Where is India located?

 

Location of India

Located in South Asia, India is the seventh-largest country by area. Home to a multilingual and multi-ethnic society, India is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, and the Arabian Sea on the south-west. The country shares its land borders with Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma) to the east. While India is in the proximity of the Maldives and Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, the very renowned Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Indonesia and Thailand. India lies to the north of the equator between 6° 44′ and 35° 30′ north latitude and 68° 7′ and 97° 25′ east longitude.

The country of India is on the Asia continent and the latitude and longitude of the country are 21.7679° N and 78.8718° E.

The neighboring countries of India are:

1. 1. Bangladesh
   2. Pakistan
   3. Nepal
   4. China
   5. Afghanistan
   6. Myanmar (Burma)
   7. Bhutan

Maritime Boundaries

1. Indonesia
2. Maldives
3. Sri Lanka
4. Thailand

 

Facts About India

Country Name	India
Continent	Asia
Capital	New Delhi
Largest city	Mumbai
Area	3,287,590[7] km2 (1,269,346 sq mi ) Water (%) 9.6
Population	1.38 billion
Lat Long of India	21° 0′ 0″ N, 78° 0′ 0″ E
Languages	Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Urdu.
Calling Code	+91
Time Zone	IST (UTC+05:30) Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+05:30)
Airports in India	132 Airports in India
Neighbor countries	Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, China, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Bhutan
Internet TLD	.in, .co.in
Currency	Indian Rupee (INR)