Baghelkhand

Economic

  • Agriculture is underdeveloped; rice is the principal crop, and some wheat, corn (maize), and gram (chickpeas) are also grown.
  • Deposits of coal, limestone, bauxite, clay, and quartzite are in the region, but only the first two have been mined extensively.
  • Rewa, Rajgarh, Satna, and Shahdol are the major administrative and commercial centres.
  • Other locales include Umaria, Burhar, and Gaurela, in the Sohagpur basin; Ambikapur, Manendragarh, and Baikunthpur, which are rice-growing regions; Singrauli, Renukut, Pipri, and Dudhi, known for coal mining; and Obra, Dala, Sidhi, and Agori, which are transportation ....
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