PSEB 6th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 6 Our India – In World

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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.

PSEB 6th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 6 Our India - In World

→ 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.

PSEB 6th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 6 Our India - In World

→ 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.

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