Places within India Filter Location topics

Share This
India

India

India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian...
Learn more about India »
Add More Topics Save this view to a base, or just for yourself.

about 8,000 Location topics matching:

Filter this Collection

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh (IPA: [ˌɑːndrə prəˈdɛʃ]; Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Āndhra Pradēś, [ˈaːndʱrʌ prʌˈdeːɕ] , translation: Province of Andhras), abbreviated A.P., is a state situated on the south-eastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by...

Ajaigarh

Ajaigarh, or Adjygurh, is town and a nagar panchayat in the Panna District of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Ajaigarh was the capital of a princely state of the same name during the British Raj. Ajaigarh was founded in 1765 by Guman Singh, a...

Ajmer

This article is about a city in central Rajasthan, for the historical region, see Ajmer region. Ajmer (Hindi: अजमेर, pronounced [ədʒmeːr]( listen)), formerly written Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in India's Rajasthan state. Ajmer is a very...

Ganges River

The Ganges (pronounced /ˈɡændʒiːz/; Hindi: गंगा Gaṅgā, IPA: [ˈɡəŋɡaː]  ( listen), as in most Indian languages) is one of the major rivers of the Indian subcontinent, flowing east through the Gangetic Plain of northern India into Bangladesh. The 2...

Haryana

Haryana (Hindi: हरियाणा, Punjabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ, IPA: [hərɪjaːɳaː]) is a state in northern India. It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south. Eastern border to Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh is defined...

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, Punjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼, pronounced [hɪmaːtʃəl prəd̪eːʃ] (help·info)) is a state in north India.It is spread over 21,629 sq mi (56,019 km²), and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on north,...

Indus River

The Indus River (Sanskrit सिन्धु Sindhu,; Urdu: سندھ Sindh; Sindhi: سندھو Sindhu; Punjabi سندھ Sindh; Hindko سندھ Sindh; Avestan: حندو Harahauvati; Pashto: ّآباسن Abasin "Father of Rivers"; Persian: Nilou "Hindu"; Arabic: السند‎ "Al-Sind"; Tibetan:...

Karnataka

Karnataka (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ, pronounced [kəɾˈnɑːʈəkɑː] (help·info)) is a state in the southern part of India. It was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was...

Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga (Nepali:कञ्चनजङ्घा Kanchanjaŋghā) is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2), with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). Kangchenjunga translated means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five...

Mumbai

Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई, Mumbaī, IPA: [ˈmʊm.bəi] (help·info)), formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city proper is the second most-populous in the world, with approximately 14 million inhabitants. Along with the...

Time zone(s):

Maharashtra

Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, IPA [məharaːʂʈrə] (help·info)) is a state located on the western coast of India. Maharashtra is a part of Western India. It is India's third largest state by area and second largest by population....

Rajasthan

Rājasthān (राजस्थान, pronounced [raːdʒəsˈtʰaːn]  ( listen)) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert), which has an edge paralleling...

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (Tamil: தமிழ்நாடு "Country of the Tamils", pronounced [t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ]( listen)) is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai (formerly known as Madras). Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian...

Time zone(s):

West Bengal

West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo, IPA: [poʃtʃim bɔŋɡo]) is a state in eastern India. With Bangladesh, which lies on its eastern border, the state forms the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. To its northeast lie the states of Assam...

Bangalore

Bangalore (ˈbæŋɡəloːɾ), also known as Bengaḷūru (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, [ˈbeŋɡəɭuːɾu]( listen)), is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most...

Area:

  • 741 km² (286 mi² )

Halebidu

Halebidu (Kannada ಹಳೆಬೀಡು) is located in Hassan District, Karnataka, India. Halebidu (which was previously called Dorasamudra or Dwarasamudra) was the regal capital of the Hoysala Empire in the 12th century. It is home to one of the best examples of...

Shravanabelagola

Shravanabelagola (Kannada: ಶ್ರವಣಬೆಳಗೊಳ) is a city located in the Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 158 km from Bangalore. It is one of the most important Jain pilgrim centers. It reached a peak in architectural and sculptural...

Hyderabad

Hyderabad (Telugu: హైదరాబాద్, Urdu: حیدر آباد), is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad has a population of over 4 million. It is known as the City of Pearls and the City of Nizams. The city has...

Delhi

Delhi, known locally as Dilli (Hindi: दिल्ली, Punjabi: ਦਿੱਲੀ, Urdu: دلّی dillī), and also by the official name National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest metropolis by population in India. It...

Ayodhya

Ayodhya pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: अयोध्या, IAST Ayodhyā) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya is described as the birth place of Hindu god Shri Ram, and the capital of...

