India Facts: Interesting Facts About India

India (ISO: Bhārat), officially the Republic of India, is the 2nd most populous country in the world, after China. India has a total area of 3,287,263 sq km. It is a country in South Asia and has 29 states. The country’s capital state is New Delhi. Its official language is Hindi. It does not have any national language. The nationals or citizens of India are called Indians. The Indian currency is known as the Indian Rupee (INR). It has six (6) bordering countries that include Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.

India is a vast country and among the top developing nations in the world. It has a lot of diversity in languages, customs, traditions, and many other things. There are so many interesting facts about India that we can talk about. Let’s learn more about this beautiful country which has a diverse culture and extensive history.

Interesting facts about India

1. The name ‘India’ is derived from the river Indus. It is a valley around which people settled in earlier times.

2. India is the world’s oldest, largest and continuous civilization – the Indus Valley civilization.

3. India is also one of the largest democracies in the world.

4. India has the largest postal system in the world with more than 150,000 post offices, which is thrice the size of that of China.

5. India has more than 300,000 active mosques. This outnumbers any other country in the world, even the Muslim countries.

6. The second largest pool of engineers and scientists is from India.

7. India is the second largest English speaking country in the world – 125,226,449 numbers of English speakers.

8. India has the world’s largest Hindu population. Nearly 81% of its population identifies itself as Hindu. India is one of the three countries (other are Nepal and Mauritius) in the world where Hinduism is the majority.

9. Bollywood is the largest movie industry in terms of output, followed by Nollywood – the movie industry of Nigeria.

10. India is also the country in which the highest number of votes were cast for a national general election. In 2009, the country saw its 417 million people cast their votes in five phases to elect the 543 members of the 15th Lok Sabha.

India on the map

11. A world record was set when 485 children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi gathered and walked in Kolkata. The walk was a demonstration to attain peace in the country and the world.

12. Jyoti Kisange Amge is the world’s shortest living woman. She was born on 16 December 1993. She is 62.8 centimeters tall (2 ft 0.6 in.)

13. With 37 teeth in his mouth, Vijay Kumar V.A. from India has the most teeth in the world.

14. Indian railway employs more than a million people, making it the largest employers in the world.

A locomotive from the Indian Railways.

15. India is the 7th largest country in the world and the largest democracy.

16. The City Montessori School, in Lucknow, is the world’s largest school in terms of students with over 45,000 inductees.

17. India is the world’s largest milk producer, with 16 percent of global production, followed by the United States of America, China, Pakistan, and Brazil.

18. India leads the world with the largest number of films.

19. Over 4700 daily newspapers in more than 300 languages are produced in India.

20. The largest wholesale spice market of Asia is in India – Khari Baoli, New Delhi.

21. India’s road network is the world’s second largest with 4,865,000 km of roads constructed. (2014)

22. India is house to the world’s biggest family: 39 wives, 94 children, and 33 grandchildren. The family lives in a 100-room, four-story house set amidst the hills of Baktawng village in the Indian state of Mizoram.

The world’s biggest family from India.