India Google maps and Driving Directions
Get free driving directions, Google maps, traffic information for India, and New Delhi (GPS: 28 36 N 77 12 E), the capital city of the country located in (the) Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Myanmar and Pakistan.
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India is the worlds second most populous country and largest democracy. Despite some success in reducing the birth rate, its population will probably overtake Chinas by 2035.
India is upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north.
The map above fully covers India with its road routes from cities to towns, road intersections in any region, provinces, prefectures, also with free driving directions in New Delhi or to the neighboring towns and countries. To look at the detailed map about a particular quarter in New Delhi, please click on the area and zoom to the place you are interested in the Google maps of India (IN).
Be creative, use the extras of this Google map; This is a detailed, clear, zoomable, large road map of India with its administrative divisions; 29 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. Note: although its status is that of a union territory, the official name of Delhi is National Capital Territory of Delhi.
The interactive map above is also may be used as the satellite map of India, or as a reverse search map for finding an address from its GPS coordinates.
One-third the area of the United States, the Republic of India occupies most of the subcontinent of India in southern Asia. It borders on China in the northeast. Other neighbors are Pakistan on the west, Nepal and Bhutan on the north, and Myanmar and Bangladesh on the east. The country can be divided into three distinct geographic regions: the Himalayan region in the north, which contains some of the highest mountains in the world, the Gangetic Plain, and the plateau region in the south and central part. Its three great river systems – the Ganges, the Indus, and the Brahmaputra – have extensive deltas and all rise in the Himalayas.
India (area: 3 287 260 sq km / 1 269 217,66 sq mi), where the official language is English, Hindi, lying in Asia and using the currency; Indian rupee (INR), set their clock to UTC+5.5. That means they are 10.5 hours ahead of Washington DC during Standard Time in New Delhi, the capital. Note to the time difference: N/A.
The climate in India; Varies greatly according to latitude, altitude, and season. Most of India has three seasons: hot, wet, and cool. Summer temperatures in the north can reach 104°F (40°C). Monsoon rains normally break in June, petering out in September to October. In the cool season, the weather is mainly dry. The climate in the warmer south is less variable than in the north.
Geography in a nutshell; Separated from northern Asia bythe Himalaya mountain range, India forms a subcontinent. As well as the Himalayas, there are two other main geographical regions, the Indo-Gangetic plain, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the Vindhya Mountains, and the central-southern Deccan plateau. The Ghats are smaller mountain ranges located on the east and west coasts.
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Driving directions India
The Google maps and Google Satellite maps of India above showing the country, located next to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan. For your further reference, the latitude and longitude coordinates of India are 20 00 N, 77 00 E , while the capital, New Delhi found at 28 36 N 77 12 E.
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About India and the capital, New Delhi
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| The national flag of India | Borderline map of India |
| Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; saffron represents courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation; white signifies purity and truth; green stands for faith and fertility; the blue chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in movement and death in stagnation. Note: similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band. | Border length: total: 13,888 km. Border countries (total: 6): Bangladesh 4,142 km, Bhutan 659 km, Myanmar 1,468 km, China 2,659 km, Nepal 1,770 km, Pakistan 3,190 km. |
Did you know about India?
- Under British rule from 1763, the Indian subcontinent divided into Pakistan and Indiain 1947 upon independence.
- Indias national animal, the tiger, was depicted as early as 4000 years ago by the Mohenjo-Daro civilization.
- A fusing of “Bombay (as Mumbai used to be known) with “Hollywood, the term “Bollywood refers to a particular style of Indian film, popular among Indians living throughout the world.
Facts of India (IN)
Name conventional long form: Republic of India, conventional short form: India, local long form: Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya, local short form: India/Bharat, etymology: the English name derives from the Indus River; the Indian name “Bharat” may derive from the “Bharatas” tribe mentioned in the Vedas of the second millennium B.C.; the name is also associated with Emperor Bharata, the legendary conqueror of all of India
Codes: ISO; IN, Internet; .in
Capital city: New Delhi
Language(s): Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9%. Note: English enjoys the status of subsidiary official language language but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the most widely spoken language and primary tongue of 41% of the people; there are 14 other official language languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language language (2001 census)
National holiday(s): Republic Day, 26 January (1950)
Motto: Truth Alone Triumphs
Currency: Indian rupee (INR)
GPS: 20 00 N, 77 00 E, New Delhi; 28 36 N 77 12 E
Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Myanmar and Pakistan
Geography note: dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian Ocean trade routes; Kanchenjunga, third tallest mountain in the world, lies on the border with Nepal
Land boundaries: Bangladesh 4,142 km, Bhutan 659 km, Myanmar 1,468 km, China 2,659 km, Nepal 1,770 km, Pakistan 3,190 km, total: 13,888 km
Maritime boundaries: N/A
Coastline: 7,000 km
Area: total: 3,287,263 sq km; land: 2,973,193 sq km, water: 314,070 sq km (total 1 269 217,66 mi2), slightly more than one-third the size of the US.
Roadways: total: 4,699,024 km, note: includes 96,214 km of national highways and expressways, 147,800 km of state highways, and 4,455,010 km of other roads (2015)
Waterways: 14,500 km (5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels) (2012)
Local time (capital): UTC+5.5, 10.5 hours ahead of Washington DC during Standard Time
Note to the local time: N/A
Population in India: 1 354 051 854
Population in New Delhi: 15 334 000 (including the metropolitan areas)
Urbanization: urban population: 32.7% of total population (2015)
Major urban areas population: NEW DELHI (capital) 25.703 million; Mumbai 21.043 million; Kolkata 11.766 million; Bangalore 10.087 million; Chennai 9.62 million; Hyderabad 8.944 million (2015)
Population growth rate: 1.19% (2016 estimate)
Birth rate: 19.3 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate)
Death rate: 7.3 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 27.71% (male 186,420,229 / female 164,611,755) 15-24 years: 17.99% (male 121,009,850 / female 106,916,692) 25-54 years: 40.91% (male 267,203,029 / female 251,070,105) 55-64 years: 7.3% (male 46,398,574 / female 46,105,489) 65 years and over: 6.09% (male 36,549,003 / female 40,598,872) (2016 estimate)
Median age: total: 27.6 years; male: 26.9 years, female: 28.3 years (2016 estimate)
Ethnic groups: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)
Religions: Hindu 79.8%, Muslim 14.2%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.7%, other and unspecified 2% (2011 estimate)
Government type: Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
Legal system: common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts
National anthem: Jana Gana Mana
Known national hazards: droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakesvolcanism: Barren Island (elev. 354 m) in the Andaman Sea has been active in recent years
Major infectious diseases: The degree of risk(s): very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malariawater contact disease: leptospirosisanimal contact disease: rabies (2016)
Land use: agricultural land: 60.5%; arable land 52.8%; permanent crops 4.2%; permanent pasture 3.5%; forest: 23.1%; other: 16.4% (2011 estimate)
Agricultural products: rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, lentils, onions, potatoes; dairy products, sheep, goats, poultry; fish
Industries: textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, pharmaceuticals
Export commodities: petroleum products, precious stones, vehicles, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, cereals, apparel
Main export partners: US 15.2%, UAE 11.4%, Hong Kong 4.6% (2015)
Import commodities: crude oil, precious stones, machinery, chemicals, fertilizer, plastics, iron and steel
Main import partners: China 15.5%, UAE 5.5%, Saudi Arabia 5.4%, Switzerland 5.3%, US 5.2% (2015)
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