- Source: Outline of India
The following outline is provided as an overview of, and topical guide to, India:
The seventh-largest country by area, India is located on the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. India was home to the ancient Indus Valley civilisation, and is the birthplace of four world religions: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism. India endured colonisation, eventually being administered by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence led by influential figures like Mahatma Gandhi, Subash Chandra Bose and underwent a violent partition. India (as of April 2023) is the most populous country with over 1.4 billion people, and is also the most populous democracy in the world.
General reference
Pronunciation:
Common English country name: India
Official English country name: The Republic of India
Common endonym(s): Bharat, Hindustan
Official endonym(s): Bharat Ganarajya
Adjectival(s): Indian
Demonym(s): Indian
Etymology: Names of India
International rankings of India
ISO country codes: IN, IND, 356
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IN
Internet country code top-level domain: .in
Geography of India
India is:
a subcontinent
a country
a megadiverse country
Area of India: 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi) – 7th largest country
Location:
Eastern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Eurasia
Asia
Greater India
South Asia
Indian subcontinent
Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Land boundaries: 14,103 km
Bangladesh 4,053 km
China 3,380 km including the territorial disputes along its border; McMahon Line
Pakistan including the Line of Control 2,912 km
Nepal 1,690 km
Myanmar 1,463 km
Bhutan 605 km
Afghanistan 106 km
Coastline: 7,000 km
Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
= Physical divisions of India
=The northern mountains including the Himalayas, which includes the Karakoram ranges and the northeast mountain ranges.
Indo-Gangetic plains
Thar Desert
Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau
Eastern coastal plains
Western coastal plains
Bordering seas and islands
= Geographic features of India
=North India
Northwest India
East India
South India
West India
Central India
Northeast India
Extreme points of India
High: Kangchenjunga 8,586 m (28,169 ft) – third highest peak on Earth
Low: Kuttanad −2.2 m (−7 ft)
Population of India: 1,210,193,422 people (2011 census) – 2nd most populous country
Census of India
Atlas of India
= Environment of India
=Climate of India
Climate change in India
Ecoregions of India
Wildlife of India
Flora of India
Fauna of India
Birds of India
Mammals of India
Protected areas of India
National parks of India
Environmental issues in India
Geology of India
List of mountains in India/Orography of India
Renewable energy in India
Solar power in India
Wind power in India
Beaches of India
Glaciers of India
Islands of India
Lakes of India
Mountains of India
Volcanoes of India
Rivers of India
Waterfalls of India
Valleys of India
List of World Heritage Sites in India
Administrative divisions of India
Administrative divisions of India
= Administrative divisional structure of India =
= States and union territories of India =
States and union territories of India
Autonomous regions of India
Emblems of Indian states
States and union territories of India
By name
States by name
Andhra Pradesh (outline)
Arunachal Pradesh (outline)
Assam (outline)
Bihar (outline)
Chhattisgarh (outline)
Goa (outline)
Gujarat (outline)
Haryana (outline)
Himachal Pradesh (outline)
Jharkhand (outline)
Karnataka (outline)
Kerala (outline)
Madhya Pradesh (outline)
Maharashtra (outline)
Manipur (outline)
Meghalaya (outline)
Mizoram (outline)
Nagaland (outline)
Odisha (outline)
Punjab (outline)
Rajasthan (outline)
Sikkim (outline)
Tamil Nadu (outline)
Telangana (outline)
Tripura (outline)
Uttar Pradesh (outline)
Uttarakhand (outline)
West Bengal (outline)
Union territories by name
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Delhi
Jammu and Kashmir
Ladakh
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
By rank
By economic rank
By various rankings
By population
By population density
By size
By state code
State and territory capitals
= Divisions of India =
= Municipalities of India =
Municipalities of India
Cities in India
National Capital of India: New Delhi
Financial Capital of India: Mumbai
Cultural Capital of India: Kolkata
Manchester of India: Ahmedabad
City of Diamond: Surat
Detroit of Asia: Chennai
Milk city of India: Anand
Silicon Valley of India: Bangalore
Ceramic Capital of India: Morbi
City of Nawabs: Lucknow
Pink City of India: Jaipur
Big cities in North East India
List of city and town nicknames in India
Million-plus cities in India
Most populous cities in India
= Geography of states and territories
=Demography of India
Demographics of India
Ethnic groups of India
Racial groups of India
Religion of India
= Demographics of states and territories
=Government and politics of India
Form of government: Sovereign socialist secular federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic.
Sovereign – this means an independent nation.
Socialist – this implies social and economic equality for all Indian citizens. This guarantees equal opportunity and equal social status. The government attempts to reduce economic inequality by reducing concentration of wealth.
Secular – practices separation of religion and state. This implies freedom to choose one's religion. The state gives every citizen the right to practice and propagate a religion of his choice, and also right to reject all religions. The state treats all religions as equal and there is no official state religion.
