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Chota Nagpur Plateau
Orographical map of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the 1909 Imperial Gazetteer of India.
Highest point
Elevation1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Coordinates23°21′N 85°20′E / 23.350°N 85.333°E / 23.350; 85.333
Naming
Language of nameNagpuri
Geography
LocationJharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar

The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the basin of the Mahanadi river lies to the south. The total area of the Chota Nagpur Plateau is approximately 65,000 square kilometres (25,000 sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ "Chhota Nagpur Plateau". mapsofindia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

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