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Full Name - Republic of India

Capital City - New Delhi

Area - 3,287,590 sq Kilometers (1,269,338 sq miles)

Population -1,000,000,000

Time Zone - GMT/UTC +5.5 ()

Coastline length - 7,600 km

Languages - Hindi (official)

Hindi is spoken as a mother tongue by about 20% of the population, mainly in the northern states which includes Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Hindi is also popular in other states as well along with the regional languages like Punjabi, Kashmiri, Urdu, Marathi, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati.

-English

A product of British rule, English is still widely spoken and written in most Indian states 50 years after independence.

Religion

- 82% Hindu, 12% Muslim, 2.3% Christian, 1.9%Sikh,0.8%Buddist ,0.5% Jains, 0.5% others.

Currency - INR Indian Rupee (Rs)

Electricity - 230-240V 50HzHz

Electric Plug Details

- South African/Indian-style plug with two circular metal pins above a large circular grounding pin

Country Dialing Code - 91

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India is administratively divided into 28 states and 7 union territories. The states are broadly demarcated on linguistic lines. They vary in size; the larger ones are bigger and more diverse than some countries of Europe. The union territories are smaller than the states - sometimes they are just one city - and they have much less autonomy. There is so much to travel in India, so much to see, feel and discover that you have to decide which part should you travel first.

These states and union territories are grouped by convention into the following regions.

• Himalayan North — Mountainous and beautiful, a tourist destination for the adventurous and the spiritual. This region contains some of India’s most visited hill-stations and religious places. Also includes the troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir
• The Plains — India’s Hindi-speaking heartland. The country’s capital New Delhi is here. The rivers Ganga and Yamuna flow through this plain. Many of the events that shaped India’s history took place in this region.
• Western India — miles and miles of the Thar Desert. Home to the the colorful cities of Rajasthan - Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Goa, as well as the country’s most vibrant and biggest Indian city Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), wonderful beaches and Bollywood (Indian film industry in Bombay)
• Southern India — a strong bastion of indigenous culture, South India features famous and historical temples, tropical forests, backwaters in Kerala, beautiful hill stations in Tamil Nadu, beaches and cosmopolitan cities in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and wonderful lush islands.
• Eastern India — India’s mostly rural region, its largest city is Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta), the temple cities of Puri of Lord Jagannath fame and Bhubaneswar are both in Orissa.
• North-Eastern India — remote and sensitive, the country’s tribal corner, with beautiful landscapes and famous for Tea Gardens. Consists of seven tiny states (by Indian standards, some of them are larger than Switzerland or Austria) popularly nicknamed as The Seven Sisters.

Climate plays a key factor in deciding when to visit India. Keep in mind that climatic conditions in the far north are distinctly different to those of the extreme south.

Generally, India’s climate is defined by three seasons - the hot, the wet (monsoon) and the cool, each of which can vary in duration from north to south. The most pleasant time to visit most places is during the cooler period: November to around mid-February.

The heat starts to build up on India’s northern plains from around February, and by April or May it really hots up, peaking in June. In central India temperatures of 45°C and above are commonplace. South India also becomes uncomfortably hot during this time.

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India is (after China) the second most populous country in the world, the biggest democracy on earth. It’s huge, it’s vast, the area it covers is roughly that of Western Europe .As big as India is it is diverse - diverse in all respects: You will feel that diversity in people, languages, food, cultures, geography, climate and almost everything.

There are 28 states in India with 7 Union territories (**list given below), Every state is unique in its own way. There are about 22 official languages recognized by the constitution plus another estimated 1600 minor languages and dialects spoken. Although Hindi is the official national language, only about 20% of India’s populace speak it as a mother tongue. It is widely spoken in the North, but most people you’ll meet in the South won’t speak Hindi at all. That’s one of the reasons (British imperialism being the other) English is so widely spoken.

The looks, their clothes, their religious ceremonies, their art, their culture, their kind of life varies immensely depending on where you are. It changes with every state. That’s why there is so much diversity in India. A mongoloid featured Buddhist Ladakhi in the North doesn’t have anything in common with a dark skinned Hindu Dravidian of the South.

Its has been 60 years since India got its Independence from Britishers and since then its on its way to be an economy which is growing by leaps and bounds. A majority of the population is getting a good education. There is a growth in infrastructure and industry. Indian markets are open to the world. Indian Industry is getting a global recognition and is an important part of the world trade.

India carries a rich cultural legacy, it was few of the early centers which saw the emergence of civilization along with Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. Many civilizations were a part of rich cultural heritage that developed through time. Very much in contrast to the modern India growing at a healthy pace to become one of the well developed nations in Asia and the World.

So there is no better place to explore and no better time to visit the land where you can find it all. You will find all the info you need to have for the rich experience on an INDIA TRAVEL.

**28 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, Orissa, Puducherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

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