Chennai

Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை IPA: [ˈtʃɛnnəɪ]), formerly known as Madras (help·info), is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the fifth most populous city in India. Located on the...

Area:

  • 181.06 km² (69.908 mi² )

Time zone(s):

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़, pronounced [tʃʰəˈtːiːsɡəɽʱ]  ( listen)), a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. Raipur...

Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal (Bangla: বঙ্গোপসাগর)IPA:ˈbɒŋɡopoʃɑːˈgoɽ), the largest bay of the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered by Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to the...

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( pronunciation (help·info); Oriya: ଆନ୍ଡାମାନ୍ ଓ ନିକୋବାର୍ ଦୀପପୁନ୍ଜ, Bengali: আন্দামান ও নিকোবর দ্বীপপুঞ্জ, Tamil: அந்தமான் நிக்கோபார் தீவுகள், Telugu: అండమాన్ మరియు నికోబార్ దీవులు, Hindi: अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह)...

Kolkata

City in the Indian state of West Bengal, formally known as Calcutta.

Krishna River

The Krishna River (Marathi: कृष्णा नदी, Kannada: ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ನದಿ , Telugu: కృష్ణా నది), is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India (about 1300 km in length). It rises at Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra in the west and meets the Bay of Bengal at...

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) (Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश, pronounced [ˈmədʱjə prəˈdeːʃ]  ( listen) "Middle Province"), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh was originally the largest state...

Bhopal

Bhopāl (Hindi: भोपाल, pron. [bʱoːpaːl]  ( listen)) is the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarter of Bhopal District and Bhopal Division. Bhopal is known as the Lake city (or City of Lakes) as its landscape...

Godavari River

The Godavari (Marathi:गोदावरी,Telugu:గోదావరి) is a river that runs from western to southern India and is considered to be one of the big river basins in India. It originates near Trimbak in Nashik District of Maharashtra state and flows east across...

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir (help·info) (Dogri: जम्मू और कश्मीर; Urdu: جموں اور کشمیر) is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to...

New Delhi

New Delhi (Hindi: नई दिल्ली) is the capital of India. It is situated within the metropolis of Delhi and serves as the seat of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The city was planned by Edwin...

Time zone(s):

Gujarat

Gujarat (Gujarati: ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, - [ɡudʒ(ə)ɾat]( listen)) is the westernmost state in India. It is home to the Gujarati speaking people of India. The state encompasses major sites of the Indus Valley Civilization such as Lothal and Dholavira....

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram (help·info) (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം; IPA: [t̪iruʋən̪ɨn̪t̪əpurəm]), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast...

Kozhikode

Kozhikode (Malayalam:കോഴിക്കോട്, pronounced [koːɻikːoːɖ]( listen)), also known as Calicut, is a city in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the third largest city in Kerala and the headquarters of Kozhikode district. During the Middle Ages,...

Kochi

Kochi (Malayalam: കൊച്ചി, pronounced [koˈtʃːi]( listen)), formerly known as Cochin, is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city is one of the principal seaports of the country and is located in the district of Ernakulam, about 220 kilometres ...

Puducherry

Puducherry (help·info); Tamil: புதுச்சேரி (Putuccēri), Telugu: పాండిచెర్రి (Pāṃḍicěrri), Malayalam: പുതുശ്ശേരി (Putuśśēri), French: Pondichéry, English formerly Pondicherry, is a Union Territory of India. It is a former French colony, consisting of...

Ootacamund

Ooty pronunciation (help·info), short for Ootacamund pronunciation (help·info) (officially, Udhagamandalam (Tamil: உதகமண்டலம்) sometimes abbreviated to Udhagai Tamil: உதகை), is a town, a municipality and the district capital of the Nilgiris...

Mysore

Mysore (pronounced maɪˈsɔər (help·info) in English; Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು Maisūru) is the second-largest city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Mysore district and the Mysore division and lies about 146 km (91 mi) southwest...

Kumbakonam

Kumbakonam (Tamil: கும்பகோணம் (kumpakōṇam), also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India, is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur...

Amber

Amber was a city of Rajasthan state, India, it is now part of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation. Founded by the Meena Raja Alan Singh (He was from Chanda clan of Meenas), Amber was a flourishing settlement as far back as 967 AD. Around 1037 AD, it...

Sikkim

Sikkim (Nepali: सिक्किम (help·info), Tibetan: འབྲས་ལྗོངས་,'bras ljongs;Denzong) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. It is the least populous state in India and the second-smallest in area after Goa. The thumb-shaped state borders...

