Map and location knowledge: India by region
Map: state boundaries, routes and interstate facts
Practise 4 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Minimum-state road routes and the states crossed (Kohima to Kottayam through Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha, Andhra Pradesh or Telangana, Tamil Nadu or Karnataka, Kerala)
- Cities and states aligned by longitude or latitude: Delhi and Bengaluru near 77 degrees E; Arunachal and northern Rajasthan near 27 to 28 degrees N; Tropic of Cancer towns
- States spanned: Western Ghats six (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Himalaya ten or more states and Union Territories; Pulicat two states; Aravalli three
- States bordering each neighbour (Bangladesh five, China five, Pakistan four, Nepal five, Bhutan four, Myanmar four); tri-junctions
- State capitals, Union Territories and boundary changes (Telangana 2014, Ladakh 2019)
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 1: India: Location (2026-27)
- ch. 1, India: Location, p. 1-6 (book pages 1-6)
- ch. 1, Standard Meridian, p. 2 (book page 2)
- ch. 1, India and its Neighbours, p. 5 (book page 5)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 16, India-Political Settings
Political Map of India, English edition 2026 (Survey of India)
- sheet 1, states, capitals, towns and international boundary, p. 1
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 2: Structure and Physiography (2026-27)
- ch. 2, Western Ghats, p. 6-7 (book pages 12-13)
Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Grade 7 Part 1, chapter 1: Geographical Diversity of India (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 1, The Himalayas, p. 3-4 (book pages 3-4)