![]() Malwa Plateau The Malwa Plateau is located in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The average altitude of the Malwa Plateau is about 500 meters and the landscape generally slopes towards the north. The Chambal River and its tributaries drain most of the region. The upper reaches of the Mahi River drain the western part. Deccan Plateau Deccan Plateau is a large triangular plateau, surrounded by the Vindhyas to the north and flanked by the Eastern and Western Ghats. It covers a total area of about 1.9 million square kilometers. It is mostly flat, with elevations ranging from 300 to 600 m (1,000 to 2,000 ft). ![]() Chota Nagpur Plateau Chota Nagpur Plateau is located in eastern India and is one of the central highlands in India, covering much of the Indian state of Jharkhand and adjacent parts of Odisha, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. Its total area is approximately 65,000 square kilometers and it is made up of three smaller plateaus, namely the Ranchi, Hazaribagh, and Kodarma plateaus. The Ranchi Plateau is the largest, with an average elevation of about 700 m (2,300 ft). Much of the plateau is forested, covered by the Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forests. The Hazaribagh Plateau is divided into two parts namely, the higher plateau and the lower plateau. The Hazaribagh town has been built on the Hazaribagh Plateau. It has an average elevation of about 610 m (2,000 ft). The Koderma Plateau or the Hazaribagh Lower Plateau has uniform and gentle slope towards the east. The northern face of the Kodarma Plateau looks like a range of hills, but in actuality it is the edge of a plateau, which is about 240 meters from the level of the Gaya Plain. Huge reserves of metal ores and coal have been found in the Chota Nagpur Plateau. |