31.08 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 10
893.862 million (2013)
country comparison to the world: 2
Doordarshan, India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; by 2011, more than 100 million homes h
61.338 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 6
total: 63,974 km
country comparison to the world: 4
broad gauge: 54,257 km 1.676-m gauge (18,927 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 7,180 km 1.000-m gauge; 2,537
km
0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2009)
total: 4,689,842 km
country comparison to the world: 2
note: includes 79,116 km of national highways and
expressways, 155,716 km of state highways, and
4,455,010 km of other roads (2013)
14,500 km (5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km
on
canals suitable for mechanized vessels) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 9
major seaport(s): Chennai,
Jawaharal Nehru Port, Kandla,
Kolkata (Calcutta),
Mumbai (Bombay), Sikka,
Vishakhapatnam container port(s) (TEUs):
Chennai (1,558,343),
Jawaharal Nehru Port (4,307,622)
total: 340
country comparison to the world: 29
by type: bulk carrier 104, cargo 78, chemical tanker
22, container 14, liquefied gas 11, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker
92
foreign-owned: 10 (China 1, Hong Kong 2, Jer
346 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 21
