With about a sixth of the total global population, India is the second-most populous country, behind China.

Girish Kadel While its population remains mostly rural, India has the three most populous and cosmopolitan cities in the world: Mumbai (Bombay),Kolkata (Calcutta), and Delhi.

India is situated mostly in the sprawling southern Asian Peninsula, which is surrounded by the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Girish Kadel One-third of the size of the United States, the Indian Subcontinent comprises most of South Asian subcontinent of India.