There are 22 official languages, with Hindi and English being the most widely spoken. Other widely spoken languages include Bengali (the second most common), Telugu, Tamil, Urdu, and Punjabi. There are approximately 19,500 known languages and dialects in the country.

The Yamuna sometimes called the Jamuna or Jumna, is the longest and the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres on the south western slopes of Banderpooch peaks in the uppermost region of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometres (141,399 sq mi), 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin, before merging with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, the site for the Kumbha Mela every twelve years. It is the longest river in India which does not directly flow to the sea.

The Deccan Traps in India are vast volcanic basalt beds that were formed by a massive volcanic eruption that occurred towards the end of the Cretaceous period, between 67 and 66 million years ago. Layer after layer was formed by the volcanic activity that lasted many thousands of years, and when the volcanoes became extinct, they left a region of highlands with typically vast stretches of flat areas on top like a table, hence it is also known as Table Top. This volcanic eruption is thought to have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs. The volcanic hotspot that produced the Deccan Traps is believed to be located under the present-day island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.

The Marina is a natural urban sandy beach along the Coromandel coast on the Bay of Bengal. Primarily sandy, the beach spans about 13 km (8.1 mi), running from near Fort St. George in the north to Besant Nagar in the south and is the longest natural urban beach in India.

Eleven team members are there in each team of a Field Hockey game.

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

The Periyar River flows westwards and empties into the Arabian Sea, along with other rivers such as the Netravati, Mandovi, and Tapti.

Vembanad Lake, located in Kerala, is the largest lake in India, covering an area of about 200 square kilometers.

From 1858 to 1947, India was subject to British rule. Prior to British rule, the Mughal empire ruled much of the Indian subcontinent for more than 300 years.

One of the best-kept secrets in Maharashtra state is the Lonar Lake that was created when a meteor plummeted into it, some 52,000 years ago.