Uttara Bharatiya ?
Low Elevation Alluvial Plains of the Ganga River and its Tributaries as well as the Ganga Delta Plains (Bangal) in India and the Punjab Plains (Sindhu Basin) in India.
The North India Plains, (here) includes only the highly arable plains to the north and not the Desert Plains to the West and the hilly Bundelkand plains - which are normally included in "The North Indian Plains"(which compasses areas both in India and Pakistan - this Super-Region only includes areas in India).
Low Elevation Alluvial Plains of the Ganga River and its Tributaries as well as the Ganga Delta Plains (Bangal) in India and the Punjab Plains (Sindhu Basin) in India.
The North India Plains, (here) includes only the highly arable plains to the north and not the Desert Plains to the West and the hilly Bundelkand plains - which are normally included in "The North Indian Plains"(which compasses areas both in India and Pakistan - this Super-Region only includes areas in India).
Languages - Hindi Language Family, Panjabi, Bangla, Maithili, Magahi, Angika.
It is the largest arable belt in India.It is the Most Densenly Populated part of India - ?% of the Population of India live on the North India Plains, with an average of ?? Per Sq Km.
The Regions/Portions in India of Punjab(Sindhu Basin Plains) and the Ganga Delta Plains (Bangal) though Geologically distinct from the otherwise Ganga Plains - are included here as they are Contiguous Alluvial Plains.
Overview Map
- The Plains of Bundelkhand are not included for 2 reasons: half of the Bundelkhand Plains are rocky/hilly (unlike the rest of the North India Plains) and are part of the Bundelkhand Region which is mixed Plateau-Plains.
- Other smaller plains areas are also excluded, when part of other mostly non Plains or Semi Plains Regions.
- Plains of Nepal are included as the Peoples-Languages are contigous and India-Nepal have a open border.
Regions of the North India Plains
Panjab (India) - Region
Panchal-Upper Doab - Region
Braj-Middle Doab - Region
Avadh-Lower Doab - Region
Bhojpuri - Region
Mithila - Region
Magadh-Anga - Region
Islamganj & Dinajpur(India) - Region
Bangal (India) - Region
The North India Plains - Regions and Languages
The Regions of the Ganga Plains are generally based on the variation in Languages or Dialects (refer to the Bharatiya Bhashaavali page). The Culture otherwise further varies at the Sub-Regional level.
See the Bharat - Language Map page for more details.
Due to the High Population Density of the North India Plains, Each Region is the Equivalent of a Separate State. The exceptions are the Punjab Region(Hindi/Punjabi) and due to possible small size the 8th and 9th regions.
For the adjacent Bundeli speaking mixed plains, see the Bundelkhand page.
For the adjacent Bundeli speaking mixed plains, see the Bundelkhand page.
The Map and List are Geographically from North-West to South-East
Panjab (India) - Panjabi, Haryanvi (Hindi), Bagri (Rajasthani)
Panchal-Upper
Doab - Kauravi (Khariboli)
Braj-Middle Doab - Brajbhasha
Avadh-Lower Doab - Awadhi
Bhojpuri - Bhojpuri
Mithila
- Maithili
Magadh-Anga
- Magahi & Angika
Islamganj & Dinajpur(India) - Maithili, Rangpuri, Bangla, Angika
Bangal (India) - Bangla
The North India Plains - Hindu-Muslim Concentration
Based on the 2011 Census
Tehsil-wise for Areas in Uttar Pradesh State and District-wise for Most of the Areas in Bihar State and
Does not include Hindu-Muslim
Concentration for the areas of Islamganj & Dinajpur(India) - Region and the Bangal(India) - Region, see those pages. For Hindu-Sikh Concentration of the Panjab (India) - Region see that page.
The color ranges as indicative of the Muslim Population of these areas are :
5-10% - Dark Orange
10-20% - Lighter Orange
15-25% - Lighter Orange
20-30% - Lightest Orange
30-50% - Yellows
50-60% - Light Green
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