Superlatives India - Part 7

 

Superlatives

Location

Longest Railway Tunnel (Under Construction)

 Zojila Tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir

Longest River

 Ganga

Longest River Flowing Entirely in India

 Godavari

Longest River Island

 Majuli, Assam

Longest River of Southern India

 Godavari

Longest Road

 Grand Trunk Road

Longest Tributary River

 Yamuna

Longest Tunnel

 Pir Panjal Tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir

Most Forested State

 Madhya Pradesh

Oldest Mosque

 Cheraman Juma Masjid, Kerala

Oldest University

 Nalanda, Bihar

Place with the Highest Rainfall

 Mawsynram, Meghalaya

Smallest State (Area)

 Goa

Smallest State (Population)

 Sikkim

Smallest state in area

Goa (3,702sq.km)

Smallest Union Territory

 Lakshadweep

State with Longest Coastline

 Gujarat

State with Longest Coastline in South India

 Andhra Pradesh

Tallest Clock Tower

Husainabad Clock Tower (67 m), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Tallest Gateway

Buland Darwaza (54 m), Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Tallest Minaret

Qutub Minar (72.5 m), Delhi

Tallest Railway Bridge

Chenab Bridge (359 m above river), Jammu & Kashmir

Tallest Statue

Statue of Unity (182 m), Gujarat

The Biggest Canti lever Bridge

Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)

The biggest Church

Saint Cathedral at old Goa (goa)