This PSEB 6th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 6 Our India – In World will help you in revision during exams.
PSEB 6th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 6 Our India – In World
→ Total geographical area – 32,87,263 km2
→ Latitudinal extent – 8°4′ North to 37°6′ North
→ Longitudinal extent – 68°7′ East to 97° 25′ East
→ North-South extent – 3,214 km.
→ East-West extent – 2,933 km.
→ Land Frontiers – 15,200 km.
→ Coast-line – 7,516 km.
→ Standard Meridian – 82½° East Longitude
→ Southernmost point – Indira Point (6°4′ N)
→ The southernmost tip of the mainland – Kanya Kumari (8°4′ N)
→ Number of States – 28
→ Number of Union Territories – 8
→ The Largest State (In area) – Rajasthan
→ The Smallest State (In area) – Goa
→ India is the seventh-largest nation in the world as regards area.
→ India ranks second in the world as regards population.
→ India extends from 8°4′ N to 37°6′ N.
→ India extends from 68°7′ E to 97°25′ E.
→ International boundaries of 7 countries touch India.
→ India has 28 states and 8 union territories.
→ India has five physiographic units – great mountains of north, northern plains, peninsular plateau, coastal plain, and offshore lands.