Superlatives India

 

Superlatives

Location

Biggest Cave Temple

Kailash Temple, Ellora, Maharashtra

Biggest Fort

Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan

Biggest Planetarium

Birla Planetarium, Kolkata, West Bengal

Biggest Port

Mumbai Port, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Biggest River Forming Estuary

Narmada, Gujarat

Biggest Saltwater Lake

Chilika Lake, Odisha

Biggest Zoo

Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Deepest Lake

 Manasbal Lake, Jammu & Kashmir

Deepest River Valley

 Bhagirathi and Alaknanda Valley

Densest State by Population

 Bihar

First Field Marshal

 Sam Manekshaw

First Nobel Laureate

 Rabindranath Tagore

First Woman to Receive Bharat Ratna

 Indira Gandhi

Highest Airport

Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (3,256 m), Leh, Ladakh

Highest Battlefield

Siachen Glacier, Jammu & Kashmir

Highest Civilian Award

 Bharat Ratna

Highest Dam

Bhakra Nangal Dam (226 m), Punjab

Highest Gallantry Award

 Param Vir Chakra

Highest Gateway

 Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra

Highest Grassland

 Dzukou Valley, Nagaland-Manipur border

Highest Lake

Cholamoo Lake, Sikkim

Highest Literacy Rate

 Kerala

Highest Mountain in Eastern India

 Kanchenjunga

Highest Mountain Peak

K2 (Godwin Austin, 8,611 m), Karakoram Range, Jammu & Kashmir

Highest Rail Track

Kalka–Shimla Railway (2,076 m), Himachal Pradesh