Highest, Biggest, Largest & Longest in India

• Award for Gallantry, Highest — Param Vir Chakra

• Award, highest civilian — Bharat Ratna

• State, Most Populous — Uttar Pradesh

• City, Most Populous — Mumbai

• Road bridge, Longest — Mahatma Gandhi Setu (across Ganga — Patna 5.575 Km.)

• Cantilever Span Bridge, Largest — Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)

• Cattle Fair, Largest — Sonepur Fair (Bihar)

• Corridor, Longest — Ramanathaswamy Corridor, Tamil Nadu (1,220 mt.)

• Desert, Largest — Thar (Rajasthan)

• Dam, Longest — Hirakud Dam (Orissa)

• Bank with largest number of branches — State Bank of India

• Dam, Highest — Bhakra Dam on river Sutlej (740 ft.)

• Delta, Largest — Sunderban (12,872 Sq. km.)

• Dome, Largest — Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur)

• Gateway, Highest — Buland Darwaja at Fatehpur Sikri (54 m.)

• Lake, Largest — Wular Lake (Kashmir)

• Literacy, Highest — Kerala

• Museum, Largest — Indian Museum (Kolkata)

• Mosque, Biggest — Jama Masjid (Delhi)

• Peak, Highest — K-2 (8,611 mt.)

• Railway Platform, Longest — Kharagpur, SE Railway (2,733 ft.)

• Railway Bridge, Largest — Nehru Setu, Bihar (river Sone)

• River, Longest — The Ganga river (2,525 km.)

• Rainfall, Highest (annual mean) — Mowsyrnam near Cherrapunji (1,080 mm) (Meghalaya)

• Road, Longest — Grand Trunk Road

• Rock-cut Temple, Largest — KailashTemples, Ellora (Maharashtra)

• State, maximum forest cover — Mizoram (cover 75.5% area)

• Statue Tallest — Statue of Risabhnath (Khargone, M.P.) 84 ft.

• State, Largest (area) — Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq. km.)

• State with Maximum density of population — West Bengal (903 persons per sq. km.)

• Tunnel, Longest (Road) — Jawahar Tunnel (J & K—1.75 miles)

• Tunnel, Longest (Railway) — Karbude, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) 6.5 km.

• Tower, Highest — Qutub Minar (Delhi, 72.5 mt.)

• Waterfall, Highest — Jog Waterfall, Mysuru (290 m.)

• Zoo, Largest — Zoological Gardens, Kolkata

• Man-made Lake, Largest — Govind Sagar (Bhakra)