10 Fascinating Facts about Indian Economy

Fact7# India Has the World's Third Largest Road Network

India had a road network of over 4,236,000 kilometres (2,632,000 mi) in 2011, the third largest road network in the world. At 0.66 km of roads per square kilometre of land, the quantitative density of India's road network is similar to that of the United States (0.65) and far higher than that of China (0.16) or Brazil (0.20). However, qualitatively India's roads are a mix of modern highways and narrow, unpaved roads, and are undergoing drastic improvement. As of 2008, 49 percent about 2.1 million kilometres of Indian roads were paved.

Fact8# Fourth Largest Rail Network in the World

Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail network in the world, with a track length of 114,500 kilometers. It is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising of track over a route of 65,000 km (40,000 mi) and 7,500 stations. As of December 2012, it transported over 25 million passengers daily (over 9 billion on an annual basis). In 2011–2012 Indian Railways had revenues of 1119848.9 million ($19 billion) which consists of 696759.7 million ($12 billion) from freight and 286455.2 million ($4.8 billion) from passengers tickets.

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