Sunday, December 19, 2010

Biggest, Highest, Largest in India



Biggest Cave temple
Ellora, Maharashtra
Biggest Hotel
Oberai-Sheraton (Mumbai)
Biggest Mosque
Tazul Masjid at Bhopal
Biggest Museum
Indian Museum, Calcutta
Biggest Stadium
Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata
Biggest Zoo
Zoological Gardens, Calcutta
Deepest River Valley
Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
Densest Populated State
West Bengal
Fastest Train
Shatabadi Express running between New Delhi and Bhopal
Highest Airport
Leh (Laddakh)
Highest Award
Bharat Ratna
Highest Award for Games
Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna
Highest Battle Field
Siachin Glacier (3,620 m)
Highest Dam
Bhakra Dam ( 225.5 meters high)
Highest Gallantry Award
Param Vir Chakra
Highest Gateway
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri (53.6 meters high)
Highest Lake
Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand)
Highest Peak
Karkoram-2 of K-2(8,611 meters) (POK)
Kanchanjunga-
(Highest Peak in the world is Mount Everest which is in Nepal)
Highest Rainfall
Cherrapunhi (426 inches per annum)
Highest Road
Road at Khardungla,(in Leh-Manali Sector)
Highest Tower
Kutab Minar at Delhi (88.4 meters high)
Highest Waterfall
Gersoppar Waterfall (292 meters high) in Mysore
Highest Waterfalls
Jog Falls, Karnataka
Largest Animal Fair
Sonepur (Bihar)
Largest Auditorium
Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai)
Largest Cave
Amarnath (J&K)
Largest Cave Temple
Kailash Temple, Ellora (Maharastra)
Largest Church
Saint Cathedral (Goa)
Largest Delta
Sunderban delta WB
Largest Desert
Thar (Rajasthan)
Largest District
Ladakh
Largest Dome
Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur
Largest Forest State
Assam
Largest Fresh Water Lake
Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
Largest Gurudwara
Golden Temple, Amritsar
Largest Lake (Saline Water)
Chilka Lake, Orrisa
Largest Man-Made Lake
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam) UP
Largest Planetarium
Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)
Largest Port
Mumbai
Largest Public Sector Bank
State Bank of India
Largest River Island
Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Asom)
Largest State (Area)
Rajasthan
Largest State (Population)
Uttar Pradesh
Largest Zoo
Zoological Garden at Alipur (Kolkata)
Longest Beach
Marina Beach, Chennai
Longest Bridge
Sone Bridge
Longest Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)
Longest Corridor-
Rameswaram Temple's Corridor (1220 metres)
Longest Dam
Hirakud Dam (Orrisa)
Longest Electric Railway Line
From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Longest Highway
NH-7 which turns from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Platform
Kharagpur Platform
Longest Platform
Kharagpur (West Bengal) 833 meters in Length. It is also the longest railway station in world
Longest Railway Platform
Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
Longest Railway Route
From Jammu to Kanyakumari
Longest River
Ganga (2640 km long)
Longest Road
Grand Trunk Road
Longest Road
Grand Trunk Road
Longest Statue
Statue of Gomateswara, Karanataka
Longest Tunnel
Jawahar Tunnel
Longest Tunnel
Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Smallest State (Area)
Goa
Smallest State (Population)
Sikkim
State with longest coastline
Gujarat
State with longest coastline of South India
Andhra Pradesh
Tallest Statue
Statue of Gomateshwar (17 meters high In Karnataka)


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