Highest, Biggest, Largest & Longest in India

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Award for Gallantry, Highest	Param Vir Chakra
Award, highest civilian	Bharat Ratna
Bank with largest number of branches	State Bank of India
Road bridge, Longest	Mahatma Gandhi Setu (across Ganga—Patna 5.575 Km.)
Cantilever Span Bridge, Largest	Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Cattle Fair, Largest	Sonepur Fair (Bihar)
City, Most Populous	Mumbai
Corridor, Longest	Ramanathaswamy Corridor, Tamil Nadu (1,220 mt.)
Desert, Largest	Thar (Rajasthan)
Dam, Longest	Hirakud Dam (Orissa)
Dam, Highest	Bhakra Dam on river Sutlej (740 ft.)
Delta, Largest	Sunderban (12,872 Sq. km.)
Dome, Largest	Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur)
Gateway, Highest	Buland Darwaja at Fatehpur Sikri (54 m.)
Lake, Largest	Wular Lake (Kashmir)
Literacy, Highest	Kerala
Museum, Largest	Indian Museum (Kolkata)
Mosque, Biggest	Jama Masjid (Delhi)
Peak, Highest	K-2 (8,611 mt.)
Railway Platform, Longest	Kharagpur, SE Railway (2,733 ft.)
Railway Bridge, Largest	Nehru Setu, Bihar (river Sone)
River, Longest	The Ganga river (2,525 km.)
Rainfall, Highest (annual mean)	Mowsyrnam near Cherrapunji (1,080 mm) (Meghalaya)
Road, Longest	Grand Trunk Road
Rock-cut Temple, Largest	KailashTemples, Ellora (Maharashtra)
State, maximum forest cover	Mizoram (cover 75.5% area)
Statue Tallest	Statue of Risabhnath (Khargone, M.P.) 84 ft.
State, Largest (area)	Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq. km.)
State, Most Populous	Uttar Pradesh (16,61,97,921)
State with Maximum density of population	West Bengal (903 persons per sq. km.)
Tunnel, Longest (Road)	Jawahar Tunnel (J & K—1.75 miles)
Tunnel, Longest (Railway)	Between Monkey Hill and Khandala stations (2,100 mt. long)
Tower, Highest	Qutub Minar (Delhi, 72.5 mt.)
Waterfall, Highest	Gersoppa Waterfall, Mysore (290 m.)
Zoo, Largest	Zoological Gardens, Kolkata
Man-made Lake, Largest	Govind Sagar (Bhakra)