India or Bharat is officially known as the Republic of India and is the 2nd most populous country in the world, after China. The total area that India covers is 3,287,263 sq. km, and it has 29 states. The capital state is New Delhi, and the official language is Hindi. The Citizens of India are called Indians, and the currency is known as the Indian Rupee (INR).  It has six bordering countries, which include Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Myanmar. Plenty of interesting facts about Indian culture exists that is not known to the majority of people.

A Floating Post Office

With over 1, 55,015 post offices, India has the largest postal network in the whole world. On average, a single post office serves around 7,175 population of people. In August 2011, the floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar was inaugurated. It may sound one of the strange facts about India.

Indian Army

The Indian Army guarded the Siachen Glacier, which is the world’s highest battlefield and is at 5000 meters above the mean sea level. The Indian Army has the World Record for accepting the huge military surrender when the Pakistan Army of 93,000 soldiers surrendered in 1971 Indo-Pak war. Were you familiar with this one of the amazing facts about the Indian Army?

Kumbh Mela

Do you know that the Kumbh Mela gathering is visible from the space? In 2011, more than 75 million pilgrims attended the Kumbh Mela. The gathering of the Mela was so huge even the crowd was visible from space. It was one of the interesting facts about India for me.

The Wettest Place to Live

On the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, a village named Mawsynram, use to have the highest average record rainfall in the world. Cherraounji is a part of Meghalaya that holds the record for the most rainfall in the year of 1861. Most of the time people live in rains, and they run their business as well in the rain.

Highest Number of Active Mosques

In India, more than 300,000 mosques are present, and this figure outnumbers the other countries even the Muslim countries in the world. Does this excite you? It is one of the interesting facts about India.

English Speaking Country

Do you know that India is the second largest English speaking country in the world? It has around 125,226,449 English speakers. Isn’t it amazing?

The highest Cricket Ground in the World

In Himachal Pradesh, the Chail Cricket Ground at an altitude of 2,444 meters is the highest in the world. It is the part of Chail Military School and was built in 1893. One of the really interesting facts about India.

World’s Highest Bridge

Indian Army in August 1982 built the highest bridge “The Bailey Bridge” in Ladakh valley, which is between Suru and Dras rivers. Another one of the interesting facts about Indian Army is the youngest Indian Sepoy Kamal Ram received an award of the United Kingdom “Victoria’s Cross” at the age of 19 for his bravery after World War II.

Indian Concept of Shampoo

India invented the concept of shampoo. However, it was not the commercial liquid ones but the shampoo with the use of herbs. The term shampoo itself was derived from the Sanskrit word Champu, and it means to massage. Would you consider it from one of the interesting facts about Indian culture?

Spa for Elephants

Do you know that India has a spa made only for the elephants? It would be of the fantastic facts about Indians that in Kerala, elephants get showers, massages and even meals at the Punnathoor Cotta Elephant Yard Rejuvenation Centre.

Largest Producer of Milk in the World

In 2014, with more than 132.4m tons of production of milk reaching makes India overtook the European Union. It is amazing.

First to Consume Sugar

Do you know that India was the first to introduce purifying and extraction techniques of sugar? Majority of the foreigners get to know from the Indians the way to cultivate and refine sugar.

Diamonds were mined in India

Are you a diamond lover? At first, diamonds were found only in the alluvial deposits in Guntur and Krishna District of the Krishna River Delta.

Final Thoughts

If you are an Indian then most of the things, you must be familiar with. However, if you are not an Indian, then the whole content would be an addition to your knowledge. Keep sharing it with your friends and family and enjoy the facts about India.