Chota Nagpur

/ ˈtʃəʊtə ˈnɑːɡpʊə /

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a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica

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Jh�rikhand—the jungle country, Chota Nagpur and the Santhal parganas.

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GANGPUR, a tributary state of Orissa, Bengal, included until 1905 among the Chota Nagpur States.

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The Nairs of Malabar and the Santal of Chota Nagpur are typical representatives.

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Frazer quotes Indian fire-walks, notably that of the Dosadhs, a low Indian caste in Behar and Chota Nagpur.

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To the south it has overflowed into the northern half of Chota Nagpur.

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