Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Highest, Longest, Largest, Tallest, Smallest etc... in India

Significance
Achiever
Highest mountain peak
Godwin Austin (k2)
Highest Dam
Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand
Highest Waterfall
Kunchikal waterfall, Karnataka
Highest Gateway
Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttap Pradesh
Highest Award
Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award
Paramveer Chakra
Highest Battle field
Siachin Glacier
Highest rainfall Place
Mawsynram, Meghalaya
Highest    Airport
Leh, Laddakh
Highest Lake
Cholamu Lake, Sikkim
Highest Tower
Qutub Minar, Delhi
Highest populated State
Bihar
Highest Radio Station
The Leh station of AIR
Highest Statue
Jain Saint Gomateswara, Karnataka
Largest lake of Fresh water
Wular lake, Kashmir
Largest Temple
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Tamil Nadu
Largest Mosque
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Largest Church
Se Cathedral, Goa
Largest Gurudwara
Golden Temple, Amritsar
Largest Monastery
Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh
Largest populated city
Mumbai, Maharastra
Largest Building
Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi
Largest Museum
National Museum, Kolkata
Largest Auditorium
Sri Shanmukhananda Hall, Mumbai
Largest Cinema Theatre
Thangam, Madurai
Largest Barrage
Farakka Barrage, Ganga
Largest Delta
Sunderban Delta, West Bengal
Largest Dome
Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka
Largest Zoo
Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest Exhibition Ground
Pragati Maidan Complex, New Delhi
Largest Desert
Thar, Rajasthan
Largest cave temple
Kailash temple, Ellora, Maharashtra
Largest Cave
Amarnath Cave, Jammu and Kashmir
Largest Hotel
Oberoi –Sheraton, Mumbai
Largest State by Area
Rajasthan
Largest State by Population
Uttar Pradesh
Largest Hospital
B. J Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad
Largest corridor
Rameshwaram temple corridor, Tamil Nadu
Largest Post Office
Mumbai GPO
Largest forest area state
Madhya Pradesh
Largest Prison
Tihar Central Jail, Delhi
Largest Stadium
Salt lake Stadium, Kolkata
Largest Port
Mumbai
Largest Lake of Saline water
Chika lake, Orissa
Largest river island
Majuli, Brahmaputra river, Assam
Largest Planetarium
Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
Largest man-made lake
Govind Sagar, Bhakra Dam
Largest Cantilever Span Bridge
Howrah Bridge, Kolkata
Largest library
National Library, Kolkata
Largest Lok Sabha Contituency by area
Ladhak
Largest Lok Sabha Contituency by population
Outer Delhi
Longest River
Ganga
Longest tributary river of India
Yamuna
Longest coastline State
Gujarat
Longest tunnel
Jawahar tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir
Longest national highway
NH-7which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Dam
Hirakud Dam, Orissa
Longest River Bridge
Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest Electric railway line
From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Longest Railway Platform
Kharagpur, W. Bengal
Longest river which forms estuary
Narmada
Logest bridge above water
Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Maharastra
Logest distance run train
Vivek Express
Longest nonstop run train
Trivandrum Rajdhani
Longest railway bridge
Vembanad Rail bridge, Kerala
Longest Beach
Marina Beach, Chennai
Smallest State by Area
Goa
Smallest State by Population
Sikkim
Smallest Lok Sabha Contituency by area
Chandni Chowk
Smallest Lok Sabha Contituency by population
Lakshdweep
Tallest building
Imperial Tower, Mumbai

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