Most Surprising Facts About India

India is known for its traditions, foods, and historical places but not only that India has many surprising facts which are totally unexplored. Even most Indians are not aware of those facts. So knowing this country is not that easy for everyone. So here we have the most surprising facts about India and most of them are unexplored.

Top amazing Facts about India-

#1 India’s first rocket was transported on a cycle- It is strange but true that India's first rocket was transported on a cycle. The reason for being small that rocket was shifted on a cycle to the Thumba Launching Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

#2 World’s Second Largest English Speaking Country-

After the United States of America, India is the second largest country where most of the English is spoken.

#3 Floating Post Office

There are millions of post offices across India and almost every post office provides their services around 7000 peoples daily and one of them is a floating post office located in Dal Lake, Srinagar.

#4 India doesn’t have any National Game- 

it is believed by many peoples that Hockey and Chess are the national games but it’s not true. According to center RTI, there is no national game in India.

#5 USB was Invented in India- 

USB was invented in India and its invented was an Indian citizen. Mr. Ajay V. Bhatt was the inventor of USB and invented some other chip-sets too.

#6 Kumbh Mela: 

Visible from space- Kumbh Mela is a mass gathering of millions of people once in 12 years. The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the biggest with around 75 million peoples. Over 75 millions of people come here that day so that the crowd was visible from space.

#7 The highest Cricket Ground in the World- 

Chail cricket ground is the highest cricket ground in the world located in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. It was built around 1893 and situated on a height of 2500 meters from the sea level.

#8 1.4 million Employees in the Indian Railways- 

The Indian Railways has over 1.4 million employees and it is more than the population of Estonia, Mauritius, Bahrain and more.

#9 Water on the Moon was Discovered by India- 

For the first time water on the moon was discovered around November 2008 in India by ISRO Chandrayaan.

#11 Buttons were invented in India- 

The buttons we use in shirts and t-shirts were invented in India. They were made of seashell for ornamental purpose. Buttons used to have small holes so that they could attached to the clothes.

#12 Largest producer of Milk- 

India produced the largest amount of milk among all countries. India produced around 132 million tonnes of milk every year. There are more than 40 million Dairies in India who produces milk. The average production of milk in the world is 2200 liters per cow and 68% of it is produced by India only.

#13 Langar at Golden Temple-
The Langar at Golden Temple in Amritsar feeds more than 1,00,000 devotees every day. They only serve only vegetarian meals like Roti, Daal, Rice, and Kheer. There are two different dining halls at the temple which has the seating capacity of more than 5000 peoples.

#16 Second largest Road Network-
India has the world's second-biggest road network which is spanning more than 5.5 million km. As in official statements, the length of national highways in India has increased by around 30,000 kilometers in the last five years.

So those were some most surprising facts about India which is almost unexplored. So if you have any queries towards these facts and if you know more amazing facts about India then do comment in the comment section.