Highest, Biggest, Largest & Longest in India

Award for Gallantry, Highest — Param Vir Chakra
Award, highest civilian — Bharat Ratna

State, Most Populous — Uttar Pradesh

City, Most Populous — Mumbai

Road bridge, Longest — Mahatma Gandhi Setu (across Ganga — Patna 5.575 Km.)

Cantilever Span Bridge, Largest — Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)

Cattle Fair, Largest — Sonepur Fair (Bihar)

Corridor, Longest — Ramanathaswamy Corridor, Tamil Nadu (1,220 mt.)

Desert, Largest — Thar (Rajasthan)

Dam, Longest — Hirakud Dam (Orissa)

Bank with largest number of branches — State Bank of India

Dam, Highest — Bhakra Dam on river Sutlej (740 ft.)

Delta, Largest — Sunderban (12,872 Sq. km.)

Dome, Largest — Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur)

Gateway, Highest — Buland Darwaja at Fatehpur Sikri (54 m.)

Lake, Largest — Wular Lake (Kashmir)

Literacy, Highest — Kerala

Museum, Largest — Indian Museum (Kolkata)

Mosque, Biggest — Jama Masjid (Delhi)

Peak, Highest — K-2 (8,611 mt.)

Railway Platform, Longest — Kharagpur, SE Railway (2,733 ft.)

Railway Bridge, Largest — Nehru Setu, Bihar (river Sone)

River, Longest — The Ganga river (2,525 km.)

Rainfall, Highest (annual mean) — Mowsyrnam near Cherrapunji (1,080 mm) (Meghalaya)

Road, Longest — Grand Trunk Road

Rock-cut Temple, Largest — KailashTemples, Ellora (Maharashtra)

State, maximum forest cover — Mizoram (cover 75.5% area)

Statue Tallest — Statue of Risabhnath (Khargone, M.P.) 84 ft.

State, Largest (area) — Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq. km.)

State with Maximum density of population — West Bengal (903 persons per sq. km.)

Tunnel, Longest (Road) — Jawahar Tunnel (J & K—1.75 miles)

Tunnel, Longest (Railway) — Karbude, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) 6.5 km.

Tower, Highest — Qutub Minar (Delhi, 72.5 mt.)

Waterfall, Highest — Jog Waterfall, Mysuru (290 m.)

Zoo, Largest — Zoological Gardens, Kolkata

Man-made Lake, Largest — Govind Sagar (Bhakra)

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