Top 10 Facts about India

Our country's culture is famous all over the world, but there are some secrets and unheard facts that are beyond your imagination.

India is world's largest democracy, the seventh largest nation and home to 1.2 billion people. There are many interesting facts about India.

Today I am going to show you top 10 facts about India that you have never heard before.

1) World's highest place is in India

There was an era when India was famous for its fame all over the world, hence it was called golden bird. However, now the condition has changed and even today our country does not count in world's richest countries but at the forefront of height. This place is better than nothing else, Siachen where both India and Pakistan declare their rights. Except for the best combat zone of the Earth, its height is 5700 meters from the ground level.

2)World's 2nd English speaking country

Most people speak Hindi in India, but the number of English speakers here is also very high. After America, India is the only country in which 125 million people know English and can speak. This figure indicates that 10% of the world's English speakers live in India.

3) Country of gold

Do you know that women of India have so much gold that is even higher than the world's bigger countries ? It was found in a survey that 11 percent of the world's total gold was found with women of India. Combining world's bigger countries such as the US, Switzerland, Germany and even the International Monetary Fund have all together India has more % of gold than these nations It is considered to be auspicious for all to wear gold and it is also auspicious in our country.

4) India's first rocket launch on bicycle

You must be surprised to know that the first rocket launch in India was in 1963 in a small village of Kerala in Thumba. The thing surprises is that the rocket was so light that it was transported to Thumba by bicycle This was a successful rocket launch of India which took place in a church. The point of note is that according to the orders of ISRO Chairman Dr. Sarabhai, this rocket was launched, but his team included our former President and Indian missile Dr. Kalam.

5) The world's longest sandstone cave

Surprised to hear this ? It is true that the world's longest cave exists in India itself. Yes indeed, India is a land of expensive and rare things.Krem Puri, Meghalaya is considered to be the world's longest sandstone cave.  Its length is about 24,000 meters, which is also the largest in Venezuela, which is considered to be the world's tallest Caywa del Samah. You will also be surprised to hear that 9 of the 10 largest and deepest caves of India are found in Meghalaya only.

6) The world's largest tree

Yes, you have heard it perfectly, in Andhra Pradesh, there is a banyan tree that has made its place in the Guinness book of World Records Are you surprised to hear this? but this is true. In the villages of Andhra Pradesh's Timmama Marimimanu there is a 550-year-old banyan tree with 1100 branches and this tree extends to 2.1 hectares. It is the oldest and largest tree in the world which stands at the same place for more than 500 years.

7) Highest rainfall place

Meghalaya gets the highest rainfall in India. It is known then everyone, but do you know which place of Meghalaya is it that gets rains? This place is named Mawsynram. It is said that there is so much rains that the workers wear raincoat covering the entire body. Here 467 Inches Rain is recorded every day, which is more than anywhere in the world

8) Magnetic Hills

This is a place in Ladakh, which can pull your paused car up too. Magnetic Hill has now become a tourist destination where people now come to realize how much power there is in the magnetic field and how it can climb up with gravity  ? This is one of the wonders and wonderful place of the world.

9) No door outside of the house

Many people have hear about Shani Signapur because this is the most famous temple of Shani Bhagwan. But do you know that there is no door outside of the house in any of these villages? Yes, this is a shocking thing but it is also true. The people here believe that their house can never be stolen  and if it is done, person will definitely get curse have from the Shani Bhagwan (Saturn God ). There is no police station in these villages.

10) Human Computer

All of you must have heard the name of Shakuntala Devi. She is known as Human Calculator because she was the first female mathematician who had done the product of two 13 digit numbers in Imperial College London in just 28 seconds. Shakuntala Devi is known as Human Computer and her name is also recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records She has written a lot of books and Shakuntala Devi's name is not only famous in India but also in the whole world.

So these were the top 10 facts about India and I hope that you have love these facts of wonderful India.