India in figures

Find the key figures from India

• 1,260,000,000 inhabitants
• Second most populous country in the world
• 2nd largest producer of tea in the world
• 17.5% of the world’s population lives in India
• 7000 km of coastline
• 24 peaks of above 7000 m altitude with Kangchenjunga (3rd highest peak in the world)
• 63,974 km of railway network with a daily traffic of nearly 14 million passengers
• 1400 new vehicles registered every day in Delhi
• 24 official languages and 1653 dialects in total
• 29 states and 7 union territories
• 32% of the total population lives in cities
• More than 46 cities with above one million inhabitants
• 3 cities with more than 15 million inhabitants (Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta)
• Over 2000 ethnic groups and 8 religions
• 30 million gods and goddesses
• 45% of the population aged within 20 years
• Top exporter of generic drugs in the world
• 2nd in the world in beef exports
• 40 litres of Tea (chai) consumed per capita per year
• 150 cremations held every day in Varanasi
• 32 sites listed UNESCO World Heritage Sites