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  2. Major soil deposits of India - Wikipedia

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    This type of soil is black in colour. These soils are also called as regur soils. In the north-western found Deccan Plateau. [5] The soil is suitable for growing cottons, due to which it is also known as black cotton soil. It is believed that the climatic conditions along with the parent rock material are the important factors for the formation ...

  3. Deccan Plateau - Wikipedia

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    Population density map of India, showing sparsely populated interior. The largest linguistic group in the region is the Dravidian family of languages , of approximately 73 languages. [ 57 ] The Telugus and Kannadigas who speak Telugu and Kannada form the major demographic groups in the central region.

  4. Malwa - Wikipedia

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    The black, volcanic soil is ideal for the cultivation of cotton, and textile manufacture is an important industry. Large centres of textile production include Indore, Ujjain and Nagda. Maheshwar is known for its fine Maheshwari saris, and Mandsaur for its coarse woollen blankets. Handicrafts are an important source of income for the tribal ...

  5. Chernozem - Wikipedia

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    Chernozem (/ ˈ tʃ ɜːr n ə z ɛ m / CHUR-nə-zem), [a] also called black soil, regur soil or black cotton soil, is a black-colored soil containing a high percentage of humus [3] (4% to 16%) and high percentages of phosphorus and ammonia compounds. [4] Chernozem is very fertile soil and can produce high agricultural yields with its high ...

  6. Geography of India - Wikipedia

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    Black soil are well developed in the Deccan lava region of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. [82] These contain high percentage of clay and are moisture retentive. [90] Red soils are found in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka plateau, Andhra plateau, Chota Nagpur plateau and the Aravallis. [82] These are deficient in nitrogen, phosphorus and humus.

  7. Carnatic region - Wikipedia

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    The Carnatic region shown on an 1897 map of India. The Carnatic region is the peninsular South Indian region between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal, in the erstwhile Madras Presidency and in the modern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and southern coastal Andhra Pradesh.

  8. Central Highlands (India) - Wikipedia

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    The Central Highlands of India is a large geological structure and biogeographic region located between the Deccan plateau and the Indo-Gangetic plains consisting of number of mountain ranges, including Vindhya and Aravali ranges, and the Chota Nagpur and Malwa plateaus. [1] It is the single most important feature of Central India.

  9. Madhya Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    This state was the largest in India by area until 2000, when its southeastern Chhattisgarh region was designated a separate state. Madhya Pradesh's economy is the 10th-largest in India, with a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of ₹ 9.17 trillion (US$110 billion) and has the country's 26th highest per-capita income of ₹ 109,372. [ 6 ]