Actually, nearly all launch sites described in YotC really exists, though some haven't been used for years. The Indian one at Shriharikota was in use and showed up in the media about two weeks ago because of a large fire.
Besides, Calcutta have touched upon in sprawl survival guide, and I guess... okay, I
know much more lies in the mind of Synner
India stays a lot less covered than say, Seattle, but that's not a darker hole than central Africa or Indonesia are.