PLAINS AND PLATEAUS OF

INDIA
PLAINS OF INDIA
1.PANJAB PLAIN

• This plain is formed by the five important rivers of Indus system.

• The plain is primarily made up of ‘doabs’ —the land between two
rivers.
• The depositional process by the rivers has united these doabs giving
an homogenous appearance.
• The eastern boundary of Punjab Haryana plain is marked by
subsurface Delhi-Aravali ridge.
 DOABS OF PUNJAB PLAIN

• Land between two rivers, best represented in the North India by

the doabs of the Indus river system.
• Bist:- Beas- Satluj
• Bari:- Beas- Ravi
• Rachna: - Ravi - Chenab
• Chej:- Chenab - Jhelum
• Sind Sagar:-Jhelum-Chenab - Indus
2. RAJASTAN PLAINS
2.RAJASTAN PLAINS
• Occupied by Thar or the Great Indian Desert.
• This plain is an undulating plain [wave like] whose average elevation
is about 325 m above mean sea level.
• The desert region is called Marusthali and forms a greater part of the
Marwar plain.
• geologically it is a part of the Peninsular Plateau. It is only at the
surface that it looks like an aggradational plain.
• The eastern part of the Thar Desert up to the Aravali Range is a semi-
arid plain known as Rajasthan Bagar.
• Inland drainage having several saline lakes. They are a source of
common salt and many other salts.
3. ROHILKHAND
3. ROHILKHAND :

• Located in northwestern UP, on the upper Ganges alluvial plain.

• Between the Ganga River (West) and the Avadh Plain (East).
• Named after the Rohilla tribe, and was known as Madhyadesh in
the Mahabharata.
• Rohillas were the Pathan highlanders of the Yusufzai tribe
• Cities : Bareilly, Moradabad, Rampur, Bijnore, Pilibhit,
Shahjahanpur, Budaun, Amroha
4. AVADH PLAIN
4. AVADH PLAIN :

• Central part of UP between Purvanchal (E) and the Rohilkhand (W)

• Established as one of the twelve original subahs (top-level imperial provinces)

under 16th-century Mughal emperor Akbar

• Earlier known as the granary of India

• Known for its unique cuisines and culture

• Cities - Lucknow, Kanpur, Rae Barelly, Faizabad

5. ASSAM PLAIN
5 .ASSAM PLAIN
5. ASSAM PLAIN
 5. ASSAM PLAIN

• Narrow elongated plain across the NE India about 1000km in length

and around 80 km in width.
• A subduction zone,where the Indian plate is sinking under the
Eurasian Plate
• Rich in mineral like natural gas, petroleum, limestone, and coal.
• It is an aggradational plain built up by the depositional work of the
Brahmaputra system
• Foms part of Biosphere reserve,National parks and Sanctuaries.
6. RARH PLAIN :
6. RARH PLAIN :
• Western part of the Lower Ganga Plain, formed by the tributaries of
the Hugli
• lies between the Chota Nagpur Plateau on the West and the Ganges
Delta on the East.
• Bhagirathi, Damodar, and Ajay rivers meander across the plains.
• Highly industrialized region
• Cities:Durgapur, Asansol, Barddhaman, Bankura, Siuri
• forms part of the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary
PLATEAUS OF INDIA
1. LADAKH PLATEAU
1. LADAKH PLATEAU :

• Highest plateau of India, in the northeastern section of Jammu

and Kashmir
• Coldest place of India - Dras
• It's a kind of a cold desert
• Northeastern part is occupied by China
• Land of snow leopad
2.MALWA PLATEAU
2. MALWA PLATEAU :

• Triangular shaped plateau north of the Vindhyas, drained by the

Chambal and its tributaries
• Lava covered, black soils
• Northern part is marked by the Chambal ravines - Badland
topography
• Height decreases from the south towards the north
3.MADHYA BHARAT
3. MADHYA BHARAT :

