Chota Nagpur Plateau
PlateausJharkhandOdishaChhattisgarhWest BengalImportance 5/5medium
Mineral-rich plateau covering Jharkhand and adjoining regions.
Why UPSC cares
- High-yield location (importance 5/5) — prioritise for Prelims recall.
- Exam theme: Physical.
- Exam theme: Infrastructure.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 23.5000° N, 85.0000° E
- State/UT:
- Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal
- Category:
- Plateaus
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Remember Chota Nagpur Plateau as plateaus in Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal — a high-yield pin worth weekly revision. Ask yourself: which state, which neighbours on the map, and one current-affairs hook.
Related locations
- Deccan Plateau · Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Meghalaya Plateau (Shillong Plateau) · Meghalaya
- Malwa Plateau · Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
- Bastar Plateau · Chhattisgarh
- Bundelkhand Plateau · Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Baghelkhand Plateau · Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Official sources
Source: UPSC geography seed list
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