India, celebrated for its remarkable diversity and rich cultural heritage, showcases a remarkable collection of achievements in terms of size, length, height and magnitude. From towering statues to expansive bridges, let’s delve into a compilation of some of the most extensive, tallest, longest and biggest landmarks in India that have made a lasting impact on the nation.
Here is the complete list of largest, longest, tallest and biggest things in India till 2023:
| Biggest Cave temple in India | Kailasa Temple (Cave 16), Ellora Caves |
| Biggest Mosque in India | Jama Masjid at Delhi |
| Largest Cricket Stadium in India | Motera Stadium or Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium |
| Largest Floating Solar Power Plant in India | Ramagundam in Telangana |
| Deepest River Valley in India | Bhagirathi and Alaknanda |
| Densest Populated State in India | Bihar |
| Densest Populated Union Territory in India | Delhi |
| Fastest (operating) Train in India | Gatimaan Express between Delhi and Agra |
| Highest Airport in India | Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh |
| Highest Award in India | Bharat Ratna |
| Highest Battlefield in India | Siachen Glacier |
| Highest Dam in India | Tehri Dam |
| Highest Gallantry Award in India | Param Vir Chakra |
| Highest Gateway of India | Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri |
| Highest Lake in India | Deo Tal Lake |
| Highest Peak in India | Karakoram |
| Highest Railway Station in India | Ghum Railway Station |
| Highest Rainfall (State in India) | Mawsynram (Meghalaya) |
| Highest Motorable Road in India | Road connecting villages of Chisumle and Demchok which are nearly 230 km from Leh |
| Highest Tower in India | Qutub Minar at Delhi |
| Highest Waterfall in India | Kunchikal Falls |
| Longest Cave in India | Krem Liat Prah, Meghalaya |
| Biggest Cathredral in India | Medak Cathedral under the Church of South India |
| Largest Delta | Ganges Delta |
| Largest Desert in India | Thar Desert |
| Largest District in India | Kutch district |
| Largest Dome in India | Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur |
| Largest Fresh Water Lake in India | Wular Lake |
| Largest Gurudwara in India | Golden Temple |
| Longest Lake in India | Vembanad Lake, Kerala |
| Largest Lake in India | Chilika Lake, Odisha |
| Biggest Man-made Lake in India | Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, the reservoir of Rihand Dam |
| Largest Museum in India | India Museum at Kolkata |
| Largest Planetarium in India | Birla Planetarium |
| Largest Populated City in India | Mumbai |
| Largest Port | Mumbai |
| Largest Public Sector Bank | State Bank of India |
| Largest River Island | Majuli |
| Largest River without Delta | Narmada |
| Largest State by Population | Uttar Pradesh |
| Largest State by Area | Rajasthan |
| Largest Zoo | Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park |
| Longest Beach in India | Marina Beach |
| Longest Canal in India | Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal |
| Longest Cantilever Span Bridge | Howrah Bridge |
| Longest Dam (Earthen) | Hirakund Dam |
| Longest Electrified Railway Tunnel | Between Cherlopali and Rapuru Railway Station |
| Longest Highway | NH-44- National Highway 44 |
| Longest Railway Platform | Gorakhpur Railway Station |
| Longest Railway Route | From Assam to Kanyakumari |
| Longest River Bridge | Dhola-Sadiya Bridge |
| Longest River in India | The Ganges |
| Longest Tributary river of India | Yamuna |
| Longest Tunnel in India | Atal Tunnel |
| Oldest Church in India | St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Church |
| Largest Area under Forest Cover (State) in India | Madhya Pradesh |
| State with the longest coastline in South India | Andhra Pradesh |
| State with the longest coastline in India | Gujarat |
| Tallest Statue in India | Statue of Unity |
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