The total area of the chota plateau is approximately 65,000 square kilometres 25,000 sq mi. The chota nagpur plateau is a continental plateauan extensive area of land thrust above the general land. The columbia plateau is uniformly covered with basaltic lava flows and spans an area of about 100,000 square miles in idaho. Prehistory of the chotanagpur region, india, part 1. The city was named jamshedpur in 1919 by lord chelmsford, in honour of its founder. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It is triangular, surrounded by three mountain ranges. The largest and highest plateairtn india as well as the world is the tibetan plateau, called the roof of the world, which is still being formed by the collisions of the indoaustralian and eurasian tectonic plates. It extends over eight indian states principally, telangana, maharashtra, andhra pradesh, karnataka, kerala and tamil nadu. Top 21 major tourist attractions and places to see in jharkhand.
Red soils red soils along with its minor groups form the largest soil group of india. Of which type of rock, chotanagpur plateau is composed of. During the original cooling and solidification of earth as the temperature decreased different substances started freezing which included minerals. The chota nagpur plateau is a plateau in eastern india, which covers much of jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of orissa, west bengal, bihar and chhattisgarh. It is surrounded by the beautiful dalma hills, and the rivers. The geography of india describes the physical features of india. River action plan damodar jharkhand state pollution control board. The chota nagpur tributary states or chota nagpur states were a group of nonsalute states minor princely states at the time of british raj, located on the chhota nagpur plateau.
After the kol rebellion of 18312, the division was exempted by regulation xiii of 1833 from the general laws and regulations governing bengal, and every branch of the. Protected area of betla park was one of the first wildlife parks to become a tiger reserve under project tiger in india. Media in category chota nagpur plateau the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. Characteristics of red soils the texture of these soils can vary from sand to clay, the majority being loams. British suzerainty over the states was exercised through the government of the bengal presidency. Dec 03, 2014 the chota nagpur plateau is a plateau in eastern india, which covers much of jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of odisha, west bengal, bihar and chhattisgarh. Major volume of water is located in oceans, glaciers and in deeper subsurface openings ralph, 1983. Pdf elemental composition of sal forest soils around. Chota nagpur plateau is a store house of minerals like mica, bauxite,copper, limestone, iron ore, and coal. The part of the peninsular plateau lying to the north of the narmada river covering a major area of the malwa plateau is known as the central highlands. Nov 22, 2017 first of all nagpur is not chhota nagpur nagpur obtained its nane from the great nag river flowing through the city as a matter of fact the river is still there but it is now converted from river to drainage flow. Acheulian localities was influenced by a variety of geomorphological processes, but that certain technological and spatial distributions were. The indogangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the basin of the mahanadi river lies to the south.
The damodar river flows through chota nagpur plateau the chota nagpur plateau is a continental plateau an extensive area of land thrust above the general land. This page was last edited on 5 january 2019, at 15. The differences among plateaus can be ascribed to the different geologic processes that have created them. The damodar valley is rich in coal and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in the country. The chota nagpur plateau is a plateau in eastern india, which covers much of jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of odisha, west bengal, bihar and chhattisgarh. Chota nagpur division became part of the new province of bihar and orissa when it was created in 1912. Assessment of groundwater quality status by using water. The chhota nagpur plateau is a plateau in eastern india, which covers much of jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of odisha, west bengal, bihar and chhattisgarh. Chota nagpur plateau is in eastern india, in jharkhand state. It covers a total area of about 16 lakh sq km india as a whole is 32 lakh sq km. Marginalisation as a concept has primarily been used in gender geography.
The forgotten megaliths of chota nagpur plateau the hindu. The plateau is composed of precambrian rocks more than 540,000,000 years old. The geomorphic data are from a variety of published and unpublished investigations, including maps of alluvial geomorphology, digital elevation models, aerial photographs, and topographic maps. The peninsular plateau is a one of the oldest landforms of earth 5. Located in the north eastern edge of theindian peninsula, the chota nagpur plateau covers much of the stateof jharkhand as well as adjacent parts of odisha, west bengal, bihar and chhattisgarh. The main parent rocks are crystalline and metamorphic rocks like acid granites, gneisses and quartzites. A quiz site to help make studying indian geography a little more fun. The total area of the chota nagpur plateau is approximately 65,000 square kilometres 25,000 sq mi. The region came under the control of the british in the 18th and 19th centuries, and was annexed to the bengal presidency, the largest province of british india. Chotanagpur plateau, archean geology, rarh, land degradation.
Pdf on dec 26, 2018, avijit mahala and others published land degradation study of a part of eastern. It lies at downstreamof tilayia dam, across the barakar river and is located in the jharkhand state of india fig. The chotanagpur plateau in eastern india is a geohistorically unique region, being. The highest step is in the western part of the plateau, where pats, as a plateau is locally called, are 910 to 1,070 metres 3,000 to 3,500 ft above sea level. The average height of the plateau is 600900 m above sea level varies from region to region. This area is an eastern extending part of chota nagpur plateau mahapatra, 2008. Geomorphologists seek to understand why landscapes look the way they do, to understand. The chotanagpur plateau region asian agrihistory foundation. Your free access to ispub is funded by the following advertisements.
The islands a mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area. Betla national park is located in the chota nagpur plateau in latehar district and home to a wide variety of wild life. Peninsular plateau features of the peninsular plateau roughly triangular in shape with its base coinciding with the southern edge of the great plain of north india. Chota nagpur division was a hilly and forested area. Massive coal deposits are found in the central basin spreading over 2,883 km 2. Chota nagpur is the collective name for the ranchi, hazaribagh, and kodarma plateaus, which have an area of 25,293 sq m 65,509 sq km. Varanasi, national geographical society of india, 1969 ocolc609306873. Ram prabesh, 1916geomorphological evolution of chotanagpur highlands, india. The chhota nagpur plateau is a plateau in eastern india, which covers much of jharkhand. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pdf in the present paper an attempt has been made to study the geomorphology of the totko jamuna river basin and also to.
