Introduction
Indian Superlatives: Superlatives in English Grammar describes a noun that has more of some quality than any other. It is a comparative degree similar to the math greater than or less than symbols. Most of the Superlatives are formed by adding "est" like large-largest, few forms are irregular like Bad-Worst and few other adjectives show up in the form of superlatives only like First.
Many such Superlatives existing, but fascinating part is these adjectives adorn India's existing entities- Superlatives-India gives the contents of these.
Superlatives
Below table contains the list of Longest Superlatives-India:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Longest | Sea Bridge | Anna-Indira Gandhi Bridge, Tamil Nadu |
| Longest | River bridge | Bandra–Worli Sea Link |
| Longest | Costal Line (Southern Indian State) | Andhra Pradesh |
| Longest | Corridor | Ramanathaswamy Temple |
| Longest | Road Tunnel | Chennai – Nashiri, J & K |
| Longest | Passenger Train Route | Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari |
| Longest | Railway bridge | Dehri-on-Sone Railway bridge, Kolkata |
| Longest | Electric Railway Line | Delhi to Kolkata via Patna |
| Longest | Coast Line (State with Longest Coast Line) | Gujarat |
| Longest | Railway Platform | Gorakhpur (1355.4 m) U.P |
| Longest | Road | Grand Trunk Road from Kolkata to Amritsar |
| Longest | River of Southern India | Godavari |
| Longest | Dam | Hirakud Dam on Sutlej river in Orissa |
| Longest | Canal | Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal |
| Longest | Tunnel | Jawahar Tunnel (J & K) |
| Longest | Passenger Train Route | Jammu Tawi-Kanyakumari |
| Longest | Railway platform | Kharagpur in West Bengal |
| Longest | Bridge Above Water | Mahatma Gandhi Setu Patna |
| Longest | Beach | Marina beach, Chennai |
| Longest | National Highway | NH-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari) |
| Longest | Road Bridge | Nehru Sethu on Son river, Bihar |
| Longest | Tunnel | Pir panjal tunnel |
| Longest | Glacier | Siachen Glacier |
| Longest | River | The Ganga 2640km long |
| Longest | Tributary River of India | Yamuna |
Below table contains the list of Largest Superlatives of India:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Largest | Cave | Amarnath |
| Largest | Union Territory in Area | Andaman and Nicobar islands |
| Largest | Hindu temple area | Akshardham, Delhi |
| Largest | Planetarium | Birla Planetarium, Kolkata |
| Largest | saline water Lake | Chilka Lake (Odisha) |
| Largest | scheduled caste community | Chamar |
| Largest | Plateau | Deccan Plateau |
| Largest | Cave Temple | Ellora Temples |
| Largest | River Bridge | Farakka Barrage, Kolkata |
| Largest | Dome | Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur |
| Largest | Gurudwara | Golden temple, Amritsar |
| Largest | Manmade lake | Govind Sagar, Bhakra |
| Largest | Tribe (ST) | Gond |
| Largest | Startup Incubator | Hubballi, Karnataka |
| Largest | Museum | Indian Museum, Kolkata |
| Largest | Public Sector employer | Indian Railways |
| Largest | Mosque | Jama Masjid, Delhi |
| Largest | Floating Solar PV Plant | Kerala |
| Largest | District | Kutch district, Gujarat |
| Largest | City (Area Wise) | Kolkata |
| Largest | Fresh Water Lake | Kolleru in Andhra Pradesh |
| Largest | District | Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir |
| Largest | WiFi service | Maharashtra |
| Largest | Concentration of Scheduled Tribes | Madhya Pradesh |
| Largest | District (Population) | Medinipur |
| Largest | Ocean island | Middle Andaman |
| Largest | River Island | Majuli, Brahmaputra river, Asom |
| Largest | Port | Mumbai |
| largest | River without Delta | Narmada and Tapi |
| Largest | Botanical Garden | National Botanical Garden, Kolkata |
| Largest | Library | National Library, Kolkata |
| Largest | Residence | Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi |
| Largest | state in area | Rajasthan |
| Largest | Auditorium | Sri Shanmukhananda hall, Mumbai |
| Largest | Animal fair | Sonpur, Bihar |
| Largest | Church | Se. Cathedral at old Goa, 10 km from Panaji |
| Largest | Delta | Sunderbans, West Bengal |
| Largest | Public Sector Bank | State Bank of India |
| Largest | Inland salt lake | Sambhar Lake |
| Largest | Cinema hall | Thangam (Madurai) |
| Largest | Desert | Thar or Great Indian Desert, Rajasthan |
| Largest | Prison | Tihar Jail, Delhi |
| Largest | Concentration of Scheduled Caste population | Uttar Pradesh |
| Largest | Lake | Wular lake, Jammu & Kashmir |
| Largest | Zoo | Vandalur Zoo (1300 Acres) |
