Superlatives Of India
The longest Bridge Above Water | Mahatma Gandhi Setu Patna (5.75 km.) |
The largest animal Fair | Sonpur (Bihar) |
The largest Auditorium | Sri Shanmukhananda Hall (Mumbai) |
The largest Lake | Wular Lake (J & K) |
The highest Dam | Tehri dam |
The largest Desert | Thar (Rajastan) |
The largest cave Temple | Kailash Temple (Ellora, Maharashtra) |
The largest Zoo | Vandalur Zoo (1300 Acres) |
The largest Mosque | Jama Masjid (Delhi) |
The highest peak | kangchenjunga |
The longest Tunnel | Pir panjal tunnel |
The largest Delta | Sundarbans (W. Bengal) |
The State with maximum forest area | Madhya Pradesh |
The longest Corridor | Corridor ofRamanathaswamy Temple of Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) |
The highest Waterfall | Kunchikal Falls (Karnataka) |
The longest Road | Grand Trunk Road (Kolkatta to Delhi) |
The highest Gate way | Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (U.P) |
The longest River | The Ganga (2640 km. long) |
The largest museum | Indian museum, Kolkatta |
The largest Dome | Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (in Karnataka) |
The Tallest Statue | Veera Abhaya Anjeneya Hanuman Swami, Vijayawada, Andra (41 m) |
The largest Public Sector Bank | State Bank of India |
The Biggest Canti lever Bridge | Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge (Kolkatta) |
The longest Canal | Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan) |
The longest Railway platform | Gorakhpur, UP |
The Biggest Stadium | Buddh International Circuit (Auto Racing), Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium Kolkatta (foot ball) |
The most popular city | Mumbai (Maharastra) |
The Longest Passenger Train Route | Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari |
The Oldest Church | St. Thomas Church at palayer, Thrissur (Kerela) |
The longest National Highway | N.H-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari) |
The State with longest Coast Line | Gujarat |
The Highest Lake | Cholamu lake (north Sikim) |
The largest Saline water Lake | Sambhar lake, Rajasthan |
The largest fresh water Lake | wular Lake |
Largest Cave | Amarnath(J & K) |
The longest river of Southern India | Godawari |
The longest Dam | Hirakud Dam (Orissa) |
The highest Gallantry Award | Ashok Chakra |
The highest Award | Bharat Ratna |
The biggest Church | Saint Cathedral at old Goa (goa) |
The Southern Indian State with Longest Costal line | Andhra Pradesh |
The Longest Sea Beach | Marina Beach (Chennai) |
The Highest Road | Road at Khardungla, (in Leh –Manali Sector) |
The largest artificial Lake | Govind Sagar (Bhakhra Nangal) |
The deepestRiver Valley | Bhagirathi and Alaknanda |
The largest River withoutDelta | Narmada and Tapi |
The biggest river Island | Majuli Brahmputra river, (Assam) |
The largest Planetarium | Birla Planetarium |
The Highest Airport | Leh Airport (Ladakh) |
Largest state in area | Rajasthan(3,42,239 sq.km) |
Smallest state in area | Goa(3,702sq.km) |