India Country Basic Facts
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | New Delhi |
| Area | 3,287,263 sq. km. |
| States | 28 |
| Union Territories | 7 |
| Districts | 640 |
| Taluks | 5,924 |
| Villages | 640,867 |
| Development Blocks | 5,774 |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | 543 |
| Rajya Sabha Constituencies | 250 |
| Assembly Constituencies | 4,043 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English |
| Longest River | Ganga (2,480 km) |
| Highest Peak | K2 (in Pak Occupied Kashmir) followed by Kangchenjunga |
| Independence Day | August 15, 1947 |
| Republic Day | January 26, 1950 |
| Road (2004-05) | 330,000 km |
| National Highway (2021) | 140,937 km |
| Rail Line Length (2019) | 126,366 km |
| Ports (2020) | 200 |
| National Animal | Tiger |
| National Bird | Peacock |
| National Flower | Lotus |
| National Tree | Banyan |
| National Fruit | Mango |
| Population (2020) | 1,326,093,247 |
| Population Females (2020) | 669,435,596 |
| Population Males (2020) | 723,973,437 |
| Population Density (2022) | 382/sq. km |
| Literacy (2020) | 77.7% |
| Female Literacy | 84.7% |
| Male Literacy | 77.7% |
| Sex Ratio (2021) | 1020/1000 |
| Birth Rate per 1000 (2020) | 17.96% |
| Mortality Rate per 1000 (2020) | 7.60% |
| Infant Mortality Rate (2020) | 28% |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (2020) | 3.37 |
| Average Age (2020) | 70 Years |
| Male Average Age (2020) | 68 Years |
| Female Average Age (2020) | 71 Years |
| National Income (2020-21) | Rs 1.27 lakh crore |
| Per Capita Annual Income (2020-21) | Rs 91,481 |
| Beach Length | 7,516.6 km |
States
28 States: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Jammu-Kashmir, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Punjab, West Bengal, Bihar, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura.
Union Territories
7 Union Territories: National Capital Territory of Delhi, Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Daman-Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Lakshadweep.
National Emblem
Ashoka Pillar
The national emblem of India is designed as a model of Emperor Ashoka's Sarnath Simhamudra. Of the four lions, one faces forward. Below the lions are the Chakras (Dharmachakra Wheel of Law), horses, elephants, lions, and bulls on either side. The sentence 'Satyameva Jayate' from the Mundakopanishad is written in Devanagari script. The national emblem was approved on January 26, 1950. Truth always wins.