Superlatives in India (“Largest/Longest/Highest in India”)
The Longest River Bridge |
Mahatma Gandhi Setu Patna (5.575 km.) |
The Largest Lake |
Wular Lake (J & K) |
The Largest Dam |
Bhakra Dam, on Sutlej river (Punjab) |
The Largest Desert |
Thar (Rajasthan) |
The Largest cave temple |
Kailash Temple ( Ellora, Maharastra) |
The Largest mosque |
Jama Masjid (Delhi |
The Longest tunnel |
Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass (J & K) |
The Largest Delta |
Sunderbans (W. Bengar) |
The State with maximum forest area |
Madhya Pradesh |
The Longest Corridor |
Corridor of Ramnathswami Temple at Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) |
The highest Waterfall |
Jog or Garsoppa (Karnataka) |
The Longest Road |
Grand Trunk Road (Kolkata 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, Kolkata |
The largest Dome |
Gol Gumbuz, Bijapur (in Karantaka) |
The tallest Statue |
Gomateswara (Karnataka) |
The largest Public Sector Bank |
State Bank of India |
The biggest canti lever Bridge |
Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge (Kolkata) |
The Longest Canal |
Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan) |
The Longest Railway Platform |
Gorakhpur (U.P.) |
The biggest Stadium |
Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium Kolkata |
The most populous City |
Mumbai (Maharashtra) |
The largest Sea Bridge |
Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge (Tamil Nadu) |
The longest Passenger Train Route |
Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari |
The Oldest Church |
St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala) |
The Longest National Highway |
NH-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari) |
The State with Longest Coast Line |
Gujarat |
The highest Lake |
Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand) |
The largest Saline Water Lake |
Chilka Lake (Orissa) |
The Largest Fresh Water Lake |
Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh) |
Largest Cave |
Amarnath (J & K) |
The Longest River of Southern India |
Godawari |
The Longest Dam |
Hirakud Dam (Orissa) |
The highest Gallantry Award |
Param Vir Chakra |
The highest Award |
Bharat Ratna |
The largest Gurudwara |
Golden Temple, Amritsar |
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 Highest Batttle field and the Longest Glacier |
Siachen Glacier |
The Biggest River Island |
Majuli Bramhaputra river, (Assam) |
The Largest Planetarium |
Birla Planetorium (Kolkata) |
The Highest Airports |
Leh Airport (Ladakh) |