Template:WikiProject India Maps

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Source	International Borders: University of Texas map library[1]- India Political map 2001 Disputed Borders: University of Texas map library[2]- China-India Borders- Eastern Sector 1988 & Western Sector 1988, Kashmir Region 2004[3]. State and District boundaries: Census of India[4]- 2001 Census State Maps Survey of India Maps. Other sources: US Army Map Service, Survey of India Map Explorer, Columbia University Map specific sources: {{{Source}}}.
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Contents 1 Legend 2 Notes 2.1 Explanation of disputed boundaries 2.2 Borders of disputed regions 2.3 Internal borders 2.4 Territorial Waters 3 Errata 4 Brief syntax description 5 Use of this map in mainstream media

[edit] Legend

[edit] Notes

Projection: Lambert Conical Orthomorphic

[edit] Explanation of disputed boundaries

• Boundary of Indian claim : The Indian claims as legally theirs, but is not accepted by China and Pakistan.
• Line of Control : The defacto administrative boundary recognised by the international community. This UN ceasefire Line is considered as a temporary solution to an ongoing conflict since the departure of the British Raj.

[edit] Borders of disputed regions

The extent of the former territory of the British Indian Empire, seceeded by Republic of India depicted on this map may not be accepted by most countries as legal due to ongoing border disputes:

• The northern Himalayan region of the disputed territory w:Indian occupied Kashmir is claimed by India including (Pakistan-administered Kashmir) and the Chinese Occupied territory of (Ladakh plateau). It is currently divided between all three countries since 1972. See also Line of Control and Line of Actual Control.
• Siachen glacier (shown white) is an actively contested region between India and Pakistani. At present the region is in control of India since 1984.
• The north eastern territory of Arunachal Pradesh is almost entirely claimed by China as part of its Tibetan territory.

• Minor areas of eastern Kashmir's Ladakh division, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on the Chinese frontier are claimed by China. These areas are under Indian control.
• A small area of Uttarakhand adjoining the Nepal border along the Sarda river is disputed between the two countries.

For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg

[edit] Internal borders

The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh is shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.

[edit] Territorial Waters

The limit of the territorial waters of India extends to twelve nautical miles measured from the appropriate baseline. See this for more information.

[edit] Errata

If you notice a mistake on the map, please list them here. Please mention the name of the map to be corrected also.

1. Pondicherry is now Puducherry
2. The capital of the Union Territory of Daman and Diu is at Daman and not Diu.
3. The capital of en:Assam is en:Dispur and not en:Guwahati
4. The Romanization/pinyin of Tibet is not Xijang, it is Xizang. (fixed)
5. National Highway 1C should be National Highway 1B. Please check here en:National Highway 1 (India). You will find the highway at 72 Deg N / 32 Deg W near Jammu City in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. National Highway 1B starts just above Jammu City and goes towards Vaishno Devi. Please refer here for help.

Image:India population density map en.svg:

1. There is an error saying the SVG source is invalid.
2. The symbols used are large, making it hard to see the population density near capital cities.
3. Is the large red patch in the Lakshadweep Islands intentional?

Please rename map of Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand to avoid further confusion. 64.231.157.23 17:48, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

OK, all future maps will show the change. It is unfortunately not possible to rename previous file however --Planemad 15:27, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brief syntax description

For usage full description of the the template see Commons:First steps/Quality and description.

{{WikiProject_India_Maps
|Title=India map blank
|Description=Blank map of India showing international borders, state borders, district borders, rivers and lakes.
|Source=. 
|Date=July 23 2006
|Author=[[w:user:Planemad]]
}}

[edit] Use of this map in mainstream media

The magazine The Economist used this map in an article entitled "India's Maoists. Sentence first, verdict afterwards" in its print edition of May 31, 2008, on p. 48. The Economist gave "NBI" as a source for the map, probably making reference to CNN-NBI.--70.108.73.248 02:27, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

You really can't say it's from Wikipedia, as they could have very well used the cnn-ibn map as the source. Economist Map vs Wikipedia map --Planemad 08:20, 31 May 2008 (UTC)