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India



Basic Information:

Official Name: Republic of India
Population: 1,239,580,000
Area: 3,287,590 km2
Capital City: New Delhi
Major Religion: Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism
Currency: Indian rupee (INR)
Exchange Rate: N/A
Time Zone: GMT +6
Current time: 01:54am
Phone Country Dialing Code: 91
Region: Asia
Language: English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Sanskrit


Climate ():

Practical Travel Information:

Official Tourism Website: www.incredibleindia.org
Electricity: 230V
Electrical Socket:

Type C

Type D

Type M


Travel Cost: $ ($ = cheap, $$$$$ = expensive)
Main Attractions:
  • Taj Mahal
  • Red Fort of Agra
  • Mahabalipuram
  • Hindu holy city of Varanasi
  • The Temple of Srirangam
  • The Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)

Health Advisory:
  • Yellow Fever (Vaccination certificate may be required if coming from infected area)