India has a total of 15,106.7 kilometers of international land border. Seven different countries share a land border with India. The longest international border in India is the India-Bangladesh border which has a total length of 4,096.7 kilometers. The international land borders in India and their respective lengths are as follows.
International land borders in India
| Name of the border | Length of the land border (Km) |
|---|---|
| India-Bangladesh border | 4,096.7 km |
| India-China border | 3,488 km |
| India-Pakistan border | 3,323 km |
| India-Nepal border | 1,751 km |
| India-Myanmar border | 1,643 km |
| India-Bhutan border | 699 km |
| India-Afghanistan border | 106 km |
| Name of the border | Bordering state/UT |
| India-Bangladesh border | West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya |
| India-China border | Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh |
| India-Pakistan border | Punjab, Rajasthan, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat |
| India-Nepal border | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim |
| India-Myanmar border | Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh |
| India-Bhutan border | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim |
| India-Afghanistan border | Ladakh |
The complexity of the India-Bangladesh border
From 1947 to 2015, India and Bangladesh (East Pakistan till 1971) had a very complex and confusing border. There were many enclaves and counter enclaves in both countries (of each other).
(Enclave of a country/state is that territory that is completely surrounded by another country/state.)
In 2015, the two countries finally reaches an agreement to simplify the border. More than 150 territories were swapped. The citizens living in these enclaves were given a choice to choose the country they want to live in.
Most of the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh border is based on the Radcliffe line (named after its architect Sir Cyril Radcliffe).
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Generally asked questions
Q1. Which country has the longest border with India?
Answer: Bangladesh
Q2. How many countries share a border with India?
Answer: Seven
Q3. What is the total international border length in India?
Answer: 15,106.7 kilometers
Q4. What is the total coastline length in India?
Answer: The total coastline length in India is 7,516.6 kilometers.
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