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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands consist of 572 islands which run in a north–south axis for around 910 km. The Andaman group has 325 islands which cover an area of 6,170 km 2 (2,380 sq mi) while the Nicobar group has only 247 islands with an area of 1,765 km 2 (681 sq mi). India's only active volcano, Barren Island is situated here. It last ...
The list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest to smallest. India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi with Rajasthan being largest in land area. [1] [2] [3]
Area (km 2) Area governed by Ref ; 1 Delhi: Delhi: 1484 km 2: Municipal Corporation of Delhi [1] 2 Bengaluru: Karnataka: 741 km 2: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike: 3 Vishakapatnam: Andhra Pradesh: 681.96 km 2: Greater Vishakapatnam Municipal Corporation [2] 4 Hyderabad: Telangana: 650 km 2: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation [3] 5 ...
Total area: the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines. Land area: the aggregate of all land within international boundaries and coastlines, excluding water area. Water area: the sum of the surface areas of all inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, and rivers) within international boundaries and coastlines. [2]
The Deccan is a plateau region extending over an area of 422,000 km 2 (163,000 sq mi) and occupies the majority of the Indian peninsula. It is shaped like an inverted triangle with its upper boundary at the Narmada River basin near the Vindhya-Satpura ranges and the lower boundary at the northern fringes of Tamil Nadu in the south.
Tamil Nadu is the tenth largest state in India and covers an area of 130,058 square kilometres (50,216 sq mi). It is bordered by Kerala to the west, Karnataka to the northwest, Andhra Pradesh to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south.
Kerala is home to 2.8% of India's population; with a density of 859 persons per km 2, its land is nearly three times as densely settled as the national average of 370 persons per km 2. [339] As of 2011 [update] , Thiruvananthapuram is the most populous city in Kerala. [ 340 ]
Maharashtra with a total area of 307,713 km 2 (118,809 sq mi), is the third-largest state by area in terms of land area and constitutes 9.36% of India's total geographical area. The State lies between 15°35' N to 22°02' N latitude and 72°36' E to 80°54' E longitude.