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India is located latitudinally in the Northern Hemisphere and longitudinally in the Eastern Hemisphere. India, the largest country of South Asia and the 7^th largest country of the world and measures about 3,214 km from North to South between the extreme latitudes and about 2,933 km from East to West between the extreme longitudes. India is surrounded by nine large, medium and small countries. For situating beside India these are called neighboring countries of India. Here are the names of these countries ----- 1) Bangladesh, 2) Bhutan, 3) Nepal, 4) China, 5) Afghanistan, 6) Myanmar, 7) Pakistan, 8) Maldives, 9) Sri Lanka.

    Here is a list some basic information of those neighboring countries of India given bellow ----------------

Country Name	Capital	Currency	Official         Language	Time Difference	Borders shared with India
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Bangladeshi Taka	Bengali	30 minutes ahead of India	The Radcliffe Line
Bhutan	Thimphu	The Ngultrum	Dzongkha	30 minutes ahead of India	The Phuentsholing
Nepal	Kathmandu	Nepalese Rupee	Nepali	15 minutes ahead of India	The Kali River
China	Beljing	Yuan	Standard Chinese	2 hours 30 minutes ahead of India	The McMahon Line
Afghanistan	Kabul	Afghan Afghani	Dari and Pashto	India is 1 hour ahead of Afghanistan	The Durand Line
Myanmar	Naypyidaw	Myanmar Kyat	Burmese	1 hour ahead of Kolkata, West Bengal	The Indo-Myanmar Border
Pakistan	Islamabad	Pakistani Rupee	Urdu	India is 30 minutes ahead from Pakistan	The Radcliffe Line
Maldives	Male	Maldivian Rufiyaa	Dhivehi or Maldivian	India is 30 minutes ahead of Maldives	The Maliku Kandu
Sri Lanka	Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte	Sri Lankan Rupee	Sinhala, Tamil and English	There is no time difference	The Maritime Line

 

Here is a detailed discussion about the neighboring countries of India which will help you to grow general knowledges about their geographical location and some important facts about them.

1. Bangladesh:  Bangladesh is an Eastern neighboring country of India on the Bay of Bengal with a population of nearly 170 million in an area of 1,48,460 Sq. Km. (57,320 Sq mi.), bordered by India on all sides expect for a small border with Burma. The fifth-longest land border in the world, including 262 Km. (163 mi.) in Assam, 856 Km. (532 mi.) in Tripura, 318 Km (198 mi) in Mizoram, 443 Km. (275 mi.) in Meghalaya and 2,217 Km. (1,378 mi.) in West Bengal; 4,096 Km (2,545 mi.) long in total is shared by India ana Bangladesh. The capital and the largest city of Bangladesh is Dhaka, formerly known as Dacca. Bengali is the official language of Bangladesh but Urdu has a significant heritage in Bangladesh. Beside this, Chakma Language and other tribal languages include Garo, Meitei, Kokborok and Rakhine are also spoken in Bangladesh. After being situated beside West Bengal, Bangladesh till have time difference, which is 30 minutes ahead of India.

2. Nepal: Situated in the North of India, Nepal is a landlocked country has an area of 1,47,181 Sq. Km. and a population of 29 million. Nepal shares a border with India of over 1850 Km. in the East, South and West with five Indian states, these are ---- Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand; in the North with the Tibet Autonomous Region. Nepal is also a very popular and budget friendly tourist spot. Kathmandu is the biggest city and capital of Nepal. The Nepali Language is the official language of Nepal. It is a member of the Indo-Aryan language family and is closely related to Hindi and Bengali. Nepal also has a time difference with India, which is 15 minutes ahead of India.

3. Bhutan: Bhutan is the smallest neighboring country of India with an area of approximately 38,394 Sq. Km. and an estimated population of 7,87,424 people, located in the North of India – officially known as the Kingdom of Bhutan. The Indo-Bhutan border extends to 699 Km. and four Indian states share their border with Bhutan. These include the North Eastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal. Dzongkha- a Sino-Tibetan language (also known as Bhutanese) is the country’s sole official language. Bhutan’s local time is 30 minutes ahead of India.

4. China: China the third-largest country in the world with an area of nearly 9.6 million Sq. Km. (3,70,00,00 Sq. mi.) and India’s biggest neighboring country located in the North. China is the world’s second-most populous country with a population exceeding 1.4 billion. China spans the equivalent of five time zone and borders fourteen countries by land including India. Named after Sir Henry McMahon, The McMahon Line (3,488 Km.) is the effective boundary between China and India. It runs from the Eastern border of Bhutan along the crest of the Himalayas to the great bend in the Brahmaputra River where that river emerges from its Tibetan course of Assam valley. Beljing is the capital of China. The official language of China is Mandarin, also call “Putonghua” but there are several other major dialects in use in China; such as --- Yue (Cantonese), Xiang (Hunanese), min dialect, Gan dialect, Wu dialect and Keija or Hakka dialect. China is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of India by time.

5. Afghanistan: Afghanistan, a landlocked country with a total area of 6,52,860 Sq. Km. (2,52,070 Sq. mi.) and 4,30,82,337 population, it’s a North-Western neighboring country of India. The Durand Line is the 2,250 Km. (1,400 mi.) long border between Afghanistan and India. The largest city and capital of Afghanistan is Kabul. Dari (Afghan Persian) and Pashto (an Eastern Iranian language) are the two main and official languages of Afghanistan, except this Uzbek, English, Turkmen, Urdu, Pashayi, Nuristani, Arabic and Balochi are also spoken by people of Afghanistan. According to time difference India is 1 hour ahead of Afghanistan.