Indira Gandhi International Airport

Indira Gandhi International Airport (Hindi: इन्दिरा गाँधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा) (IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP) is an airport located in southwest Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, it is the busiest airport in...

Gulbarga

Gulbarga (Kannada: ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ)(Urdu: گلبرگہ) is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District, and of Gulbarga Division. Fomerly it was part of Nizam State of Hyderabad. Gulbarga is 200 km from...

Pune

Pune (pronounced [puɳeː], Marathi: पुणे), formerly known as Punawadi or Punya-Nagari or Poona, is the eighth largest city in India, and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra, after Mumbai. Situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan...

Area:

  • 700 km² (270 mi² )

Jaipur

Jaipur pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: जयपुर), also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Jaipur is the former capital of the princely state of Jaipur. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh...

Hubli-Dharwad

Hubballi (formerly Hubli, Kannada: ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ) is a city in the state of Karnataka in India. Along with Dharwad, Hubli forms a twin-city and is the second largest conurbation in Karnataka, after Bangalore. It is the administrative headquarters of...

Thane

Thane (Marathi : ठाणे) (also called Thana) is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Conurbation, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane District. The city has an area...

Palai

Pala (Malayalam: പാലാ, also written as Palai), is a municipal town in the eastern hilly areas of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated on the banks of the Meenachil River and is the headquarters of the Meenachil Taluk and...

Nainital

Nainital (Hindi: नैनीताल) is a town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and headquarters of Nainital district in the Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas. Situated at an altitude of 1,938 metres (6,358 feet) above sea level, Nainital is set in a...

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh (Hindi: अरुणाचल प्रदेश, pronounced [ərʊˈɳaːtʃəl prəˈdeːʃ]  ( listen)) is the easternmost state of India. Arunachal Pradesh borders with the Indian state of Assam to the south and Nagaland to the southeast. Burma/Myanmar lies...

Patiala

Patiala pronunciation (help·info) (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ) is a city in the Punjab state of India. Patiala district is one of the erstwhile princely cities of Punjab. Located in the south-eastern part of the state, it lies between 29°49’ and 30°47’ north...

Thrissur

Thrissur pronunciation (help·info)(Malayalam: തൃശൂര്‍) is a city situated in the central region of the state of Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the Thrissur District. It is known as the 'Cultural Capital of Kerala'. Thrissur city is built...

Meenachil

Meenachil is the name of the north-eastern region of Kottayam district in Kerala, south India. The name originates from Meenakshi the Dravidian goddess. Palai is the main town in Meenachil. The arterial river of the district is also named Meenachil....

Gwalior

Gwalior (Hindi: ग्वालियर pronunciation (help·info)) ( Marathi:ग्वाल्हेर ), is a city in Madhya Pradesh in India. It lies 76 miles (122 km) south of Agra and has a population of over 1.2 million. Gwalior was the Capital City of Great Maratha Sardar ...

Western Ghats

The Western Ghats (Kannada/Tulu: ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ, Marathi/Konkani: सह्याद्री, Malayalam: സഹ്യാദ്രി / സഹ്യപര്‍വതം, Tamil: மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலை) also known as the Sahyadri Mountains, is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to...

Area:

  • 60,000 km² (23166 mi² )

Madurai

Madurai (Tamil: மதுரை and IPA: [mɐd̪ɯrəj]), is the oldest inhabited city in the Indian peninsula. It is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is the second biggest Municipal Corporation of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the banks of the River...

Coimbatore

Coimbatore (Tamil: கோயம்புத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Coimbatore District and a major textile and engineering hub of India,...

Tiruchirapalli

Tiruchirappalli (Tamil: தி௫ச்சிராப்பள்ளி (tiruccirāppaḷḷi) pronunciation (help·info) also spelled Tiruchirapalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy (Tamil: தி௫ச்சி) formerly also pronounced as Trichinopoly under British rule). It is Tamil Nadu's...

Area:

  • 96.9 km² (37.4 mi² )

Time zone(s):

Assam

Assam pronunciation (help·info)) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm [ɔxɔm]) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur located in the Guwahati city. Located south of the eastern Himalayas, Assam comprises the Brahmaputra and the Barak river...

Darjeeling

Darjeeling (Nepali: दार्जीलिंग (help·info)) is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Darjeeling district, in the Shiwalik Hills on the lower range of the Himalaya, at an average elevation of 6,982 ft (2,128 m). During...
Edit Collection Schema
All topics in this collection are typed as Location
Use Data from this Collection
Choose a format:

Images and articles are not included in export files, which are limited to 1000 items. Complete data dumps are also available here.

Flag this Collection
Why do you want to flag this collection?