| Zoological Gardens, Alipore, Kolkata |
Below table contains the list of Smallest Superlatives of India:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Smallest | State in area | Goa |
| Smallest | Union Territory in Area | Lakshadweep |
| Smallest | District | Mahe, Puducherry |
| Smallest | District | Yanam in population, Puducherry |
Below table contains the list of Tallest Superlatives of India:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Tallest | Flag post | Attari Border, Punjab |
| Tallest | TV Tower | Fazilka (Punjab) |
| Tallest | Statue | Statue of Gomateswara at Sravanabelagola, Karnataka |
| Veera Abhaya Anjeneya Hanuman Swami, Vijayawada (41 m) |
Below table contains the list of Highest Superlatives of Inia:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Highest | Civilian Award | Bharat Ratna |
| Highest | Gateway | Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri near Agra |
| Highest | Lake | Cholamu lake (north Sikim) |
| Devtal Lake (Uttarakhand) | ||
| Highest | Peak | Godwin Austen |
| Highest | Railway Station | Ghum, West Bengal |
| Highest | Mountain Range | Himalayas |
| Highest | Female literacy rate | Jain |
| Highest | literacy rate religion | Jain |
| Highest | Waterfall | Jog Waterfalls, Karnataka |
| Highest | Waterfall | Kunchikal Falls (Karnataka) |
| Highest | Airport | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport, Leh airport in Ladakh |
| Highest | Mountain peak | Kanchenjunga, Sikkim |
| Highest | literacy rate (state) | Kerala |
| Highest | Peak | Karakoram – 2 |
| Highest | literacy rate (Union Territory) | Lakshadweep |
| Highest | Rainfall | Mawsynram, Meghalaya |
| Highest | Population growth rate Religion | Muslim |
| Highest | Peak in the World | Mount Everest, Nepal |
| Highest | Precipitation | Mawsynram, Meghalaya |
| Highest | Waterfall | Nohkalikai Falls in Shora, Meghalaya |
| Highest | Gallantry award | Param Vir Chakra |
| Highest | Tower (Minaret) | Qutb Minar, Delhi |
| Highest | Hydel Power station | Rongton Hydel Project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh |
| Highest | Road | Road at Khardung in the Leh-Manali Sector |
| Highest | Battle field | Siachen Glacier |
| Highest | Dam | Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River, near Tehri, Uttarakhand |
| Highest | Cattle Population (State) | Uttar Pradesh |
Below table contains the list of Biggest Superlatives of India:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest | Stadium | Buddh International Circuit (Auto Racing) |
| Biggest | Hotel | Oberoi – Sheraton, Mumbai |
| Biggest | Cantilever Bridge & Busiest Bridge | Rabindra Sethu, Kolkata |
| Biggest | Fort | Red Fort, Delhi |
| Biggest | Stadium | Salt Lake Stadium, in Bengali called Yuva Bharati |
| Biggest | Church | Saint Cathedral at old Goa (goa) |
Below table contains the list of Oldest Superlatives of India:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Oldest | Monastery | Buddhist Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Oldest | Refinery | Digboi |
| Oldest | Observatory | Jantar Mantar, Delhi |
| Oldest | Church | St. Thomas Church at palayoor, Thrissur (Kerala) |
| Oldest | Zoo | Trivandrum Zoological gardens, Kerala |
| Oldest | University | University of Calcutta 1857 |
Below table contains the list of Superlatives of India:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Most | Populated union Territory | Delhi |
| Most | Populous City | Mumbai |
| Most | Populated State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Most | Densely populated state | West Bengal (904sq.km) |
Below table contains the list of Least Superlatives of India:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Least | Densely populated State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Least | Populated Union Territory | Lakshadweep |
| Least | Populated state | Sikkim |
Below table contains the list of Superlatives of India:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| First | District with 100% literacy | Ernakulam, Kerala |
| First | Inter-linked rivers | Ken-Betwa |
| First | District with 100% e-literacy | Malappuram, Kerala |
| First | Wireless Internet connectivity city | Mysore, Karnataka |
| First | Complete Banking District | Palakkad, Kerala |
| First | I.T district | Palakkad, Kerala |
Below table contains the list of Superlatives of India:
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Busiest | Airport | Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi |
| Busiest | Bridge | Rabindra Setu, Kolkata |