Countries

India

Also Known As Republic of India

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "India." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/india.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). India. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/india

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-india,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {India},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/india},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

India is a country in South Asia, bordered by Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. It became independent from British rule in 1947, when the British Indian Empire was partitioned into India and Pakistan. Nepal's own southern, eastern and western frontier lies entirely with India, making it Nepal's largest bordering country.

Facts

Capital

New Delhi 1

Population

1,210,854,977 1

Population Estimate Year

2011 1

Area (sq km)

3,287,263 1

Independence or Founding Year

1947 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad is a city in India.

Source Ahmedabad (Wikipedia)

Bengaluru

Bengaluru is a city in India.

Source Bengaluru (Wikipedia)

Chennai

Chennai is a city in India.

Source Chennai (Wikipedia)

Hyderabad

Hyderabad is a city in India.

Source Hyderabad (Wikipedia)

Kanpur

Source Kanpur (Wikipedia)

Kolkata

Kolkata is a city in India.

Source Kolkata (Wikipedia)

Lucknow

Source Lucknow (Wikipedia)

Mumbai

Mumbai is a city in India.

Source Mumbai (Wikipedia)

Nagpur

Source Nagpur (Wikipedia)

Nepal

India is Nepal's largest neighbor, bordering its southern, eastern and western frontier.

Source India (Wikipedia)

New Delhi

Source New Delhi (Wikipedia)

Pune

Pune is a city in India.

Source Pune (Wikipedia)

South Asia

Surat

Surat is a city in India.

Source Surat (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital of India.

Source New Delhi (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Rivers Through Territory

The Ganges

Source Ganges (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Also in Language Atlas: Bhojpuri, part of this there.
Also in Language Atlas: Gujarati, part of this there.
Also in Language Atlas: Kannada, part of this there.
Also in Language Atlas: Marathi, part of this there.
Also in Language Atlas: Telugu, part of this there.
Also in Political Atlas: India, the same subject.

Politics and foreign relations

Politics and foreign relations: this country's government, institutions, parties and foreign-policy positions are recorded on Political Atlas (section "Foreign relations and policy," ruling 722), linked here by a same-as edge. Geography mints and owns none of that content. India.

Sources

1. India (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationInfobox

Quote, Infobox

Capital New Delhi

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1. India (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationHistory section

Quote, History section

In 1947, the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two independent dominions, a Hindu-majority dominion of India and a Muslim-majority dominion of Pakistan.

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1. India (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, 2011 census

Quote, Infobox, 2011 census