Contemporary India(9th standard): Size And Location

Points to Remember:

1. The southernmost point of Indian union is known as Indira Point or Pygmalion point(In 2004 submerged under sea water during tsunami)
2. In an order of size Russia>Canada>USA>China>Brazil>Australia>India
3. Since the opening of Suez canal , india's distance from europe has been reduce by 7000 km.
   
4. Area wise rajasthan is the largest state & Goa is smallest state.
5. States having common frontiers with Pakistan: J&K, Punjab,Rajasthan , Guzarat
6. States having common frontiers with China:J&K Himachal Pradesh ,Uttrakhand,Sikkim,Arunachal Pradesh.
7. States having common frontiers with Bangladesh:West Bengal, assam,meghalaya ,tripura,Mizoram
8. States having common frontiers with Myanmar:Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland,manipur , mizoram.
9. States having common frontiers with Nepal: Uttrakhand,UP,Bihar,Assam.
10. Tropic of cancer passes through the states : Guzarat,Rajasthan ,Madhya Pradesh,Chattisgarh,Jharkhand,west Bengal,Tripura,Mizoram