Hill Stations India
Hill StationsState Name
Almora (Kumaon hills)Uttar Pradesh
Cherrapunji (Shillong)Meghalaya
Coonoor (Nilgiri hills)Tamil Nadu
DalhousieHimachal Pradesh
DarjeelingWest Bengal
GulmargKashmir (Highest)
Kasauli (Shimla)Himachal Pradesh
KodaikanalTamil Nadu
MahabaleshwarMaharashtra
Mt. AbuRajasthan
MussoorieUttaranchal
NainitalUttaranchal
OotacamundTamil Nadu
PachmarhiMadhya Pradesh
RanchiJharkhand
Shillong (Khasi hills)Meghalaya
ShimlaHimachal Pradesh
SrinagarJammu & Kashmir
Important Crops India
1RiceWest Bengal, Punjab, UP
2WheatUP, Punjab, Haryana
3MaizeMadhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
4BajraRajasthan, Gujarat, UP
5JowarMaharashtra, Karnataka, MP, AP
6TOTAL COARSE CEREALSMaharashtra, Karnataka, UP
7TOTAL PULSESMP, UP, Maharashtra
8TOTAL FOOD GRAINSUP, Punjab, West Bengal
9GroundnutGujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
10Rapeseed And MustardRajasthan, UP, Haryana
11SoyabeanMadhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
12SunflowerKarnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
13TOTAL OIL SEEDSMP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
14SugarcaneUP, Maharashtra, Karnataka
15CottonMaharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
16Jute and MestaWB, Bihar, Assam
17TeaAssam, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh
18CoffeeKarnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
19RubberKerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
20SilkKarnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh. In India all 4 varieties of silk are available; Mulberry, tussar, eri and muga. Mulberry is the main variety, while tussar is mainly found in Bihar.
21TobaccoGujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
Important Indian Town Rivers
SNoTownRiver
1AllahabadAt the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna
2PatnaGanga
3VaranasiGanga
4KanpurGanga
5HardwarGanga
6BadrinathAlaknanda
7AgraYamuna
8DelhiYamuna
9MathuraYamuna
10FerozpurSatluj
11LudhianaSatluj
12SrinagarJhelum
13LucknowGomti
14JaunpurGomti
15AyodhyaSaryu
16BareillyRam Ganga
17AhmedabadSabarmati
18KotaChambal
19JabalpurNarmada
20PanjiMandavi
21UjjainKshipra
22SuratTapti
23JamshedpurSwarnarekha
24DibrugarhBrahmaputra
25GuwahatiBrahmaputra
26KolkataHooghly
27SambalpurMahanadi
28CuttackMahanadi
29SerirangapatnamCauvery
30HyderabadMusi
31NasikGodavari
32VijayvadaKrishna
33CurnoolTungabhadra
34TiruchirapalliCauvery
Important River Valley Projects
SnoProject NameRiver Name
1Bhakra Nangal ProjectOn Sutlaj in Punjab. Highest in India. Ht 226 m. Reservoir is called Gobind Sagar Lake.
2Mandi ProjectOn Beas in HP
3Chambal Valley ProjectOn Chambal in MP & Rajasthan. 3 dams are there: Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam.
4Damodar Valley ProjectOn Damodar in Bihar. Based on Tennessee Valley Project, USA.
5Hirakud ProjectOn Mahanadi in Orissa. World's longest dam: 4801m
6Rihand ProjectOn Son in Mirzapur, Reservoir is called Govind Vallabh Pant reservoir.
7Kosi ProjectOn Kosi in N.Bihar.
8Mayurkashi ProjectOn Mayrukashi in WB.
9Kakrapara ProjectOn Tapi in Gujarat.
10Nizamsagar ProjectOn Manjra in AP.
11Nagarjuna Sagar ProjectOn Krishna in AP
12Tungabhadra ProjectOn Tungabhadra in AP & Karnataka
13Shivasamudram ProjectOn Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the oldest river valley project of India.
14Tata Hydel SchemeOn Bhima in Maharashtra
15Sharavathi Hydel ProjectOn Jog Falls in Karnataka
16Kundah & Periyar ProjectIn TN
17Farakka ProjectOn Ganga in WB. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation.
18Ukai ProjectOn Tapti in Gujarat
19Mahi ProjectOn Mahi in Gujarat
20Salal ProjectOn Chenab in J & K
21Mata Tila Multipurpose ProjectOn Betwa in UP & MP
22Thein ProjectOn Ravi, Punjab
23Pong DamOn Beas, Punjab
24Tehri ProjectOn Bhgirathi, Uttaranchal
25Sardar Sarovar ProjectOn Narmada, Gujarat/MP.
Major Ports in India
SNoWestern CoastEastern Coast
1Kandla (Child of partition)Kolkata - Haldia (riverine port)
2Mumbai (busiest and biggest)Paradip (exports raw iron into Japan)
3Jawahar Lal Nehru (fastest growing)Vishakhapatnam (deepest port)
4Marmugao (naval base also)Chennai (oldest and artificial)
5Mangalore (exports Kudremukh iron-ore)Ennore (most modern in private hands)
6Cochin (natural Harbour)Tuticorin (southernmost)
Mineral Resources of India
1CoalWest Bengal (Raniganj, Burdwan, Bankura, Purulia, Birbhum, Jalpaigudi, Darjeeling) Jharkhand (Jharia, Giridih, Kharhawadi, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Karnapura, Rampur, Palamau), Orissa (Rampur, Hindgir, Talcher, Sambhal), Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh (Rewa, Pench valley, Umaria, Korba, Sohagpur, Mand river area, Kanha valley, Betul), etc. Power sector is the largest consumer of coal in India followed by steel industry, cement industry, etc.
2ManganeseOrissa, Maharashtra (Nagpur, Bhandara, Ratnagiri), Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat, Chhindawara), Karnataka (Keonjhar, Bonai, Kalahandi), Andhra Pradesh (Kadur, Garibadi).
3CopperMadhya Pradesh (Balaghat), Rajasthan (Khetri), Jharkhand (Singhbhum, Masobani, Surda), Karnataka (Chitradurg, Hussan)
4MicaJharkhand (Hazaribagh, Giridih, Kodarma, Bihar (Gaya, Bhagalpur), Andhra Pradesh (Guntur, Vizag, Kurnool), Rajasthan (Bhilwara, Udaipur, Jaipur)
5PetroleumAssam (Digboi, Naharkatiya, Badarpur, Masinpur and Pallharia), Gujarat (Ankleshwar, Khambat, Kalol), Mumbai High, Bassein (south of Mumbai High), etc. Recently oil has been discovered in Cauvery basin, Krishna and Godawari basin, Kharmbat basin, etc.
6Oil RefineriesThere are 18 refineries in India, 16 in public sector, one in joint sector and one in private sector. Public sector refineries are located at Digboi, Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Barauni, Haldia, Koyali, Mathura, Kochi, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Mumbai (2), Panipat, Narimanam, Numanigarh and Tatipaka. Joint sector refinery is at Mangalore. The private sector refinery of Reliance Limited is at Jamnagar.
7IronIndia possesses Haematite, a very high-grade iron ore. In Madhya Pradesh (Bailadila, Jabalpur), Goa (North Goa), Karnataka (Bababudan hills, Chikmagalur, Hospet), Jharkhand (Singhbhum, Naomundi), Andhra Pradesh, Orissa India is the fifth largest exporter of Iron ore in the world. Japan is the biggest buyer accounting for about 3/4th of India's total exports. Major ports handling iron ore export are Vishakhapatnam, Paradip, Marmagao and Mangalore.
8BauxiteChief ore for producing aluminium. In Orissa (Kalahandi, Koraput, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Sambalpur), Jharkhand (Lohardaga, Gumla), Madhya Pradesh (Jabalpur, Mandla, Shahdol, Katni, Balaghat), Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
9GoldKarnataka (Kolar, Hutti, Raichur), Andhra Pradesh (Ramgiri and Yeppamanna goldfields in Chittor and Anantapur districts
10Silver, Zinc and LeadRajasthan (Zawar mines near Udaipur), Andhra Pradesh (Mysore, Chitradurg), Karnataka (Kolar mines)
11UraniumJharkhand (Jaduguda), Rajasthan (Ajmer), Andhra Pradesh (Nellore, Nalgonda), Karnataka (Gulbarga)
12ThoriumKerala coast (From Monazite sand), rocks of Aravallis in Rajasthan
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