INDIA'S BIGGEST , HIGHEST , LARGEST , SMALLEST

 II. INDIA'S BIGGEST, HIGHEST, LARGEST, SMALLEST, ETC.:

Largest state in area : Rajasthan

Smallest state in area: Goa

Most populous state : Uttar Pradesh (about 22 crore)

Least populous state : Sikkim (about 6.50 lakh)

Densest populous state :  West Bengal

Most populous city : Mumbai

Largest district : Kachchh, Gujarat

Highest mountain peak : K2 (Mt. Godwin) at 8611 m (in Pakistan                                              occupied Kashmir)

                                       - Mt. Kangchenjunga- 8586 m (India)

Longest river : The Ganga (2640 km)

Deepest river valley : Bhagirathi, Alaknanda

Longest river bridge : Bhupen Hazarika Setu on Lohit River, connecting Assam and Arunachal Pradesh (9.15 km)

Highest battlefield and the longest glacier : Siachen Glacier (about 76 km)

Longest Beach:  Marina Beach (Chennai)

Longest Cave :Amarnath (Kashmir)

Longest Cave Temple : Kailasanatha Temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)

Biggest Monolithic Statue : Gomateshwara Statue  (17 m high) Karnataka

World's Tallest Statue :Statue of Unity (182 m), at Sadhu Bet Island-Gujarat

Biggest Mosque : Jama Masjid at Delhi

Largest Church : Saint Cathedral (Goa)

Oldest Church : St. Thomas Church at Palayur, Thrissur (Kerala)

Largest Gurudwara : Golden Temple, Amritsar

Biggest Stadium : Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata)

Highest Tower : Qutub Minar (73 m) in Delhi 

 Highest Airport : Leh (Ladakh) 

 Longest Railway Platform - Gorakhpur, U.P (1366.33 m)

 Largest Delta Sunderbans Delta, West Bengal

 Largest Desert : Great Indian Desert (Thar) Rajasthan

Highest Waterfall :Kunchikal Falls (455 m) Shimoga district, Karnataka

 Highest Motorable Road :At Khardung La (In Leh-Manali sector)

 Longest Canal : Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)

 Longest Road :Grand Trunk Road 

 Longest Railway Route :Route Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari  Vivek Express .

 Longest Railway Tunnel : Pir Panjal Rly. Tunnel (Jawahar Tunnel), J & K

 Largest Zoo : Zoological Garden, Kolkata

 Largest Plateau : Deccan Plateau 

 Largest Museum : Indian Museum, Kolkata

Oldest Observatory : Jantar Mantar, Delhi

Largest Planetarium :Birla Planetarium, Kolkata

 Largest Auditorium :Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai)

Longest National Highway :NH-44 (North to South NH) Srinagar to Kanyakumari- 3745 km

Highest Dam : Tehri Dam on river Bhagirathi, Uttarakhand (260.5 m high)

Longest Dam : Hirakud Dam on Mahanadi in Odisha 

Largest Lake (Saline Water) : Chilika Lake, Odisha

 Largest Lake (Fresh Water) : Wular Lake, Kashmir

 Largest Man-Made Lake: Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)

 Highest Lake :  Tso Lhamo or Cholamoo Lake, 5330 m above sea level, (North Sikkim)

Highest Rainfall :Mawsynram, Meghalaya near Cherrapunji (1082 cm per annum)

Largest Botanical Garden : Indian Botanical Gardens, Shibpur, Kolkata

Highest Civilian Award :  Bharat Ratna

 Highest Gallantry Award : Param Vir Chakra 

Highest Peacetime Gallantry Award :  Ashok Chakra (equivalent

to Param Vir Chakra)