<P> The principal Vindhya range forms the southern escarpment of the Central Indian upland . It runs roughly parallel to the Naramada river in the east - west direction, forming the southern wall of the Malwa plateau in Madhya Pradesh . </P> <P> The eastern portion of the Vindhyas comprises multiple chains, as the range divides into branches east of Malwa . A southern chain of Vindhyas runs between the upper reaches of the Son and Narmada rivers to meet the Satpura Range in the Maikal Hills near Amarkantak . A northern chain of the Vindhyas continues eastwards as Bhander Plateau and Kaimur Range, which runs north of the Son River . This extended range runs through what was once Vindhya Pradesh, reaching up to the Kaimur district of Bihar . The branch of the Vindhya range spanning across Bundelkhand is known as the Panna range . Another northern extension (known as the Vindhyachal hills) runs up to Uttar Pradesh, stopping before the shores of Ganga at multiple places, including Vindhyachal and Chunar (Mirzapur District), near Varanasi . </P> <P> The Vindhyan tableland is a plateau that lies to the north of the central part of the range . The Rewa - Panna plateaus are also collectively known as the Vindhya plateau . </P> <P> Different sources vary on the average elevation of the Vindhyas, depending on their definition of the range . MC Chaturvedi mentions the average elevation as 300 m . Pradeep Sharma states that the "general elevation" of the Vindhyas is 300--650 m, with the range rarely going over 700 m during its 1200 km extent . </P>

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