🗺 Physiographic divisions
The Northern Plain
Maps show India’s boundaries as officially depicted by the Government of India. Rivers, ranges and regions are drawn from Natural Earth’s public-domain data and are approximate.
Formed by alluvium brought by the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra. From north to south it has three zones: the Bhabar (8–10 km of boulders at the foot of the Shiwalik), the Tarai (10–20 km of marshy land) and the alluvial plains of old Bhangar and new Khadar. A fertile, featureless plain 50–150 m above sea level that grows wheat, rice, sugarcane and jute and supports a large population.
📘 NCERT Class 11, India: Physical Environment, Ch. 2 (Structure and Physiography) ↗
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