The deccan plateau is a large plateau that covers most of south india. The chota nagpur plateau is a continental plateau an extensive area of land thrust above the general land. Mukhopaddhya sc 1980 geomorphology of the subarnarekha basin. Jan 23, 2016 red soils red soils along with its minor groups form the largest soil group of india. Ugc net musicugc net exam june 20, music paperii questions and answer must watch duration. Plateau, extensive area of flat upland usually bounded by an escarpment i. It is suspected that geological formation of this area. Chota nagpur is the collective name for the ranchi, hazaribagh, and kodarma plateaus, which collectively have an area of 25,293 square miles 65,509. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site.
What could possibly motivate the indonesian government to approve the deforestation of borneo. It is part of the deccan plate, which broke free from the southern continent during the cretaceous to. It has nearly about four to five thousands millions years geological succession history bhattacharya et al. Geographically, the study area was located geographically, the study area was located between 2335. The gondwana substrates attest to the plateau s ancient origin. The occurrence and movement of groundwater is directly controlled by the local geological formations.
Jul 25, 2001 introduction to geomorphology paperback july 25, 2001 by v. The essential criteria for plateaus are low relative relief and some altitude. It is part of the deccan plate, which broke free from the southern continent during the cretaceous to embark on a 50millionyear. A city founded by the late jamshedji nusserwanji tata, jamsehdpur, then known as sakchi was home to the first private iron and steel company of india. Sep 30, 2017 ugc net musicugc net exam june 20, music paperii questions and answer must watch duration. On the uplands, the red soils are poor, gravelly, and porous. Major tributaries of the damodar river are the konar and jamunia rivers and minor tributaries are the ijri, gobai, tasharkhan, kadwa, khanjo rivers, etc. The vindhyan range is bounded by the central highlands on the south and the aravalis on the northwest. It is surrounded by the beautiful dalma hills, and the rivers subarnarekha and kharkhai run through it.
Solutionby examveda team the chota nagpur plateau is a plateau in eastern india, which covers much of jharkhand state. The plateau has been formed by continental uplift from forces acting deep inside the earth. Chota nagpur plateau wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The total area of the chota plateau is approximately. Introduction to geomorphology paperback july 25, 2001 by v. Chota nagpur plateau is a store house of minerals like mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore and coal. Rivers of india free download as powerpoint presentation. With this also continued the sinking of heavier minerals sort of sorting. The gondwana substrates attest to the plateaus ancient origin. The total area of chota nagpur plateau is approximately 65,000 km. It relies on various chronological analyses,particularly those based on stratigraphic studies of quaternary sediments, and upon a much fullerappreciation of geomorphic and tectonic processes. In the plains of the chota nagpur plateau in jharkhand lie scattered. Oct 18, 2017 mukhopaddhya sc 1980 geomorphology of the subarnarekha basin. The geographical extent of the catchment lies between 85 250 and 86 540 e longitude and 23 45024 340 n latitude with an area of about.
Apex of the triangular plateau is at kanniyakumari. Geomorphological evolution of chotanagpur highlands, india. In cunninghams ancient geography of india40, edited by. First of all nagpur is not chhota nagpur nagpur obtained its nane from the great nag river flowing through the city as a matter of fact the river is still there but it is now converted from river to drainage flow. The damodar river flows through chota nagpur plateau the chota nagpur plateau is a continental plateauan extensive area of land thrust above the general land. Microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer the is. In 1936 the province was split into the separate provinces of bihar and orissa, and the princely states were placed under the authority of the eastern states agency. The damodar river flows through chota nagpur plateau. The plateau covers 422,000 square kilometres 163,000 sq mi, 43 percent of indias landmass the uplands, areas of higher landmass, form a. The ranchi plateau is the largest part of the chhota nagpur plateau. Varanasi, national geographical society of india, 1969 ocolc575271211 online version. The elevation of the plateau surface in this part is about 700 m 2,300 ft and gradually slopes down towards southeast into the hilly and undulating region of singhbhum earlier the singhbhum district or what is now the kolhan division. In all, the tibetan plateau covers an area of some 2. The chota nagpur plateau region in the south of bihar was declared as the state of.
Chota nagpur, plateau in eastern india, in northwestern chhattisgarh and central jharkhand states. Apr 07, 2009 jamshedpur is located in the east singhbhum district of jharkhand on the chota nagpur plateau. The chota nagpur plateau south of indias ganges plain is the countrys center for. Feb 22, 2016 during the original cooling and solidification of earth as the temperature decreased different substances started freezing which included minerals. The chota nagpur plateau is a plateau in eastern india, which covers much of jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of orissa, bihar, and chhattisgarh. Which are the other states covered at some extent by this plateau. Jan 18, 2016 peninsular plateau features of the peninsular plateau roughly triangular in shape with its base coinciding with the southern edge of the great plain of north india. Chota nagpur is the collective name for the ranchi, hazaribagh, and kodarma plateaus, which collectively have an area of 25,293 square miles 65,509 square km. The chhota nagpur plateau is a plateau in eastern india, which covers much of jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of odisha, west bengal and chhattisgarh. Geomorphology of the study groundwater sample is part of the chota nagpur plateau, which is highly undulating and hilly all over the groundwater sample. Jamshedpur is located in the east singhbhum district of jharkhand on the chotanagpur plateau. Soil geomorphology of garpanchkot hill area and its. Spatial variation in fluvial hydraulics with major bed.
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