Rohtas Plateau
Rohtas Plateau | |
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रोहतास पठार | |
Highest point | |
Coordinates | 24°30′N 83°45′E / 24.500°N 83.750°E |
Geography | |
Location | Bihar, India |
The Rohtas Plateau (also referred to as Kaimur Plateau) is a
Surrounding geography
A series of fluvial plateaux that run along the Kaimur Range consist of a series of descending plateaux, starting with the Panna Plateau in the west, followed by Bhander Plateau and Rewa Plateau and ending with Rohtas plateau in the east.[1] The Kaimur or the Rohtas Plateau region was earlier the hideouts of the dreaded dacoits like Ramashish Koeri and Rambachan Yadav.[2]
Description
The Rohtas Plateau or Kaimur Plateau comprises about 800 square miles (2,100 km2). It is an undulating table land. At
There is a well-marked fall line along the plateaux lining the Kaimur Range and hundreds of waterfalls ranging in height between 15m and 180m are found along this fault line. Significant waterfalls along Rohtas Plateau are: Devdari Falls (58m) on the Karmanasa River, Telharkund Falls (80m) on the Suara West River, Suara Falls (120m) on the Suara East River, Durgawaati Falls (80m) on the Durgavati River, Okharean Kund Falls (90m) on Gopath River,Tutla bhawani waterfall, Dhuan Kund Falls (30m) (near Sasaram) on the Dhoba River, Kuaridah Falls (180m) on the Ausane River, a tributary of Son River, and Rakim Kund Falls (168m), on the Gayghat River, a tributary of Ausane, Geeta Ghat fall near Geeta Ghat Ashram river.[4]
Land ownership
The
References
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- ^ Farzand Ahmed (ed.). "183 people brutally murdered in Kaimur plateau in Bihar in last 12 months". India Today. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ISBN 9788172681227. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
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- ^ "Forest Resources Survey – Hazaribagh 2006" (PDF). p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2010-07-17.