Location of IndiaThe main land of India extends between LATITUDES 8°4'N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E. The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30'N) passes almost through the middle of the country. Apart from the mainland, the ANDAMAN and NICOBAR Islands (Indian OCEAN) and the Lakshadweep (Arabian Sea) are also parts of India.India: SizeThe land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million (3.28 lakh) square km; which comprises about 2.4% of the TOTAL geographical area of the world. India is the seventh largest country in the world.The land boundary of India is 15,200 km. The coastline of the country is 7,516.6 km; which includes the Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep.The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is about 30°. The time along the Standard Meridian is taken as the Indian Standard Time. The Standard Meridian of India passes through Mirzapur in UP which is located at 82°30’ east The time lag between Arunachal Pradesh (in the east) and Gujarat (in the west) is about 2 hours. When one moves from south to north, the latitudinal extent influences the duration of day and night.HOPE IT HELPS