India and it's Neighbour countries

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Indian Geography (part-2)

Countries having Land boundaries with India:-

• India shares its border with seven countries-

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

• States touching neighbouring countries:-

1. Pakistan 

• Gujarat. 
• Rajasthan. 
• Punjab. 
• Jammu and Kashmir( not a state anymore now a union territory).

2. Afghanistan 

• Jammu and Kashmir*.

3. China

• Jammu and Kashmir*. 
• Himachal Pradesh.
• Uttarakhand Sikkim. 
• Arunachal Pradesh.

4. Nepal

• Bihar. 
• Uttar Pradesh. 
• Uttarakhand. 
• West Bengal. 
• Sikkim.

5. Bhutan

• West Bengal. 
• Sikkim.
• Assam. 
• Arunachal Pradesh.

6. Myanmar

• Arunachal Pradesh. 
• Nagaland. 
• Mizoram. 
• Manipur.

7. Bangladesh

• Assam. 
• West Bengal. 
• Meghalaya. 
• Tripura.

Some important points:- 

• Tripura is covered from three sides by Bangladesh.

• There are three Indian states that shares boundary with three countries:-

1. Jammu and Kashmir(Now a UT) {Pakistan, Afghanistan, China}.

2. West Bengal {Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh}.

3. Sikkim {China, Nepal, Bhutan}.

Countries that do not share land boundaries with India but our neighbours

• Sri Lanka
• Maldives

Important terminologies to Remember

1. Durand line:-  The Durand Line is an international 2,430-kilometre (1,510 mi) border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was originally established in 1893 as the international border between British India and Afghanistan.

2. McMahon line:- The McMahon Line is the demarcation line between the Tibetan region of China and the North-east region of India.

3. Radcliffe line:- The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcation line between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab and Bengal provinces of British India.

Misc. Fact:-

• Largest state according to the area (in descending order) are

1. Rajasthan. 

2. Madhya Pradesh. 

3. Maharashtra.

4.Uttar Pradesh.

• Smallest state / UT is Lakshadweep.

• The state which shares its boundary with the maximum number of States is Uttar Pradesh. It shares its boundary with 8 neighbour States. Those are-

1. Uttarakhand.
2 Himachal Pradesh.
3. Haryana.
4. Rajasthan.
5. Madhya Pradesh.
6. Chhattisgarh.
7. Bihar.
8. Jharkhand.

• The largest district of India in terms of area is Kutch of Gujarat.
• The smallest district of India in terms of area is Mahe of Pondicherry.

This is a basic introduction of Indian geography. If you have any query, please feel free to comment and ask.