• A open rolling plateau between the Malwa Pleteau (SE) and the
Aravallis (NW)
• Drained by the Chambal, which forms ravines
• Thickly forested
• Consisted of old rocks interspersed with rounded hills composed of
sandstones
4.BUNDELKHAND
4.BUNDELKHAND

• Between Madhya Bharat Plateau (West) and the Vindhyan scarplands

(East)
• Five district of UP and four of MP
• Presence of rounded hummocky hills made of granite and sandstone
• Drained by Ken, Dhasan and Betwa
5.BAGHELKHAND
5. BAGHELKHAND :

• Located in the east of Maikal Range and the south of the Son River
• Made of limestone and sandstone in the west and granite in the
east
• Water divide between the Son and Mahanadi systems
• The area has not undergone any major disturbance
6.HAZARIBAG
PLATEAU
6.HAZARIBAG PLATEAU

• The northern section of Chotanagpur plateu located in Jharkhand

• Rich in mineral Deposits
• The site of major Buddhist shrine from the Mauryan Period 250
before the present era
• This site contains a megalithic stone dating from 5000 years before
the present era
7.CHOTANAGPUR
7. CHOTANAGPUR :

• Northeastern projection of the Indian Peninsula, covers

Jharkhand, northeastern part of Chhattisgarh and the Purulia
district of West Bengal
• Composed mainly of Gondwana rocks with patches of Archaean
granite and gneisses and Deccan lavas
• Special features Patlands (high level laterite plateau)
• Rich in mineral Deposits
8.SHILLONG
8. SHILLONG :

• A rectangular block separated from the peninsular plateau by the

Garo Rajmahal Gap
• Highest plateau of the Indian Peninsula.
• Divided into Garo, Khasi and Jayantia Hills
• Laterite soils and highest rainfall of the world
• Inhabited by the tribes
9.BHANDER PLATEAU
9. BHANDER PLATEAU :

• Part of the Vindhyan Range located in Madhya Pradesh

• A series of plateaus, run along the Kaimur Range, out of them it
is one
• Forms scarplands and thereby many watefalls in its northern
parts
10.ROHTAS PLATEAU
10. ROHTAS PLATEAU :

• Easternmost of a series of plateau formed along the Kaimur

Range
• At its northern edge so many rivers drop suddenly to form
waterfalls
• It reaches upto Sasaram in Bihar
11.BASTAR PLATEAU
11. BASTAR PLATEAU :

• Southern part of Chhattisgarh between the Mahanadi and the

Godavari rivers.
• Bisected into two parts by the Indiravati River.
• Highly forested and rich in minerals.
• Tribal dominated region.
• Under the strong grip of Naxalism.
12.DECCAN PLATEAU
12. DECCAN PLATEAU :

• Largest unit of the Penisular Plateau covering an area of about 5

lakh sq km.
• Triangular shaped plateau south of the Satpura Range
• Consists of Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka plateaus
• Covered with lava and black soil
• Major physiographies - ghats and peneplains
13.MAHARASHTRA
PLATEAU
13. MAHARASHTRA PLATEAU :

• Part of the Deccan Plateau in Maharashtra

• Underlained by basaltic rocks formed of the Deccan Trap
• Looks like a rolling plain due to erosion
• Godavari River system.
• Covered with the black cotton soils 'regur'
14.TELANGANA PLATEAU
14 TELANGANA PLATEAU :

• Part of the Deccan Plateau in Andhra Pradesh adjoining

Maharashtra and Karnataka.
• Consists of Archaean gneisses.
• Average elevation-300-600 m.
• Rainshadow region, prone to frequent droughts
15.KARNATAKA PLATEAU
15. KARNATAKA PLATEAU :

• Part of the Deccan Plateau in Karnataka, also known as the

Mysore Plateau
• Made up primarily of Archaean formation
• Sources of Tungabhadra and Cauvery
• Divided into two parts - Malnad (western hilly) and Maidan
(eastern lower part)