India: A Geographic Journey

If we talk about the geography of Bharat or India, then it is very important to know its ancient history. If we talk about its ancient name, which is called Bharat Varsha, then it was named Bharat after the name of Bharat, the beloved son of the Aryan king Dushyant. If we go through it earlier, then it has also been named Aryavarta by the kings. But here, if we talk not of the ancient times but of the Persian period, then it is also called Hindustan by the Persians.

The Persians used to call it Hindustan because they used to address the Indus river as 'H' instead of 'S'. This was considered the main reason by historians. If we talk about the Greeks and Romans, then they used to call Sindhu as Indus and the land before it as India. Hence, this name was given to India by the Greeks.

Latitudes of India: If we talk about the latitudes of India, then it is spread from 8°4' North to 37'6 North latitude and 68°7' East longitude to 97°25 East longitude. If we talk about the mainland of India, then its spread is between 6°4' North latitude to 14° North latitude and 92° East longitude to 94° East longitude, the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in the Bay of Bengal. 

India's southernmost point, Indira Point, is located in the Great Nicobar Island. It is also known as Pygmalion Point or Parson Point. India's northernmost point, Indira-Col, is in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. If there is a difference of about 20 latitudes between the southernmost point of the Indian Union and the southern tip of the Indian mainland.  The Lakshadweep group, located in the Arabian Sea, about 280 to 480 km away from the Indian mainland, is located between 8' North latitude to 12°3' North latitude and 71° East longitude to 74° East longitude.

If we talk about the length of India, then its length from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is 3,214 Km, whereas if we talk about its width, then it is 2933 km from Rann of Kutch to Arunachal Pradesh.

India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of area, while in terms of population, if an estimated growth is considered, then it is at number two in the world (after China). 

Names of countries with the largest geographical area in the world:→

 [1] Russia

[2] Canada

[3] China

[4] United States of America

[5] Brazil

[6] Australia

The geographical position of India gives it recognition as an important country all over the world because India is situated at almost equal distance from the western parts of Europe and America. Many international air routes and sea routes pass through its border or near its coast. Thus, the main trade routes going from eastern countries to western countries and from western countries to the Far East pass through India. India has the Arabian Sea in the west, the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Indian Ocean in the south. The Himalayas and its ranges determine its boundaries in the north and east. Apart from the mainland of India, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in the Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep group in the Arabian Sea, which are separated from the mainland by the sea.

Neighbouring countries of India:

[ⅰ] Bangladesh

[2] Pakistan

[3] Afghanistan

[4] Myanmar

[5] Sri Lanka

[6] Nepal

[7] China

[8] Bhutan

This is about the geographical area of ​​India. In this geographical area, climate, rivers and natural vegetation etc. are also included as geographical units. If we talk about the economic disparities of India, which is an important point, there are large spatial disparities in terms of natural and human resources, as a result of which it is natural to find regional disparities in the level of economic development. There are many backward areas in India and many are so developed that they can be compared with developed countries. Due to these economic disparities, proper and equal development of all the areas of India is not possible.