Country
India
- IN
- Asia
- INR
- .in
India (IN/IND) is a country in Asia with its capital at New Delhi. It covers about 3,287,263 km² with a population of roughly 1,430,000,000, uses the INR, dials on +91, owns the .in internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Kolkata. It borders 6 countries.
Identity
Official short nameIndia
CapitalNew Delhi
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2IN
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3IND
Internet TLD.in
Calling code+91
Currency codeINR
Geography
Latitude20.5937° N
Longitude78.9629° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area3,287,263 km²1,269,219 square miles
Land neighbours63 have pages here; NP, BT, MM are not yet in the dataset
Distance from London7,486 kmto the approximate centre of India, not to New Delhi. E, bearing 85°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Kolkatathe IANA zone for New Delhi; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+05:30
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+05:30
Offset in JulyUTC+05:30
Current offsetUTC+05:30
Local time now10 Sept 2026, 09:40
Hours ahead of UTC5.5
Population & scale
Population1,430,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition. Population figures are latest available national or UN estimates, rounded
Population density435 per km²≈
Share of world population17.654%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset7 of 59
Population rank in this dataset1 of 59
Neighbouring countries
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition. Population figures are latest available national or UN estimates, rounded
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2024-01-01
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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