6. Myanmar: Myanmar is a Eastern neighboring country of India with an area of 6,77,000 Sq. Km. (2,61,228 Sq. mi.) ranging 936 Km. (581 mi.) from the East to West and 2051 Km. (1275 mi.)  from North to South and a population of 54.78 million. Being a landlocked country Myanmar shares a long land border of over 1600 Km. with India named Indo-Myanmar Border and as well as a maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. Four North-Eastern states like Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram share international boundary with Myanmar. Naypyidaw, officially Romanized Nay Pyi Taw is the third largest city and capital of Myanmar. The official Language of this country is Burmese. English become the official language during the colonial period, but Burmese continued as the primary language in all other settings. Other than these Sino-Tibetan language, Shan Language and Austroasiatic languages are also spoken here. Myanmar also have time difference with India, Myanmar is 1 hour ahead of India.

7. Pakistan: Pakistan has the fifth largest population in the world with 207.77 million people and has a total land area of 8,80,940 Sq. Km. (3,40,130 Sq. mi.), spans in the East to Southeast of India. It has a 1,365 Km. long coastline along the Arabian Sea in the South. From Jammu and Kashmir at the North to the zero point between Gujrat in India and Sindh province in Pakistan, 3,323 Km. in total length ‘The Radcliffe Line’ is extended. It is also known as India-Pakistan International Border (IB). The national language of Pakistan is Urdu, while English is the preferred and dominant language used for inter-communication between different ethnic group and numerous regional languages are spoken as first languages by Pakistan’s various ethnolinguistic groups. Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan. India’s local time is 30 minutes ahead of Pakistan.

8. Maldives: The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia, the territory spans roughly 90,000 Sq. Km. (35,000 Sq. mi.) including the sea and a land area of 298 Sq. Km. (115 Sq. mi.) with 5,17,887 population. India’s South-Western neighboring country Maldives capital is Male. Dhivehi or Maldivian, an Indo-Aryan Language closely related to the Sinhala Language of Sri Lanka is the official and common language of Maldives. The Maritime Boundary between India and Maldives extends for 545 nautical miles. India is 30 minutes ahead of Maldives by time.

9. Sri Lanka: India and Sri Lanka are opposing coastal states in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal. Located in the South of India, Sri Lanka is an island neighboring country of India with an area of 65,610 Sq. Km. (25,332 Sq. mi.) and a total coastline of 1,340 Km. (832.6 mi.). This land area is approximately 82% of the area of Mine. Sri Lanka has a population of approx. 22 million. Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the capital of Sri Lanka. Sinhala and Tamil are the Primary languages of Sri Lanka. Other than these Malayalam, Ambalavasi, Mapilla, Telegu, Vaddars and Waggai are also spoken by ethnic groups. Sri Lanka-India shares a Maritime Border of approx. 400 Km. in length on the Gulf of Mannar. There is no time difference between India and Sri Lanka.

 

India’s geographical location places it at the crossroads of South Asia, with nine neighboring countries named Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar, Maldives and Sri Lanka. India shares land boundaries with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the North-West; China, Nepal and Bhutan in the North; Myanmar and Bangladesh in the East. India’s Southern neighbors across the sea consist of the two island countries named Sri Lanka and Maldives.

FAQs:

1. Which neighboring countries of India does not share a border with West Bengal?

• Among those nine neighboring countries six countries named Pakistan, Myanmar, China, Afghanistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka does not share a border with West Bengal. Only three countries Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal shares a border with West Bengal.

2. Neighboring countries of India in North?

• The name of the neighboring countries of India in North are China, Bhutan and Nepal.

3. Eastern neighboring countries of India?

• Myanmar and Bangladesh are the two Eastern countries of India.

4. Name island neighboring countries of India?

• There are two neighboring countries of India, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

5. Neighboring countries of India in South?

• Sri Lanka and Maldives are the two neighboring countries located in the South of India.

6. North-East neighboring countries of India?

• China is the North-East neighboring country of India. For being the fourth largest country in the world China is huge in size with an area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi) it is extended from North to East. India shares 3488 km of border with China that runs along the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh.

7. Neighboring countries of India in West?

• Pakistan and Afghanistan is located in the west of India.

8. Which neighboring country has smallest area?

• Bhutan has smallest area of only 38,394 km square. It is a landlocked country surrounded by land on every side. Bhutan is situated in the Eastern Himalayas between India and China.

1. The Pangsau pass connects India with which of its neighboring countries?

• At 3,727 feet (1,136m) altitude, lies on the crest of the Patkai hill on the India-Burma (Myanmar) border, Pangsau Pass offers one of the easiest routs into Burma from the Assam plains. This pass connects Myanmar and Arunachal Pradesh. It is named Pangsau Pass after the closest Burmese village, Pangsau, which lies 2 km beyond the pass.

10. Which neighboring countries are ahead of India in human development index?

• China and Sri Lanka had a higher ranking in the human development index in 2021 as compared to India. The rank of India in the HDI 2021 was 132 and the rank of Myanmar was 149. Categories as ‘Very High’, ‘High’, ‘Medium’ and ‘Low Human Development’ China ranked at 75 and Sri Lanka ranked 78, respectively, in the High Human Development category compared to India.

11. How many neighboring countries does India have?

• India has nine neighboring countries. Among them India shares land boundaries with seven following countries such as ----- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Myanmar and Pakistan. With the island neighboring countries like Sri Lanka and Maldives India shares maritime boundaries.

50. Which is the largest neighboring country of India?

1. China is the largest neighboring country of India. Additionally, it is the most populated and the fourth largest country in the world.