. Index 

. Flag  

. Geography  

. People 

. Government  

. Economy  

. Transportation  

. Commun'tions  

. Defense  

. Gender Issues  

. HR Issues  

. Media  

. Relevant Links  

. Feedback  

=========== 

 

 
• Railroads: 
 
total: 
62,211 km (6,500 km electrified; 12,617 km double track) 
 
broad gauge: 
34,544 km 1.676-m gauge 
 
narrow gauge: 
23,599 km 1.000-m gauge; 4,068 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1994 est.) 
 
• Highways: 
 
total: 
1.97 million km 
 
paved: 
960,000 km 
 
unpaved: 
gravel, crushed stone, earth 1.01 million km (1989) 
 
• Inland waterways: 
16,180 km; 3,631 km navigable by large vessels 
 
• Pipelines: 
crude oil 3,497 km; petroleum products 1,703 km; natural gas 902 km (1989) 
 
• Ports: 
Bombay, Calcutta, Cochin, Haldia, Kandla, Madras, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Pondicherry, Port Blair (Andaman Islands), Tuticorin, Vishakhapatnam 
 
• Merchant marine: 
 
total: 
299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,288,902 GRT/10,454,178 DWT 
 
ships by type: 
bulk 114, cargo 78, chemical tanker 9, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 5, container 10, liquefied gas tanker 6, oil tanker 68, passenger-cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1 
 
• Airports: 
 
total: 
352 
 
with paved runways over 3,047 m: 
11 
 
with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 
48 
 
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 
85 
 
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 
72 
 
with paved runways under 914 m: 
81 
 
with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 
2 
 
with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 
7 
 
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 
46