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Longest, Largest, Tallest & Highest in India

Published on Friday, June 23, 2017

Longest, Largest, Tallest Bridges, Roads and Rail Route

  • Longest Bridge in India- Dhola Sadiya Bridge on lohit river(9.15km) 
  • Longest sea bridge in India- Bandra Worli Sea Link (5.6km) 
  • Biggest cantilever bridge- Rabindra Setu, Kolkata 
  • Longest Train Route in India- Vivek Express, Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari (4286 km) 
  • Longest National Highway in India- NH-7, Varanasi to Kanyakumari (3715 km) 
  • Longest Tunnel in India- Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass, Jammu & Kashmir 
  • Longest railway platform in India- Gorakhpur, UP (1355.4m) 
  • Longest Railway Tunnel in India- Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (11.215 km) Jammu & Kashmir 

Longest, Largest, Highest: coasts, Borders

  • State with longest coastline- Gujarat 
  • South Indian State with longest coastline- Tamil Nadu 
  • Indian State with Longest International Border- Rajasthan 
  • State with maximum number of international borders- Arunachal Pradesh 

Longest, Largest, Tallest Man Made Structures

  • Tallest dam in India- Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand (Height 260 m) 
  • Longest dam of India- Hirakud Dam, Odisha (4.8 km) 
  • Largest auditorium of India- Sri Shanmukhanand Hall, Mumbai 
  • Largest Mosque Of India- Jama Masjid(Delhi) 
  • Highest Gateway- Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri UP 
  • Largest dome in India- Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka 
  • Highest Status of India- Gomateshwara, Karnataka 
  • Biggest Stadium of India- Yuva Bharti Stadium, Salt Lake, Kolkata 
  • Largest Planetarium of India- Birla Planetarium, Kolkata 
  • Highest Airport of India- Leh airport 

Longest, Largest, Highest Lakes and Water Bodies

  • Biggest natural freshwater lake of India- Wular Lake, Jammu & Kashmir 
  • Biggest Brackish(Partial Saline) water lake of India- Chilika Lake, Odisha 
  • Largest Artificial Lake of India- Indira Sagar of Indira Sagar Dam 
  • Highest Lake of India_ Tso-Lhamo Lake> Sikkim(Height 5330m) 
  • Longest Canal of India- Indira Gandhi Canal, Rajasthan 
  • Longest Beach of India - Marina beach in Chennai along the Bay of Bengal

Longest, Largest, and Highest Natural Resources

  • Highest Peak of India- Kangchenjunga, Altitude 8586 mtr
  • Largest Desert of India- Thar Desert 
  • Largest Delta of India- Sundarban Delta 
  • State with Maximum Forest Area- Madhya Pradesh 
  • State with maximum percentage of Forest area- Mizoram (about 75%) 
  • Highest Waterfall of India- Jog Falls, Karnataka 
  • Longest River which Flows entirely in India- Godavari 
  • Most Populous city in India- Mumbai 
  • Biggest River Island- Majuli, Brahmaputra River, Assam 
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