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Jashpur Pats
region, India
Jashpur Pats, physiographic region of eastern Chhattisgarh state, central India, extending over Jashpur Tahsil and forming part of the Chota Nagpur plateau area. The pats are a complex of small flat-topped plateaus and hills, separated from each other by fault scarps and river valleys. To the north the Upper Pats (known locally as Uparghat) have an elevation of about 2,500 to 3,300 feet (750 to 1,000 meters). To the south the Lower Pats (known locally as Nichghat) reach elevations of about 900 to 1,650 feet (274 to 500 meters). The Jashpur Pats form a divide between the Ganges (Ganga) and ...(100 of 265 words)
