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Geography Study Materials and Notes - All Important Points

Geography Study Materials  and Notes - All Important Points

Geography Study Materials  For Competitive Exams

Fast Facts - Revision Session

Today we will share a very very important and updated study materials of Geography for various Competitive Exams, Like SSC CGL, Indian Railway, And Other State PSU. We Highly Recommend you to go through this Geography Notes / Materials for Upcoming SSC CGL Shifts to boost your Marks in General Knowledge Section. 

Major Points: Point to be Remembered
  • 2nd highest no of SC population-West Bengal.
  • Highest in absolute term ST in –Madhya Pradesh.
  • Highest in absolute term SC in- Uttar Pradesh.
  • Highest Christan-Nagaland.
  • Highest Hindu-Himachal Pradesh.
  • Highest Muslim-Jammu and Uttar Pradesh.
  • Tropic of cancer passes through 8 states-Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Paschim Banga, Tripura and Mizoram.
  • Indian Standard Meridian passes through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh. 


Fast Facts - Highlighted Points
Subject
Area/Length
Total area of India
32, 87,263 sq.km.
% of whole world land in India
2.21%
Total area compare to whole world
0.57%
Total population compare with world
17.5%
Tropic of cancer
23½°N
Indian Standard time (Allahabad)
82°30´ East
Area of Ganga Plain
3,57,000 sq.mm.
Large state n India (Rajasthan)
3, 42,239 sq.km.
Small State in India (Goa)
3,702 sq.km.
Large Union Territory (Andaman Nicobar)
8252 sq.km.
Small Union Territory (Lakshadweep)
32 sq.km.
Total coast line (India)
7516 km.
Coast line in main land
6100 km.
Coast line in ice land
1416 km.
Total distance between East to West
2933 km.
Total distance between North to South
3214 km.
Total length of road network in India
48.85 lakh km.
Road Network in India
Length
State Highways (India)
1,42,687 km.
Rural and other roads
46,49,461 km.
National Highways
92,851 km.
Avg. Rainfall in India
109 cm.
Border Line
Length
India and Bangladesh
4096 km.
West Bengal and Bangladesh
2247 km.
West Bengal and Nepal
90 km.
West Bengal and Bhutan
150 km.
Extreme points and (Location)
              Location
East (Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh)
97°25´ East longitudes
West (Guhar Moti in Gujrat)
68°7´ East longitudes
North (Indira Col Siachen Glaciar)
36°66´ north latitude.
South (Indira Point in Nicobar)
6°75´ north latitude.
Source of Irrigation in India
% of total Irrigation
Tube wells
45
Canals (1st Uttar Pradesh)
26
Well
19
Tanks ( 1st Tamil Nadu)
3
Kuhls,Springs etc.
7
Land using Pattern in India
Percentage (%)
Cultivated Land
43.41
Forest area
21.97
Fallow land
11.45
Wasteland
6.29
Non Agriculture use area
6.29
Cultivated waste
4.46
Meadows and Pastures
3.40
Maintain Ecological balance  the percentage of India’s forest should be
33.3
River (Major Himalayan)
Length (km)
Indus (Tibet, Mansarovar lake)
2880 (709 km in India)
Ganga (Gangotri Glacier)
2525
Brahmaputra (Chemayundung, Tibet)
2900.
Peninsula ( East Flowing)
Length (km)
Mahanadi (Chhattisgarh)
858
Godavari (Nasik)
1465
Krishna (Western Ghat, Mahabaleshwar)
1327
Cauvery (Brahmagir range in western ghat)
805
Peninsula ( West Flowing)
Length (km)
Narmada (Amarkantak Plateau)
1057
Tapti (Betal dist in M.P.)
724
Climate
Measurement Unit
Troposphere
(0-10) km.
Stratosphere
(10-50) km.
Mesosphere
(50-80) km.
Thermosphere or Ionosphere
(80-130) km.
Rainfall in Rajasthan
 Below 50 cm.
Annual rainfall above 200 cm over India
15%
Monsoon in south Bengal
 10-15 June.
Cloud Burst in Uttarakhand
In 2014.
Demography in India
Measurement Unit.
Total no of Census up to 2011
15th.
Population Growth rate
17.64% in 2011, current 17.85% in 2017.
Child sex ratio
914 Females per1000 males.
Current sex ratio in 2017
945 f/1000 m.
Literacy rate
Total-74.04%. Male-82.14%, Female-65.46%.
Population Density
382 in 2011, now 452 per sq km.
Highest Literacy rate-Kerala
94%
Lowest Literacy rate-Bihar
61.8%
Highest population density-Bihar
1102 per sq.km.
Lowest population density- Arunachal Pradesh.
17 per sq.km.
Highest percentage in SC-Punjab
31.9%
Highest in % ST-Lakshadweep
94.8%
Highest Female Literacy rate-Kerala
100%
Lowest Female  Literacy rate-Bihar
46.4%
Highest population-U.P.
19.9 Crore.
Lowest Population-Sikkim
6.10 Lakh.
Peaks in India
Height (mts.)
Godwin Austin (K-2)
8611
Kanchenjunga
8586

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