India recognises twenty-two official languages and prints several of them on its banknotes. Cherrapunji in the northeast is among the wettest inhabited places on Earth.
India is a Country located in the Southern Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia.
0750 km (466 mi)1500 km (932 mi)2250 km (1398 mi)3000 km (1864 mi)
Height
−52506001 5002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0008 549 m
−168201 9704 9206 5609 84013 12016 40019 69028 050 ft
-5 m (-16 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), 6000 m (19690 ft), Max altitude 8549 m (28050 ft)
Sea depth
01506001 8003 2005 200+ m
04921 9705 91010 50017 060+ ft
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)
Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in India
Height from south to north in India
1Bay of Bengal (South), Andaman Sea (Southeast), Arabian Sea (West), Laccadive Sea (Southwest)0 m2Ganges0 to 2 967 m3Godavari0 to 567 m
Population of India, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices