14-699: Kaimur may refer to: Kaimur Range , a hill range running across Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India Kaimur district , an administrative district in Bihar, India Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary , a wildlife refuge in the Kaimur Range of Bihar Kymore , a town and a nagar panchayat in Katni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
28-491: A few hundred metres above the surrounding plains and has a maximum width of around 80 km. The southern part of the Vindhyan Range up to Katangi is called Bhander Range. Beyond this point the escarpment enclosing the land-locked valley of Sirampur and the hill range in continuation is called the Kaimur Range. The most important physiographic feature in eastern Madhya Pradesh is the great Kaimur escarpment. This forms
42-779: Is a must see. Protected areas in the Kaimur Range include: Purwa Falls The Purwa Falls is a waterfall on the Tamsa River in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . It is located in Semariya, a town in Rewa district, near Basavan Mama, a sacred and tourist place. After appearing from a pond in the Maihar district and While descending through the Rewa Plateau and draining northwards,
56-496: Is a well-marked fall line along these plateaus, extending from Purwa or Tons Falls on the Tons River in the north-western part of the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh in the west to Sasaram in the east. Hundreds of waterfalls ranging in height between 15 m and 180 m are found along this fault line as all the major rivers emerging from the Kaimur Range and draining due northwards make tremendous waterfalls while descending through
70-612: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kaimur Range Kaimur Range (also spelt Kymore) is the eastern portion of the Vindhya Range , about 483 kilometres (300 mi) long, extending from around Katangi in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh to around Sasaram in Rohtas district of Bihar . It passes through the Rewa and Mirzapur divisions. The range never rises more than
84-667: Is itself a tributary of Tones River, Devdari Waterfall (58 m) on the Karmanasa River (Rohtas plateau, Bihar), Telhar (80 m) on the Suara West River (Rohtas plateau), Suara Falls (120 m) on the Suara East River, Durgawaati Falls (80 m) on the Durgavati River (Rohtas plateau), Okharean Kund Falls (90 m) on Gopath River (Rohtas plateau), Dhuan Kund Falls (30 m) (Rohtas plateau near Sasaram) on
98-531: The Tamsa makes a vertical fall of 70 metres (230 ft), creating the Purwa Falls. The Purwa Falls is an example of a nick point caused by rejuvenation. Knick point, also called a nick point or simply nick, represents breaks in slopes in the longitudinal profile of a river caused by rejuvenation. The break in channel gradient allows water to fall vertically giving rise to a waterfall. This article related to
112-785: The Dhoba River, Kuaridah Falls (180 m) on the Ausane River, a tributary of Son River, Rohtas plateau, Rakim Kund Falls (168 m), on the Gayghat River, a tributary of Ausane River (Rohtas plateau). Prehistoric rock paintings have been discovered in the Kaimur hills, Nawada and Jamui . A Neolithic settlement was also discovered in the thick of the alluvium , over the bank of the Ganges at Chirand . The rock paintings depict prehistoric lifestyle and natural environment. The paintings display
126-618: The Vindhyas. Advantage of the gap is taken in the construction of the Mirzapur road and the Jabalpur-Allahabad railway line. A series of plateaus runs along the Kaimur Range. These fluvial plateaus, consists of a series of descending plateaus, starting with the Panna Plateau in the west, followed by Bhander Plateau and Rewa Plateau and ending with Rohtas Plateau in the east. There
140-458: The absence of any gorge or wind gap across the Kaimur scarp indicates that no stream of considerable size ever flowed due north across the scarp. The Kaimur Range runs through the entire length of Maihar and Amarpatan tahsils of Satna district in an easterly direction slightly inclined to the north. At Jhukehi, the strike of the Kaimurs is displaced, producing the only gap in the whole length of
154-674: The northern foreland of the Indian peninsula. Significant waterfalls along this fault line are: Purwa or Tons Falls (70 m) on the Tons River (in Rewa district, MP), Chachai Falls (127 m) on the Bihad River, a tributary of Tons River, the Keoti Falls (98 m) on the Mahana River, a tributary of Tons River, Odda Falls (145 m) on the Odda River, a tributary of Belah River, which
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#1732845517343168-423: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaimur&oldid=759487399 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
182-657: The sun, moon, stars, animals, plants, trees, rivers and are believed to represent love towards nature. The paintings also highlight daily life of the early humans in Bihar, displaying hunting, running, dancing, and walking. The rock paintings in Bihar are not only identical to those in central and southern India, but also are similar to those in Europe and Africa. The rock paintings of Spain's Altamira and France's Lascaux are almost identical to those found in Bihar. Adi Satguru Ashram situated near Maa Mundeshwari Temple near Bhabhua (Kaimur)
196-472: The watershed or divide for two of the major rivers of peninsular India, the Son on the south and Tamsa or Tons on the north. Throughout its length of 300 miles and throughout its continuation into Narmada valley, it is not breached at any point by any stream flowing northwards, with a few minor exceptions. Everywhere the scarp rises to a height of 500 to 1000 feet above the low ground at its feet. The unique feature of
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