metres (330 ft) in the north, and to more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in the south,

forming a raised triangle within the south-pointing triangle of the Indian coastline.

It extends over eight Indian states and encompasses a wide range of habitats, covering significant parts of

Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Highest plateau – Ladakh Plateau

Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

The Highest Airport in India

Leh, Ladakh

3256 m above sea level

The Highest Tower of India

Qutab Minar in Delhi

The Largest Building in India Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi

The Largest Museum in India National Museum in Kolkata

The Largest Cave in India Amarnath Cave in Jammu and Kashmir

Param Vir Chakra is India's highest wartime gallantry award.

Ashok Chakra is India's highest peacetime gallantry award.

Longest Expressway

Agra Lucknow Expressway – 301 km

highest gateway in India

Buland Darwaza - It is the main entrance to the Jama Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri, which is 43 km from Agra

India’s Largest DOME

The marble dome at the World Peace Prayer Hall at Maharashtra Institute of Technology in Pune is 160 ft in diameter

Earlier – Gol Gumbad, Bijapur of Adil Shah Dynasty

144 ft in diameter

India’s biggest ZOO

Largest - Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park – 22.5 km²

Chitoor, Andhra Pradesh

2nd Largest - Arignar Anna Zoological Park Vandalur Zoo–

6 km² - Chennai, Tamil Nadu

India’s Longest Electrified Railway Tunnel

Situated between Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations of Andhra Pradesh

Largest Man-Made Lake

Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam), Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Highest Lake in India

The highest lake in India is Cholamu lake or Tso Lhamo Lake at an elevation of 17, 487 feet (5330 m)

2nd highest - Gurudongmar lake stands at an elevation of 17, 100 feet (5212.08 metres.)

Both the lakes are in SIKKIM

Highest Peak in India

Non-Himalayan – K2 - Karkoram-2 or Godwin – Austin peak –(8,611 meters), PoK

Himalayan – Kanchenjunga

(8,598 meters), Sikkim

Largest Delta

Sunderban Delta – West Bengal

India's current longest river bridge – the Dhola-Sadiya Bridge across the Lohit River (a tributary of the Brahmaputra River) – is

9.15km long and connects the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

Highest railway station in India

Ghum railway station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the highest railway station in India. It is situated at an altitude of

2,258 metres (7,407 ft).

Future - Taglang La Indian Railways' ambitious Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line along the

India-China border, is touted to be the world's highest rail track. After its completion Taglang La will become the highest railway

station in the world at a height of 5,359 mt above sea level.

Largest Museum

Indian Museum (found by Asiatic Society of Bengal, Kolkata)

largest planetarium in India

The Birla Planetarium in Kolkata, West Bengal, India is the largest planetarium in Asia. There are two other Birla

Planetariums in India: B.M. Birla Planetarium in Chennai and the Birla Planetarium in Hyderabad.

Mawsynram is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in northeastern India, 60.9 kilometres from Shillong.

Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India.

Least Rainfall – Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Driest place in India