Democratic – this means the government is democratically elected, and the head of the government (prime minister) is elected by the people.
Republic – this means the head of the state (president) is not a hereditary monarch but indirectly elected by the people.
Capital of India: New Delhi
Elections in India
1951 | 1957 | 1962 | 1967 | 1971 | 1977 | 1980 | 1984 | 1989 | 1991 | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | 2014 | 2019 | 2024
Political parties in India
Aam Aadmi Party
All India Trinamool Congress
Bahujan Samaj Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Dravidian parties
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal (Secular)
Nationalist Congress Party
Samajwadi Party
Shiromani Akali Dal
Shivsena
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Telugu Desam Party
Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party YSRCP
Political scandals in India
Taxation in India
= Socio-economic issues in India
=Religious violence in India
Katchatheevu Issue
Religious tolerance in India
Terrorism in India
Naxalism
Caste system in India
Caste politics in India
Caste-related violence in India
Reservation in India
Human rights in India
LGBT rights in India
Freedom of religion in India
= Branches of the government of India
=Executive of the government of India
Head of state: President of India
Vice-President of India
The Cabinet
Head of government: Prime Minister of India
Head of the civil services: Cabinet Secretary of India
Legislature of the government of India
Parliament of India
Rajya Sabha (Council of States) – upper house of the parliament (Vice-President of India serves as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha)
Lok Sabha (House of the People) – lower house of the parliament (Speaker)
Judiciary of the government of India
Supreme Court of India (Chief Justice of India)
List of high courts in India
District Courts of India
= Foreign relations of India
=International organisation membership
The Republic of India is a member of:
= Law and order in India
=Cannabis in India
Capital punishment in India
Company Law in India
Indian Contract Act, 1872
Constitution of India
Basic Structure
Directive Principles
Fundamental Rights
Fundamental Duties
Criminal Law in India
Indian Penal Code
Code of Criminal Procedure (India)
Indian tort law
Property Law in India
Crime in India
Bride burning
Organised crime in India
Eve teasing
Female foeticide in India
Rape in India
2012 Delhi gang rape case
Directive Principles in India
Dowry law in India
Fundamental Rights in India
History of Indian law
Law enforcement in India
Nationality Law in India
Labour Law in India
List of prisons in India
Prisons in India
National law enforcement agencies
Ministry of Home Affairs (Minister of Home Affairs • Home Secretary)
All India Service for policing – Indian Police Service
Border Security Force
Central Bureau of Investigation
Central Industrial Security Force
Central Reserve Police Force
Defence Security Corps
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
Indo-Tibetan Border Police
National Security Guards
Railway Protection Force
Special Protection Group
Narcotics Control Bureau
State police forces
= Armed forces of India
=Command
Commander-in-chief: President of India
Ministry of Defence of India
Minister of Defence
Defence Secretary
Strategic Nuclear Command
Strategic Forces Command
Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
Forces
Army: Indian Army
Army ranks and insignia of India
Navy: Indian Navy
Naval ranks and insignia of India
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (website)
Air Force: Indian Air Force
Air Force ranks and insignia of India
Indian Coast Guard
Special forces: Special Forces of India
Indian Peace Keeping Force
Paramilitary forces of India
National Security Guard
Special Protection Group
Military academies in India
India and weapons of mass destruction
Integrated Guided Missile Development Program
= Government of states
=Governor
Chief minister
Chief secretary
Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Parishad
Zilla Parishad
Panchayati Raj
= Politics by states and territories
== Legislative Assembly elections by states
=History of India
= History of India by period
=Prehistoric India
Riwatian people (1,900,000 BC)
Soanian people (500,000 BC)
South Asian Stone Age (70,000–3300 BCE)
Ancient India (outline)
Ancient Indian cities
Indus Valley civilization (3300–1700 BCE)
Late Harappan culture (1700–1300 BCE)
Vedic period (1700–500 BCE)
Iron Age (1200–300 BCE)
Mahajanapadas (700–300 BCE)
Magadha Empire
Haryanka dynasty (684–413 BCE)
Shishunaga dynasty (413–345 BCE)
Nanda dynasty (424–321 BCE)
Maurya Empire (322- 185 BCE)
Middle kingdoms of India (250 BCE–1279 CE)
Chola Empire (250 BCE–1070 CE)
Satavahana (230 BCE–220 CE)
Shunga Empire (185–75 BCE)
Kushan Empire (60–240 CE)
Gupta Empire (280–550 CE)
Pala Empire (750–1174 CE)
Rashtrakuta (753–982 CE)
Islamic empires in India (1206–1596)
Delhi Sultanate (1206–1596)
Deccan Sultanates(1490–1596)
Hoysala Empire (1040–1346)
Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826)
Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646)
Mughal Empire (1526–1858)
Maratha Empire (1674–1818)
Colonial India (1858–1947)
Company rule in India (1757–1858)
British Raj
Princely states
Indian independence movement
Quit India Movement
Partition of India (1947)
History of Republic of India (1947–present)
