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Indias Largest, and Smallest

Highest mountain peak-Godwin Austin (k2)
Highest Dam-Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand
Highest Waterfall-Kunchikal waterfall, Karnataka
Highest Gateway-Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttap Pradesh
Highest Award-Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award-Paramveer Chakra
Highest Battle field-Siachin Glacier
Highest rainfall Place-Mawsynram, Meghalaya
Highest Airport-Leh, Laddakh
Highest Lake-Cholamu Lake, Sikkim
Highest Tower-Qutub Minar, Delhi
Highest populated State-Bihar
Highest Radio Station-The Leh station of AIR
Highest Statue-Jain Saint Gomateswara, Karnataka
Largest lake of Fresh water-Wular lake, Kashmir
Largest Temple-Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Tamil Nadu
Largest Mosque-Jama Masjid, Delhi
Largest Church-Se Cathedral, Goa
Largest Gurudwara-Golden Temple, Amritsar
Largest Monastery-Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh
Largest populated city-Mumbai, Maharastra
Largest Building-Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi
Largest Museum-National Museum, Kolkata
Largest Auditorium-Sri Shanmukhananda Hall, Mumbai
Largest Cinema Theatre-Thangam, Madurai
Largest Barrage-Farakka Barrage, Ganga
Largest Delta-Sunderban Delta, West Bengal
Largest Dome-Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka
Largest Zoo-Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest Exhibition Ground-Pragati Maidan Complex, New Delhi
Largest Desert-Thar, Rajasthan
Largest cave temple-Kailash temple, Ellora, Maharashtra
Largest Cave-Amarnath Cave, Jammu and Kashmir
Largest Hotel-Oberoi –Sheraton, Mumbai
Largest State by Area-Rajasthan
Largest State by Population-Uttar Pradesh
Largest Hospital-B. J Medical College and Civil Hospital,
Ahmedabad
Largest corridor-Rameshwaram temple corridor, Tamil Nadu
Largest Post Office-Mumbai GPO
Largest forest area state-Madhya Pradesh
Largest Prison-Tihar Central Jail, Delhi
Largest Stadium-Salt lake Stadium, Kolkata
Largest Port-Mumbai
Largest Lake of Saline water-Chika lake, Orissa
Largest river island-Majuli, Brahmaputra river, Assam
Largest Planetarium-Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
Largest man-made lake-Govind Sagar, Bhakra Dam
Largest Cantilever Span Bridge-Howrah Bridge, Kolkata
Largest library-National Library, Kolkata
Largest Lok Sabha Contituency by area-Ladhak
Largest Lok Sabha Contituency by population-Outer Delhi
Longest River-Ganga
Longest tributary river of India-Yamuna
Longest coastline State-Gujarat
Longest tunnel-Jawahar tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir
Longest national highway-NH-7which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Dam-Hirakud Dam, Orissa
Longest River Bridge-Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest Electric railway line-From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Longest Railway Platform-Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Longest river which forms estuary-Narmada
Logest bridge above water-Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Maharastra
Logest distance run train-Vivek Express
Longest nonstop run train-Trivandrum Rajdhani
Longest railway bridge-Vembanad Rail bridge, Kerala
Longest Beach-Marina Beach, Chennai
Smallest State by Area-Goa
Smallest State by Population-Sikkim
Smallest Lok Sabha Contituency by area-Chandni Chowk
Smallest Lok Sabha Contituency by population-Lakshdweep
Tallest building-Imperial Tower, Mumbai