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The major physiographic divisions of West Bengal are as follows: Extra peninsular mountainous terrain of Darjeeling Himalayas Piedmont plain of North Bengal comprising Bhabar-Terai belt Peninsular shield area of South-Western Bengal Gondwana platform Vast low-lying alluvial tract of the southern and eastern part Coastal tract of Bengal basin The northern mountainous terrain covers Darjeeling … Read more
Latitude: 24-28 degree North Longitude: 90-96 degree East Area: 78,523sq km/ 30,318sq miles Assam serves as a major gateway to the northeastern corner of India. It Shares borders with the countries of Bhutan and Bangladesh and is surrounded by the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya, which together with Assam, are called … Read more
Uttar Pradesh is the fifth largest State of India after Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh in area. For administrative purposes, the state is divided into 18 divisions and 75 districts. There are 303 sub divisions, 313 Tehsils, 11 Municipal Corporation, 689 Cities, 820 community development blocks, 52,000 Gram Sabha, 1,07,452 revenue villages, out … Read more
Geographical location of Bihar:- Introduction:- Bihar is a land locked state lying in the eastern part of India although the outlet to the sea through the port of Kolkata is not far away. Bihar lies mid-way between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the west which provides … Read more
Geographical location of Madhya pradesh:- INTRODUCTION Madhya Pradesh is commonly abbreviated as M.P. in India local. Its name “Madhya Pradesh” means “Central Region” because is if located at Central of India in plains. Till year 2000, Madhya Pradesh was the largest state of India in area-wise but after creation of Chattisgarh state from Madhya Pradesh … Read more
Physical Features Of India Millions of years ago, the Peninsular Plateau region (the oldest landmass) was a part of the Gondwana Land which covered India, Australia, South Africa, and South America. Over hundreds of years of shifting landmass and ocean currents broke this landmass into multiple pieces. .One such piece- the Indo-Australian plate started shifting … Read more