= History of India by region
== History of India by subject
=Economic history of India
Economy of India under the British Raj
History of Buddhism in India
History of clothing in India
History of education in the Indian subcontinent
History of Hinduism
History of Indian archaeology
History of Indian football
History of the India national football team
History of Indian influence on Southeast Asia
History of Indian Institutes of Technology
History of railways in India
History of sex in India
History of the Indian cricket team
History of the rupee
Indian maritime history
Indian natural history
LGBT history in India
Linguistic history of India
List of massacres in India
Military history of India
History of the Indian Air Force
Peopling of India
Science and technology in ancient India
Slavery in India
Timeline of major famines in India during British rule
History of Dravidian people
Culture of India
Caste system in India
Indian dress
Festivals in India
Media in India
National symbols of India
Coat of arms of India
Flag of India
National anthem of India
Public holidays in India
Religion in India
Hinduism in India
Dravidian in India
Islam in India
Buddhism in India
Christianity in India
Judaism in India
Jainism in India
Sikhism in India
Zoroastrianism in India
Baháʼí Faith in India
World Heritage Sites in India
= Cuisine of India
=Main dishes
Sweets and desserts
Drinks
Snacks
Spices
Condiments
History
Supermarket chains in India
Fast food
Cuisine by regions
= The arts in India
=Art in India
Comics in India
Webcomics in India
Television in India
Theatre in India
Indian classical dance
Dance forms of Andhra Pradesh
Architecture of India
Hindu temple architecture
Buddhist architecture
Indian rock-cut architecture
Indian vernacular architecture
Dravidian Architecture
Hemadpanthi
Western Chalukya Architecture
Badami Chalukya Architecture
Rajasthani architecture
Architecture of Karnataka
Architecture of Bengal
Hoysala architecture
Vijayanagara architecture
Kalinga Architecture
Maratha Architecture
Mughal architecture
Indo-Islamic architecture
Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Chandigarh
List of Indian architects
Cinema of India
Lists of Indian films
List of Indian documentary films
List of highest-grossing Bollywood films
List of Bhojpuri films
List of Marathi films
List of Assamese films
List of Tamil-language films
List of Telugu-language films
List of Malayalam films
List of Kannada films
List of Bengali films
List of Indian film actresses
List of Indian film actors
List of Indian film directors
List of Indian film choreographers
List of Indian film cinematographers
List of Indian film score composers
List of film festivals in India
List of Indian film producers
List of Indian film screenwriters
= Film Awards =
National Film Awards
Filmfare Awards
Stardust Awards
Star Screen Awards
Bollywood Movie Awards
Global Indian Film Awards
IIFA Awards
Zee Cine Awards
Nandi Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards
= Cinema by region =
Music of India
Indian classical music
Hindustani classical music
Carnatic classical music
Indian folk music
Bhavageete
Bhangra (music)
Pandavani
Lavani
Dandiya
Baul music
Qawwali
Indian pop
Indian hip hop
Filmi
Indian rock
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Thyagaraja Aradhana
Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana
Chembai sangeetha utsavam
List of Indian playback singers
Indian musical instruments
= Music by states and territories =
Literature of India
List of Indian poets
List of Indian authors
Indian epic poetry
Jnanpith award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Indian Literature (journal)
Indian folklore
= Literature by language =
= Languages in India
== Sports in India
=India at the Olympics
India at the Commonwealth Games
India at the Asian Games
India at the Lusofonia Games
Traditional sports of India
Wrestling in India
Field hockey in India
Cricket in India
Football in India
Kabaddi
Rugby union in India
Indian martial art
Indian physical culture
Sports in Delhi
Major Sports Leagues
Hockey India League (Hockey)
Indian Premier League (Cricket)
I-League (Football)
Indian Super League (Football)
Indian Badminton League (IBL) (Badminton)
Pro Kabaddi (Kabaddi)
Ultimate Table Tennis (Table Tennis
Ultimate Kho Kho (Kho-Kho)
= Culture by region
=By directional region
Economy and infrastructure of India
Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2011): 9th (twelfth)
= Economy & infrastructure of states
=Education in India
= Education in states
=Tourism in India
= Tourist attractions
== Tourism in states
=List of tourism in different states of India
See also
List of international rankings
Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Member state of the United Nations
Outline of Asia
Outline of geography
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of India
India travel guide from Wikivoyage
Government
Official entry portal of the Government of India
Official directory of Indian Government websites
General reference
India. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
Encyclopædia Britannica entry on India
BBC country profile of India
Library of Congress Country Studies entry on India
Other
Incredible India – The Official Tourism Website of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
India 4You – Directory of popular Indian websites.
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