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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''


=Kaimur Hills=

The eastern portion of the Vindhyan range, com- 
mencing near Katangi in Jubbulpore District of the Central Provinces 
(23 degree  26' N. and 79 degree  48' E.). It runs a little north of east for more 
than 300 miles to Sasaram in Bihar (24 degree  57' N. and 84 degree  2' E). The 
range, after traversing the north of Jubbulpore District and the south- 
east of Maihar State, turns to the east and runs through Rewah 
territory, separating the valleys of the Son and Tons rivers, and con- 
tinues into Mirzapur District of the United Provinces and Shahabad of 
Bengal. Its maximum width is 50 miles. In the Central Provinces 
the appearance of the range is very distinctive. The rock formation is 
metamorphic and the strata have been upheaved into an almost vertical 
position, giving the range the appearance of a sharp ridge. In places 
the range almost disappears, being marked only by a low rocky chain, 
and in this portion it never rises more than a few hundred feet above 
the plain. The range enters Central India at Jukehi in Maihar State 
(23° 29' N. and 8o° 27' E.), and runs for 150 miles in a north-easterly 
direction, forming the northern wall of the Son valley and overhanging 
the river in a long bold scarp of sandstone rock, from which near 
Govindgarh a branch turns off to the north-west.


The range here attains an elevation of a little over 2,000 feet. In Mirzapur the height 
of the range decreases in the centre, to rise again to over 2,000 feet at 
the rock of Bijaigarh with its ancient fort. Interesting relics of pre- 
historic man have been found in the caves and rock-shelters of the hills 
here, in the form of rude drawings and stone implements. In Shahabad 
District the summit of the hills consists of a series of saucer-shaped 
valleys, each a few miles in diameter, containing a deposit of rich 
vegetable mould in the centre and producing the finest crops. The 
general height of the plateau is here 1,500 feet above sea-level. The 
sides are precipitous, but there are several passes, some of which are 
practicable for beasts of burden. The ruined fort of Rohtas is situated 
on these hills. The rocks throughout consist principally of sandstones 
and shales.